Adam Putnam

Adam H. Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 12th congressional district, serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Putnam was born in Bartow, Florida. He graduated from Bartow High School and attended the University of Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in food and resource economics. While at the University of Florida, Putnam was a brother of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Putnam also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. In February 2006, Putnam became a member of the House leadership, assuming the role of chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, the fifth-ranking...