John E. Thrasher

John E. Thrasher is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, a body in which he represents the 8th District. Senator Thrasher currently represents Florida District 8, which includes parts of Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia Counties. Most recently, Senator Thrasher served as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida from January 2010, through January 2011, where he oversaw an historic election cycle in which Republicans swept all statewide races and picked up historic gains in the Florida Senate, Florida House and Florida's Congressional Delegation. John Thrasher began his political career in 1986 with his election to the Clay County School Board. He served as vice chairman, then chairman, of the board before...