Bill Gunter

A Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. , July 16, 1934. Attended public schools, Live Oak, Fla. B. S. A. , University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 1956. Attended University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. , 1957. United States Army, 1957-1958. Teacher. Businessman. Agriculturist. National president, Future Farmers of America. Member of the Florida senate,1966-1972. Florida insurance commissioner, treasurer, and fire marshal, 1976-1989. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975). Was not a candidate for reelection but was unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1974. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 1980. Died on April 8, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla.