Full Name:
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Paul Brandes
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Natalie; 4 Children: Charlotte, Colin, Conor, Lizzie
Birth Date:
02/12/1976
Birth Place:
Saint Petersburg, FL
Home City:
Saint Petersburg, FL
Religion:
Methodist
BS, Business Administration, Carson-Newman College, 1998-1999
Attended, Florida Southern College, 1996-1998
AA, Marion Military Institute, 1995-1996
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 24, 2016-2022
Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 24, 2018
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 22, 2012-2016
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Board Member, Haines City Economic Development Council
Former Member, Innovation, Industry, and Technology Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Alternating Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Commission, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Florida State Senate
Real Estate Investor, Tibbetts Holdings, 2006-present
Former Employee, Marriott Corporation
Transportation Officer, United States Army Reserves, 1996-2007
Real Estate Development Team, Cox Lumber Company, 2004-2006
Lieutenant, United States Army, Iraq, 2003-2004
Board Member, Bay Cities Bank, present
Former Board Member, Christian Legacy Foundation
Former Board Member, First Night, Saint Petersburg
Former President, Institute of Real Estate Management
Founder/Chair, Leadership Cayman
Former Member, Northside Christian Education Foundation
Board Member, MeettheNeed.org, 2010-2012
Member, Planning Committee, Leadership Saint Petersburg, 2008-2009
Hobbies or Special Talents:
SCUBA diving, travel, pilot
Mother's Name:
Former Teacher/ Principal/ Headmaster, Northside Christian School