Colleen Burton (Florida)

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Colleen Burton
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Republican Party

Candidate, Florida State Senate District 12

Florida State Senate District 12
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives District 40

Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$175/day for a maximum of 60 days. Members can also receive per diem outside of the session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Sacramento, 1980

Personal
Profession
Consultant
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Colleen Burton (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 12. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Burton (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 12. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Biography

Colleen Burton was born in Heidelberg, Germany. Burton earned a B.S. in public administration from California State University at Sacramento in 1980.[1] Her career experience includes working as the president and principal consultant of C. Burton & Associates, the community engagement manager of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council, and the executive director of Polk Vision, Inc.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Burton was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Burton was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Burton was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2017
• Government Accountability
• Ways and Means, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Burton served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Florida State Senate District 12

Incumbent Colleen Burton is running in the general election for Florida State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Colleen Burton
Colleen Burton (R)

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2022

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 12

Colleen Burton defeated Veysel Dokur in the general election for Florida State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Colleen Burton
Colleen Burton (R)
 
63.2
 
102,441
Image of Veysel Dokur
Veysel Dokur (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.8
 
59,734

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 162,175
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Veysel Dokur advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Colleen Burton advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 12.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Colleen Burton defeated Jan Barrow and Emily Michie in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Colleen Burton
Colleen Burton (R)
 
56.7
 
45,004
Image of Jan Barrow
Jan Barrow (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
31,555
Image of Emily Michie
Emily Michie (No Party Affiliation)
 
3.5
 
2,786

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 79,345
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jan Barrow advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Colleen Burton advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40.

2018

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Colleen Burton defeated Shandale Terrell in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Colleen Burton
Colleen Burton (R)
 
57.6
 
33,751
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Shandale Terrell (D)
 
42.4
 
24,806

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,557
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40

Shandale Terrell advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on August 28, 2018.

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Shandale Terrell

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Colleen Burton advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
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Colleen Burton

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2016

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Incumbent Colleen Burton defeated Shandale Terrell in the Florida House of Representatives District 40 general election.[3][4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Colleen Burton Incumbent 59.47% 39,713
     Democratic Shandale Terrell 40.53% 27,070
Total Votes 66,783
Source: Florida Division of Elections


Shandale Terrell ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shandale Terrell  (unopposed)


Incumbent Colleen Burton ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[5][6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Colleen Burton Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Ricky Shirah was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Colleen Burton defeated John Hugh Shannon in the Republican primary. Burton defeated Shirah and Franklin "Ed" Shoemaker (I) in the general election.[7][8]

Florida House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Burton 51% 4,334
John Hugh Shannon 49% 4,162
Total Votes 8,496

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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2014

Burton's website has emphasized the following campaign themes:[9]

“ CONTROL THE BUDGET & CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING

Colleen will make keeping our budget in check and eliminating all unnecessary spending a top priority. She will constantly look for ways for the state to provide better services for less money and explore cost effective alternatives to current expenditures.

CREATE JOBS THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH Our families depend on good jobs and our employers depend on our government to ensure an environment that encourages job creation. Colleen believes that by keeping taxes low and reducing the regulatory burden on our job creators, we can promote strong economic growth that benefits everybody.

DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES Our conservative values help define our community. From protecting life and our 2nd Amendment rights, to defending our liberties as outlined in the Constitution, we can count on Colleen to always stand up for us.[10]

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Campaign finance summary

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Colleen Burton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Florida State Senate District 12Won general$431,096 $427,034
2020Florida House of Representatives District 40Won general$285,630 N/A**
2018Florida House of Representatives District 40Won general$251,104 N/A**
2016Florida House of Representatives, District 40Won $261,093 N/A**
2014Florida House of Representatives, District 40Won $239,008 N/A**
Grand total$1,467,930 $427,034
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Senator Colleen Burton - Personal & Career," accessed December 16, 2022
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Colleen Burton," accessed December 16, 2022
    3. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
    4. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
    8. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
    9. ↑ Colleen Burton, "On the Issues," accessed August 11, 2014
    10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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    Dennis Baxley (R)     		Florida State Senate District 12
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    2014-2022    		 Succeeded by
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