Larcenia Bullard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1947
Place of Birth: Allendale, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 16-Mar-2013
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Larcenia Bullard
- Larcenia J.
- Bullard (July 21, 1947 – March 16, 2013) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 39th District, which included parts of Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties, from 2002 to 2012. Bullard was born in Allendale, South Carolina, and moved to Florida in 1980.
- In 1992, she was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from the 118th District, defeating Republican candidate John Minchew.
- She was re-elected without opposition in 1994, and in 1996, defeated Republican William "Bill" Greene.
- Bullard sought a final term in the House in 1998, and defeated Republican James Jones and Independent Denny Wood.
- She did not seek another term in 2000, and was succeeded by her husband, Edward B.
- Bullard. In 2002, Bullard sought election to the Florida State Senate from the 39th District, and, in the Democratic primary, faced former State Representative Ron Saunders, former State Representative John F.
- Cosgrove, Donald Jones, and State Representative Cindy Lerner.
- Bullard narrowly defeated Saunders to win her party's nomination by fewer than 800 votes, and in the general election, defeated Republican nominee Evaristo Marina in a landslide.
- Bullard faced a tough re-election campaign in 2004, when former State Representative Saunders, who had run two years prior, and Sheila Chamberlain, ran against her in the Democratic primary.
- However, Bullard defeated both Saunders and Chamberlain, moving onto the general election, where she crushed her Republican opponent, Joseph Delaney.
- In 2008, Bullard was unopposed for re-election and won a final term.
- She was unable to seek re-election in 2012, and her son, Dwight Bullard, was elected to replace her. Bullard died on March 16, 2013.
- She was absent from 2011 Florida Legislative Session after suffering a heart attack, returning to the Senate floor in 2012 to complete her term.
- She appeared on the Senate floor two weeks before her death in support of her son, Senator Dwight Bullard.
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