Wilton Simpson
What this job does: Runs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: food safety inspections, farm and forest programs, checks on gas pumps and scales, consumer complaints, and Florida's concealed weapon licenses. A Cabinet member. A term is four years, two in a row at most.
- Current office
- Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (since January 2023)
- Occupation
- Commissioner of Agriculture; farmer and businessman (Simpson Farms, Simpson Environmental Services)
- Lives in
- Trilby
Background
- Born in Lakeland, Florida, in 1966; earned an associate of arts degree from Pasco-Hernando Community College in 1997. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked in family businesses Simpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, an egg-laying operation in Pasco County. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served in the Florida Senate from 2012 to 2022, including as majority leader (2016-2018) and Senate president (2020-2022). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Elected Commissioner of Agriculture in 2022 and took office January 3, 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the Republican primary on August 18, 2026. source: floridatrib.org
In their own words
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- Create jobs and cut taxes source: wiltonsimpson.com
- Protect the environment and support the troops source: wiltonsimpson.com
- Lower taxes and limited government source: wiltonsimpson.com
- Family farms and clean water source: wiltonsimpson.com
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