Tom McPherson

Tom McPherson (born March 26, 1935) was an American politician from Florida, serving both as a mayor and in both houses of state government.

Tom McPherson

McPherson was the first elected mayor of Cooper City, Florida, United States, with prior mayors being appointed by property developers.[1] He was born in Belment, Illinois.[2] He later served in both houses of government in Florida for over 16 years.[3][4][5]

During his time in the legislature, McPherson championed environmental issues, including raising over $100 million via bonds to protect environmentally sensitive areas.[6] He also served as the House Community Affairs Committee chairman.[7]

McPherson lost his state Senate seat in 1990 after losing in the primary to Ken Jenne.[8] McPherson lost the seat a year after admitting his drinking problem on the floor of the state Senate.[9]

References
  1. https://www.coopercityfl.org/index.asp?SEC=A0A1C36A-B388-40FA-8F55-E82F778FAFEE&DE=6CFC0213-F0BA-4CDE-955E-FCF41E580125
  2. "Interesting Facts". City of Cooper City. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010.
  3. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-06-15/features/8602050370_1_environmentally-sensitive-lands-tom-mcpherson-star
  4. "Senator wants to wipe Hacenda Village off the map". Lakeland Ledger. 9 March 1983. p. 8B. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  5. http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/88-90%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf
  6. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-06-15/features/8602050370_1_environmentally-sensitive-lands-tom-mcpherson-star
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/233284472/
  8. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-11-07/news/9002240073_1_democrat-ken-jenne-state-senate-seat-rodstrom
  9. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-04-20/news/8901200610_1_tom-mcpherson-drinking-legislative-duties


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