Chris Dorworth

Chris Dorworth
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 34 district
In office 2007-Present
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Born	July 17, 1976 (1976-07-17) (age 35)
Political party	Republican
Religion	Presbyterian

Chris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Dorworth is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Utilities & Telecommunications Committee, and as a member of the Constitutional & Civil Law and Healthy Seniors committees. He also serves on the Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council. Locally, he serves as chairman of the board of trustees of Seminole Community College, a board he was appointed to by Governor Jeb Bush and later reappointed to by Governor Charlie Crist.

Prior to his election to the Florida Legislature, Dorworth served briefly as the chairman of the Seminole Soil & Water Conservation District and the vice-chairman of the Seminole County Planning & Zoning Commission.

He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Florida in 1998 and his Masters in Business Administration from Duke University in 2006. While a senior at the University of Florida, he served as President of the Student Body. He was a member of Florida Blue Key and the University of Florida Hall of Fame. He was named the Outstanding Male Graduate of his graduating class.

He currently lives in Lake Mary, Florida.

In a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel,^[1] Scott Maxwell reported that Mr. Dorworth was facing foreclosure, has been unable to satisfy his end of a $2.7 million judgment in a business dispute, and recently lost his drivers license for lapsed auto insurance and was cited for not paying tolls.

Dorworth listed a net worth of $186,000. But his assets and liabilities do not directly add up. And the only way he was able to arrive at a positive net worth was by claiming his house was worth $2 million. The Seminole County property appraiser disagrees, setting the value around $970,000. Zillow has the 8,200-square-foot (760 m²) mansion valued even lower — at $830,000.

Dorworth said real-estate brokers helped him arrive at the $2 million figure.

Another recent article from the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau,^[2] Dorworth financed his bid to become speaker through his re-election campaign fund and his political committee, Citizens for an Enterprising Democracy. A good portion — more than 30 percent, or $40,000-plus — went into his pocket for reimbursements in the past two years, records show.

Among the recent expenses: a $600 flight to Miami for the Super Bowl and a $527 stay at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

An article from the Orlando Sentinal about Mr Dorworth's pending divorce ^[3] Elizabeth Dorworth's attorney Andrea Black of Orlando, said the couple's family situation should be relevant to voters.

"I don't really see this as just a personal case. The financial issues are important not only to my client but also in this case to the public," Black said. "I see a man who is not supporting his wife of 10 years, a woman who supported him in his campaign and who's now being kicked to the curb, along with her children."

References

1. ^ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-scott-maxwell-broke-speaker-08061020100805,0,7902063.column
2. ^ http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/legislature/article1075348.ece
3. ^ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-10-28/news/os-chris-dorworth-divorce-finances-20101028_1_chris-dorworth-divorce-dispute-florida-house-candidate

External links

• Official Bio for Representative Dorworth

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