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2021 Edition Guide to Government Officials 2021 Edition Guide to Government Officials Federal State County Brian E. Corley Supervisor of Elections Pasco County PO Box 300 Dade City, FL 33526 www.pascovotes.gov REVISED 04-07-2021 - 03:04:26 PM East Pasco Central Pasco West Pasco (352) 521-4302 (813) 929-2788 (727) 847-8162 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SECRETARY OF ENERGY EXECUTIVE BRANCH 1000 Independence Avenue SW 202-586-5000 Washington, DC 20585 www.energy.gov PRESIDENT - Joseph R. Biden (D) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 202-456-1414 SECRETARY OF EDUCATION Washington, DC 20500 www.whitehouse.gov 400 Maryland Avenue SW 800-872-5327 Washington, DC 20202 www.ed.gov VICE-PRESIDENT - Kamala Harris (D) The White House SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Office of the Vice President 202-456-1414 810 Vermont Avenue NW 800-698-2411 Washington, DC 20501 www.whitehouse.gov Washington, DC 20420 www.va.gov SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 2201 C Street NW 206-647-4000 Department of Homeland Security 202-282-8000 Washington, DC 20520 www.state.gov Washington, DC 20528 www.dhs.gov SECRETARY OF TREASURY 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 202-622-2000 JUDICIAL BRANCH Washington, DC 20220 www.treasury.gov SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICES 1400 Defense Pentagon 703-571-3343 John G. Roberts Jr. Clarence Thomas Washington, DC 20301 www.defense.gov U. S. Supreme Court Building Stephen G. Breyer One First Street NE Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ATTORNEY GENERAL Washington, DC 20543 Sonia Sotomayor U.S. Department of Justice 202-479-3000 Elena Kagan 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 202-514-2000 www.supremecourt.gov Neil M. Gorsuch Washington, DC 20530 www.justice.gov Brett M. Kavanaugh SECRETARY OF INTERIOR Amy Coney Barrett 1849 C Street NW 202-208-3100 Washington, DC 20240 www.doi.gov LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Whitten Building UNITED STATES SENATORS- 6-yr term 1400 Independence Avenue SW 202-720-2791 Washington, DC 20250 www.usda.gov Marco Rubio (R) 501 E. Polk Street 284 Russell Senate Office Building Suite 601 Washington, DC 20510 Tampa, FL 33602 SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 202-224-3041 813-947-6288 1401 Constitution Avenue NW 202-482-2000 www.rubio.senate.gov Toll Free: 866-630-7106 Washington, DC 20230 www.commerce.gov SECRETARY OF LABOR Rick Scott (R) 801 North Florida Avenue 200 Constitution Avenue NW 866-487-2365 716 Hart Senate Office Building Suite 421 Washington, DC 20210 www.dol.gov Washington, DC 20510 Tampa, FL 33602 202-224-5274 813-225-7040 www.rickscott.sen.gov SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 200 Independence Avenue SW 877-696-6775 MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- 2-yr term Washington, DC 20201 www.hhs.gov TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN Gus M. Bilirakis (R) DEVELOPMENT 2354 Rayburn HOB 8731 Citizens Dr. 451 7th Street SW 202-708-1112 Washington, DC 20515 Suite 135 Washington, DC 20410 www.hud.gov 202-225-5755 New Port Richey, FL 34654 www.bilirakis.house.gov 727-232-2921 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 855-368-4200 Washington, DC 20590 www.dot.gov FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH - 4-yr term JUDICIAL BRANCH GOVERNOR - Ron DeSantis (R) SUPREME COURT JUSTICES The Capitol 850-717-9337 www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices 400 South Monroe St www.flgov.com Tallahassee, FL 32399 Chief Justice Justices Charles T. Canady Ricky Polston LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - Jeanette Nuñez (R) Florida Supreme Court Building Jorge Labarga 400 South Monore St 850-717-9337 500 South Duval St C. Alan Lawson Tallahassee, FL 32399 www.flgov.com Tallahassee, FL 32399 Carlos Muñiz 850-488-0125 John D. Couriel ATTORNEY GENERAL - Ashley Moody (R) Jamie R. Grosshans The Capitol PL-01 866-966-7226 Tallahassee, FL 32399 www.myfloridalegal.com DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER Judges, Second Appellate District SERVICES - Nicole “Nikki” Fried (D) District Court of Appeal Building Mailing Address: The Capitol PL-10 800-435-7352 811 E. Main Street PO BOX 327 Tallahassee, FL 32399 www.freshfromflorida.com Lakeland, FL 33801 Lakeland, FL 33802 863-940-6060 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - Jimmy Patronis (R) www.2dca.org/judges 200 East Gaines Street 850-413-3100 Tallahassee, FL 32399 www.myfloridacfo.com JUDGES Nelly Khouzam, Chief Daniel H. Sleet MEMBERS, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Stevan T. Northcutt Matthew C. Lucas www.floridapsc.com Darryl C. Casanueva Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim Gary F. Clark, Chairman Andrew Giles Fay Morris Silberman J. Andrew Atkinson 850-413-6038 850-413-6046 Patricia J. Kelly Andrea Teves Smith Mike LaRosa Art Graham Craig C. Villanti John K. Stargel 850-413-6044 850-413-6040 Edward C. LaRose Suzanne Labrit Robert Morris, Chief Judge-Elect 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard OFFICE: Judge Anthony K. Black Tallahassee, FL 32399 800-342-3552 SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Robert D. Sumner Judical Center West Pasco Judicial Center LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - Senate 4-yr term 38053 Live Oak Avenue 7530 Little Rd House 2-yr term Dade City, FL 33523 New Port Richey, FL 34654 Senator, District 10 - Wilton Simpson (R) www.jud6.org 409 The Capitol District Office: 404 South Monroe Street 4076 Commercial Way Circuit Court Judges: Anthony Rondolino, Chief 727-582-7272 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Spring Hill, FL 34606 850-487-5010 352-688-5077 [email protected] East Pasco: Area Code (352) West Pasco: Area Code (727) Linda H. Babb 521-4404 Kimberly Sharpe Byrd 847-8092 Senator, District 16 - Ed Hooper (R) Susan L. Barthle 521-4414 Kim Campbell 815-7130 302 Senate Building District Office: Evan Frayman 521-4370 Shawn Crane 847-8180 404 South Monroe Street 3450 East Lake Road, Suite 305 Gregory G. Groger 521-4390 Daniel Diskey 847-8059 Mary Handsel 847-8922 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Palm Harbor, FL 34685 Kemba Johnson Lewis 521-4262 Declan Mansfield 847-8172 850-487-5016 727-771-2102 Alicia Polk 518-4030 [email protected] Joshua Riba 815-7174 James Stearns 847-8095 Senator, District 20 - Danny Burgess (R) Lauralee G. Westine 815-7058 308 Senate Building District Office: 404 South Monroe Street 38507 Fifth Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32399 Zephyrhills, FL 33542 850-487-5020 813-779-7059 Public Defender: Sara Mollo www.wearethehope.org [email protected] East Pasco: 352-521-4388 West Pasco: 727-847-8025 Representative, District 36 - Amber Mariano (R) State Attorney: Bruce Bartlett www.sao6.org 308 House Office Building District Office East Pasco: 352-521-4333 West Pasco: 727-847-8158 402 South Monroe Street 8215 State Road 52 TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Tallahassee, FL 32399 Hudson, FL 34667 Gus M. Bilirakis (R) 850-717-5036 727-861-4806 2354 Rayburn HOB 8731 Citizens Dr. [email protected] Representative, District 38 - Randy Maggard (R) Washington, DC 20515 Suite 135 Representative, District 37 - Ardian Zika (R) 202-225-5755 New Port Richey, FL 34654 1102 The Capitol District Office: 319 The Capitol District Office: 402 South Monroe Street 35358 State Road 54 www.bilirakis.house.gov 727-232-2921 402 South Monroe Street 20430 Gator Ln. Bldg. 4 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Zephyrhills, FL 33541 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Land O Lakes, FL 34638 850-717-5038 813-780-0667 850-717-5037 813-929-1001 [email protected] [email protected] PASCO COUNTY GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS - 4-yr term SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS- Kurt Browning (R) www.pasco.k12.fl.us CLERK AND COMPTROLLER 727-774-2000 West Nikki Alvarez-Sowles (R) District Office: 7227 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard 813-794-2000 Central www.pascoclerk.com Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 352-524-2000 East East Pasco Office: West Pasco Office: 38053 Live Oak Avenue 7530 Little Road SHERIFF - Chris Nocco (R) Dade City, FL 33523 PO Box 338 www.pascosheriff.com 352-521-4542 New Port Richey, FL 34656 727-847-8035 Administration Office: District 1: 8700 Citizens Drive 7432 Little Road New Port Richey, FL 34654 New Port Richey, FL 34654 PROPERTY APPRAISER - Mike Wells (R) 727-847-5878 727-847-5878 www.appraiser.pascogov.com Pasco County Jail: District 2 20101 Central Boulevard 36409 State Road 52 East Pasco Office: West Pasco Office: Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639 Dade City, FL 33525 East Pasco Government Center West Pasco Government Center 813-996-6982 352-518-5000 14236 6th Street, Suite101 8731 Citizens Drive, Suite130 Sheriff’s Operation Center District 3 PO Box 401 New Port Richey, FL 34654 Emergencies: 9-1-1 11530 Trinity Boulevard Dade City, FL 33526 727-847-8151 352-521-4433 Non-Emergencies Trinity, FL 34655 727-847-5878 727-372-5920 Central Pasco Office: Central Pasco Government Center COUNTY COURT JUDGES- 6-yr term 4111 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard, Suite106 www.jud6.org Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639 Joeseph Poblick---727-847-8173 Anne Wansboro---772-815-7028 813-929-2780 William G. Sestak -352-518-4013 Debra Roberts-----727-815-7025 Kent Compton------352-521-4424 Frank Grey----------727-815-7057 SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS - Brian E. Corley (R) Joseph F Justice----727-847-8184 www.pascovotes.gov East Pasco Office: West Pasco Office: [email protected] Robert D Sumner Judical Center West Pasco Judicial Center 800-851-8754 38053 Live Oak Avenue 7530 Little Road Dade City, FL 33523 New Port Richey, FL 34654 East Pasco Office: West Pasco Office: 352-521-4542 727-847-8031 14236 6th Street, Suite 200 West Pasco Government Center BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 4-yr term PO Box 300 8731 Citizens Drive, Suite110 Dade City, FL 33526 New Port Richey, FL 34654 [email protected] 352-521-4302 727-847-8162 District 1 Central Pasco: Ronald Oakley (R) 813-996-2411 Central Pasco Office: Central Pasco Professional Center
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