Bobby Powell, Jr.'s Biography
- State Senate (FL) - District 24, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
210 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
2715 North Australian Avenue
Suite 105
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Full Name:
Bobby Powell, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Whitney
Birth Date:
09/07/1981
Birth Place:
West Palm Beach, FL
Home City:
Riviera Beach, FL
Religion:
Methodist
Masters, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University, 2005-2006
BS, Journalism/Public Relations, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1999-2003
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 24, 2022-present
Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 24, 2022
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 30, 2016-2022
Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Florida State Senate, 2020-2022
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 88, 2012-2016
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Criminal Justice Committee
Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Ethics and Elections Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight
Member, Joint Legislative Budget Commission
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Florida State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Economic Affairs Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ethics and Elections Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Finance and Tax Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Health Policy Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Commission, Florida State Senate
Former Alternating Chair, Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Florida State Senate
Project Manager, Urban Design Kilday Studios, 2013-present
Former Legislative Assistant, State Representative Mack Bernard
Head of Constituent Services, District 88, 2009-2012
Executive Director, SP Communications, 2010
City Planner, City of West Palm Beach, 2007-2008
City Planner, City of Tallahassee, 2005-2006
Member, Advisory Board, The Salvation Army Northwest Community Center, present
Member, American Institute of Certified Planners, present
Member, American Planning Association, present
Vice Chair, Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, present
Member, Christian Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church
Board Member, Alumni Relations, Leadership Palm Beach County, 2012
Chair, Riviera Beach Library Advisory Board, 2010-2012
Member, Leadership Palm Beach County, 2011
Hobbies or Special Talents:
exercising, reading, spending time with family