Seth McKeel

( Florida )

Subjects: All Subjects

Clients

1) AJM Conservation and Cattle LLC

2) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc

3) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc

4) Bellini Family Capital LLC

5) Bonnet Springs Park, Inc.

6) Chastain Skillman, Inc.

7) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC

8) City of Crystal River

9) City of Lakeland

10) City of Plant City

11) City of Sarasota

12) City of St. Petersburg

13) Desoto County Board of Commissioners

14) Dex Imaging Inc.

15) DSM Technology Consultants

16) Employer Direct Healthcare

17) Florida Crane Owners Association

18) Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association

19) Florida Turfgrass Association

20) FortiFi Financial, Inc.

21) Gopher Resource

22) Harrell's, LLC

23) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.

24) Homes by WestBay, LLC

25) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.

26) Kinder Morgan

27) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

28) Lakeland Regional Health Systems

29) LandSouth Group, LLC

30) Mote Marine Laboratory

31) Peace River Center

32) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners

33) Polk County Clerk of Court

34) R'Club Child Care, Inc.

35) Realty Trust Group, LLC

36) Sarasota County Government

37) South Central Florida Express, Inc

38) Southeastern University

39) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation

40) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation

41) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation

42) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.

43) Tax Collector's Office for Polk County

44) The Gasparilla Inn & Club

45) The Lunz Group

46) The Mahaffey Apartment Company

47) The Skills Center, Inc.

48) The Southern Group

49) United States Sugar Corporation

50) West Pasco Youth Soccer Association, Inc.

51) William Daniels Mills Theater Company

Biography

Seth McKeel recently concluded a long and distinguished career in public service that began in 2000 with his election to the Lakeland City Commission at the age of 24. Seth was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 and re-elected subsequently until the conclusion of his eight year term limit in November of 2014. A Tampa Bay area native, Seth's among the fifth generation in his family to call Florida home.

Early in his legislative career, Seth tackled tough issues including higher education reform as well as energy, agriculture, and natural resources policy. A strong commitment to fiscal responsibility earned Seth the trust of House Speaker Will Weatherford. In 2012 the Speaker tapped Seth to be the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee where he led the Florida House's efforts to balance the $77 billion budget of the third largest state in the Union. Under his leadership Florida maintained AAA bond rating and set aside more than $3 billion in healthy reserves.

As a former City Commissioner, Seth understands regional issues and excels at achieving local consensus. Legislative colleagues trusted Seth to chair the Polk County Legislative Delegation, Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation for two years in a row, and larger 9-county Bay Area Legislative Delegation.

A graduate of the University of Florida (UF), Seth recently was awarded the Presidential Medallion, one of the university's highest awards, for his contributions and service to UF and higher education in our state. Seth is a Graduate of Leadership Florida, Leadership Lakeland, and a member of Florida Blue Key -- "Florida's oldest and most prestigious Leadership Honorary since 1923."

Seth credits the YMCA's Youth in Government program for sparking his interest in public service and his respect for civic engagement. Seth has a knack for solving problems and excels at building relationships.

Seth proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and is a member of Leadership Florida's West Central Florida Regional Council.

Seth and his wife Kim, who's also a Tampa Bay native, live in Lakeland with their two children Seth, III and Caroline.

Last Updated: April 30, 2024