<Li> Ben Hill Griffin Jr .--"A Cracker millionaire from Frostproof, Fla ." </Li> <Li> Spessard Holland--28th governor of Florida (1941--1945), U.S. Senator (1946--1971) </Li> <Li> Bill Nelson--member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979--1991), NASA payload specialist (STS - 61 - C), U.S. Senator (2001--present) </Li> <Li> Adam Putnam--member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida's 12th congressional district (2001--2011), Florida Agriculture Commissioner (2011--present) </Li>

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