Background
Putnam, Adam Hughes was born on July 31, 1974 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of William Dudley and Sara Elizabeth (Hughes) Putnam.
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Putnam, Adam Hughes was born on July 31, 1974 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of William Dudley and Sara Elizabeth (Hughes) Putnam.
He graduated from Bartow High School and attended the University of Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in food and resource economics.
Previously he was the United States. Representative for Florida"s 12th congressional district from 2001 to 2011. While at the University of Florida, Putnam was a brother of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000.
Committee assignments
Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Tenure
On October 10, 2002, Putnam voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.
Following House Republican losses in the 2008 general election, he resigned his post as Conference Chairman. In 2010 The Florida Independent reported that Putnam had earmarked $100,000 for an abscission chemical used in citrus harvesting that The Florida Independent said would benefit his family"s citrus business.
Putnam described himself as one of Congress"s leading supporters of developmental education for children from low-income families and was the author of the Head Start Accountability Bill. Putnam was also the co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen"s Caucus.
He was the youngest member of Congress when he took office in 2001 at age 26, just one year after becoming constitutionally eligible.
In 2005, Patrick McHenry, a year younger than Putnam and also a Southern Republican, was elected to Congress. This distinction would hold until Putnam left the House in 2011. Putnam was a signatory to the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
Gonzales" ouster
After the numerous calls by Democrats, including Republican
Nancy Pelosi (Doctorate-California), Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader Senator. Harry Reid (Doctorate-Nevada), Putnam became the top Republican in either house to call for the ouster of former United States. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
"Foreign the good of the nation, I think it is time for fresh leadership at the Department of Justice", Putnam said. This was met with surprise by many Republicans, who were remaining silent on the Gonzales issue.
However, Putnam mentioned that there remained severe discontent within the Grand Old Party circle over Gonzales and as the Chairman of the House Republican Conference, he thought that it was important to send this message out.
2010
In February 2009, Putnam declared himself a candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in the 2010 election and that he would complete his 5th term in Congress.
He is a member of the Republican Party. In February 2006, Putnam became a member of the House leadership, assuming the role of chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, the fifth-ranking Republican leadership position in the House. However, McHenry was 29 at his inauguration, meaning of all members of Congress at the time, Putnam had still taken office the earliest in his life.
Married Melissa Putnam. Children: Abbie Anna, Elizabeth Langford, Emma Katherine, Adam Junior.
