Background
Byrd, Johnnie was born on February 8, 1951 in Brewton, Alabama, United States.
politician Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Byrd, Johnnie was born on February 8, 1951 in Brewton, Alabama, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Auburn U., 1973; Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1976.
He was speaker of the House from 2002-2004. In 2004, Byrd made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Bob Graham as a Republican candidate. He was fourth in a field of six with 68,982 votes, 5.9 percent of the vote.
He moved to Florida in 1988, and joined the law firm Trinkle, Redman, Moody, Swanson and Byrd. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Auburn University and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law.
Prior public service included a spell as a school board member of the Brewton City School System in Brewton, Alabama. He is a past president of the Plant City Chamber of Commerce, a trustee of Evangelical University and Seminary and a member of the Plant City Rotary Club.