Background
Attkisson was born in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida.
Attkisson was born in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida.
Florida Southern College.
He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and as the mayor of Kissimmee, Florida from 1996 to 2000. Attkisson is a former County Commissioner for Osceola County, Florida, having been defeated in 2014. Early life and education Before graduating from Winter Haven High School in 1973, Attkisson served as the Florida state president of National Future Farmers of America Organization.
Attkisson earned an associate"s degree from Polk Community College in 1976 and a Bachelor of Surgery in Business Management from Florida Southern College in 1977.
Attkisson began his career working for then-Governor Bob Graham in Tallahassee, Florida. After serving on the Kissimmee Planning Advisory Board, Attkisson was appointed to the Kissimmee City Commission to fill the vacancy left by mayor Bruce Van Meter resigning from the city commission in order to run for state representative.
Attkisson returned to various positions serving the city of Kissimmee until 1996, when he was elected mayor. Attkisson ran for the Florida House of Representatives seat held by Irlo Bronson once more in 2000, but this time Bronson was not incumbent due to term limits.
He was reelected in 2002,2004,and 2006.
In 2010 Attkisson was elected to the Osceola County Commission and in 2012 was elected as the Chairman of the board. Attkisson is up for reelection in 2014.
He was a member of the Education K-20, Education Appropriations, Local Government & Veterans Affairs, Business Regulation, Telecommunications, and the Finance and Tax Committees, and chaired the Education Innovation subcommittee and the Government Efficiency & Accountability Council (2006–2008).