The Honorable Charles Bronson
Commissioner
Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Charles H. Bronson was born on September 15, 1949, in Central Florida into a family that has been in agriculture since the 1600s. A fifth-generation Floridian, Bronson was a member of the track and football team in high school and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1972 after studying agriculture education and engineering, as well as animal and meat sciences.

A cattleman and rancher, he was elected to the Florida Senate in 1994 and reelected four years later. While in the Senate, Bronson chaired the Agriculture and Consumer Services Committee, and the Natural Resources Committee.

He was appointed Florida Agriculture Commissioner by Governor Jeb Bush on May 14, 2001. He was then elected to the statewide position in November 2002.

He and his wife, Regina, reside with daughters, Michelle and Melanie, in Tallahassee.