Bob Cortes

January 10, 2024
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Bob Cortes
Full Name Bob Cortes
Occupation Politician
Date Of Birth Sep 18, 1963(1963-09-18)
Age 61
Birthplace New York
Country United States
Horoscope Virgo

Bob Cortes Biography

Name Bob Cortes
Birthday Sep 18
Birth Year 1963
Place Of Birth New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Virgo

Bob Cortes is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 18, 1963 in New York, United States.

Cortes was born in Brooklyn in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, and lived in Puerto Rico starting at the age of 10. He later attended the EDP College of Puerto Rico before moving to Longwood, Florida, where he founded two businesses, Cortes Towing Service and Cortrans Shuttle Service. In 2009, Cortes ran for a seat on the Longwood City Commission in District 3, and defeated Mike Holt with 61% of the vote. He was re-elected to the City Commission in 2012 over Ben Paris with 59% of the vote, and in 2014 was elected by the City Commission to serve as the Mayor.

In 2014, incumbent State Representative Karen Castor Dentel, a Democrat, ran for re-election in the 30th District, so Cortes ran against her. He faced Seminole County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Scott Sturgill in the Republican primary, and he campaigned on reducing taxes and regulations for businesses, on his support for charter schools, and on his plan to provide parents homeschooling their children with funding to do so. The Orlando Sentinel, though criticizing both Cortes and Sturgill as candidates who “largely walk in lock step on most GOP stances,” endorsed Cortes, praising the “strength of his municipal experience” overseeing Longwood’s twenty million dollar budget. In the end, Cortes ended up winning the primary by a wide margin, defeating Sturgill with 57% of the vote. He advanced to the general election, where he faced Castor Dentel, and a contentious campaign ensued. Cortes attacked Castor Dentel for her focus on public education, saying, “Pretty much all the bills she’s put forward have been geared towards education. Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that, but…other issues affect our district and our state.” He campaigned on his support for lower taxes and regulations, though he defended his vote in favor of increasing property taxes while on the City Commission. During the campaign, Cortes was attacked for not actually living inside the district while he was campaigning, as Longwood, where he was elected to the City Commission, was in the neighboring 29th District, and as a result, he ended up resigning his City Commission seat and moved into Altamonte Springs. Groups supporting Cortes attacked Castor Dentel for allegedly voting to defund public education, based on the fact that she voted against the state’s budget, an attack that Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell called “slimy.” During the campaign, the Orlando Sentinel endorsed Castor Dentel over Cortes, noting that while Cortes is “sincere and civic-minded,” he was “not in Castor Dentel’s league.” Ultimately, Cortes defeated Castor Dentel, winning 51 percent of the vote to her 49 percent. In 2016, Cortes voted to allow fracking in Florida.

Bob Cortes Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Politician
House Living in own house.

Bob Cortes is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Cortes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robert Cortes (born September 18, 1963) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County.

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Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Cortes celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

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