# Bill Sublette
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{other uses|William Sublette}}
{{COI|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Bill Sublette
|image = Portrait of Republican legislator William E. Sublette.jpg
|office = Chair of the Orange County Public School Board
|term_start = November 16, 2010
|term_end = November 19, 2018
|predecessor = Position established
|successor = [Teresa Jacobs](/source/Teresa_Jacobs)
|state_house1 = Florida
|district1 = 40th
|term_start1 = 1992
|term_end1 = 2000
|predecessor1 = [Alzo J. Reddick](/source/Alzo_J._Reddick)
|successor1 = [Andy Gardiner](/source/Andy_Gardiner)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|12}}
|birth_place = [Walnut Creek, California](/source/Walnut_Creek%2C_California), U.S.
|alma_mater = [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
|profession = Attorney, politician
|party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
}}
'''Bill Sublette''' is a former [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Florida House of Representatives](/source/Florida_House_of_Representatives) from 1993 to 2001.[{{cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2018|title=House of Representatives|date=13 January 2018}}][[http://sublettelawoffices.com/aboutus.htm About Bill Sublette profile], sublettelawoffices.com; accessed September 21, 2015.]
Sublette was born April 12, 1967, in [Walnut Creek, California](/source/Walnut_Creek%2C_California). In 1985, he graduated from the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) with and B.A. in history, with honors. During that time he served as a Student Government Senator, a member [Delta Tau Delta](/source/Delta_Tau_Delta) fraternity and a member of the History Honor Society. In 1988, he received his J.D. from the University of Florida.
==Sublette after the Legislature==
Sublette ran for Florida's 8th Congressional district in 2000. He was defeated in the runoff by [Ric Keller](/source/Ric_Keller), who would later defeat Orange County Chair [Linda Chapin](/source/Linda_Chapin) in the general election. Sublette continued to seek political office. He ran for [Mayor of Orlando](/source/Mayor_of_Orlando) in 2003 after [Glenda Hood](/source/Glenda_Hood) was appointed Secretary of State by Governor [Jeb Bush](/source/Jeb_Bush). Sublette finished fourth in the primary.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
Sublette has served as Chairman of the Orange County Chairman's Jail Oversight Commission, Chairman of the Mayor's Education Action Council, Co-chair of the Orange County Juvenile Justice Task Force, and most recently as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Education, a group of 25 community leaders appointed by the Orange County School Board, City of Orlando, and Orange County government charged with recommending changes to improve the performance of Orange County's public schools.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
He currently serves as statewide chairman for No Casinos, Inc., and he is also the President, or an officer, of various community organizations, including public broadcaster WMFE, the Orange County Bar Association, the Central Florida Council-Boy Scouts of America, and the Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families. Sublette was elected in August 2010 to the position of School Board Chairman for [Orange County Public Schools](/source/Orange_County_Public_Schools).[{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2010/03/metro-orlando-business-alliance-to-endorse-sublette-for-school-board-chairman-tomorrow.html&page=chronology|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130233551/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2010/03/metro-orlando-business-alliance-to-endorse-sublette-for-school-board-chairman-tomorrow.html&page=chronology|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=Metro Orlando Business Alliance to endorse Sublette for School Board chairman tomorrow|work=OrlandoSentinel.com|accessdate=September 21, 2015}}]
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{{s-aft|after=[Andy Gardiner](/source/Andy_Gardiner)}}
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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Walnut Creek, California
Category:University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:20th-century members of the Florida Legislature
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