Tom Warner

{{Short description|American politician (1948–2019)}} {{For|the gay rights activist and author|Tom Warner (activist)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tom Warner | image = Tom Warner.jpg | office = 1st Solicitor General of Florida | 1blankname = Attorney General | 1namedata = Bob Butterworth | term_start = 1999 | term_end = 2002 | predecessor = ''Position established'' | successor = Chris Kise | state_house1 = Florida | state1 = Florida | district1 = 82nd | term_start1 = November 3, 1992 | term_end1 = October 31, 1999 | preceded1 = Ray Liberti | succeeded1 = Art Argenio | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|02|06}} | birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|11|1948|2|6}} | death_place = Stuart, Florida, U.S. | spouse = Martha C. Warner | children = 3 | profession = Attorney | alma_mater = University of Florida (BS, JD) | party = Republican }} '''Tom Warner''' (February 6, 1948 – January 11, 2019) was an American politician. He was born in Rochester, New York.

Warner previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. In 2002, Warner ran for Attorney General of Florida, however, he lost the Republican primary to Charlie Crist.<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1558</ref> He lived in Stuart, Florida, with his family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4031&SessionId=48|title = Site Map :: Florida House of Representatives}}</ref> He died of cancer in 2019 at the age of 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190117/floridas-first-solicitor-general-tom-warner-dies-in-stuart-at-age-70|title = Florida's first solicitor general, Tom Warner, dies in Stuart at age 70}}</ref>

==Education== Warner received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1970, followed by a juris doctor in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=3538|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Tom Warner}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4031&SessionId=48 Official Website of Tom Warner]

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