John Russell (Florida)

John Russell

Independent

Education

Bachelor's

D'Youville College, 1978

Graduate

University of South Florida, 2001

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Contact

Personal website

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2012
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

John Russell was a 2012 unaffiliated candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of Florida. Russell was the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Florida, District 5, in 2006 and 2008.[1] He was defeated by Gus Bilirakis on November 6, 2012.[2]

## Biography[edit]

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Education:[1]

* 1974-1978: BSN, D'Youville College
* 1981-1984: MBA in Health Systems Management, Niagara University
* 1990-1991: State University of New York at Buffalo
* 1997-2001: MS/ARNP (Acute Care Specialty) University of South Florida

Russell is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specializing in hematology/Oncology.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012

Russell ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 12th District. Russell sought the nomination on the third-party ticket, with no party affiliation.[3] The signature filing deadline was June 8, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 14, 2012. He was defeated by Gus Bilirakis on November 6, 2012.[4]

U.S. House, Florida District 12 General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Gus Bilirakis Incumbent | 63.5% | 209,604
| Democratic  |  Jonathan Michael Snow  | 32.9% | 108,770
| Independent  |  Paul Sidney Elliot  | 1.5% | 4,915
| Independent  |  John Russell  | 2.1% | 6,878
Total Votes | 330,167
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "John + Russell + Florida + House"

John Russell News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Florida's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012
* Florida's 12th Congressional District

## External links[edit]

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* John Russell's Campaign Website
* Biography from Project Vote Smart
* John Russell's Facebook Page
* Twitter feed

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [Candidate submitted information to BP Staff via Bio Submission Form]
2. ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
3. ↑ Tampa Bay.com, "John Russell will make a no-party bid for 5th Congressional District" accessed December 2, 2011
4. ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012

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