Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$132,841
2024 FY Budget:	$3,000,585,326
Term limits:	2 consecutive terms
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Florida Constitution, Article IV, Section 4
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Wilton Simpson; Republican Party; Assumed office: January 3, 2023 )
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Florida Executive Offices
	Governor•Lieutenant Governor•Secretary of State•Attorney General•Chief Financial Officer•Commissioner of Education•Agriculture Commissioner•Insurance Commissioner•Environmental Protection Secretary•Economic Opportunity Secretary•Public Service Commission

The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture And Consumer Services is a state executive position in the Florida state government. The commissioner is a cabinet-level officer who oversees the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the state agency that regulates and promotes the Florida agriculture industry. The commissioner is popularly elected to four-year terms during federal midterm election years (2006, 2010, 2014, etc.).^[1]

Current officeholder

The current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is Wilton Simpson (R). Simpson assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The office of commissioner of agriculture is established by the Florida Constitution.

Florida Constitution, Article IV, Section 4

(a) There shall be a cabinet composed of an attorney general, a chief financial officer, and a commissioner of agriculture.

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(d) The commissioner of agriculture shall have supervision of matters pertaining to agriculture except as otherwise provided by law.

Qualifications

There are no particular qualifications required of commissioners of agriculture.^[2]

Elections

Florida state government organizational chart

The commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, per Article IV, Section 5 of the Florida Constitution, is elected to four-year terms during federal midterm election years (2006, 2010, 2014, etc.). Winning candidates take office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January in the year following their election.

2022

See also: Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Wilton Simpson defeated Naomi Blemur in the general election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wilton Simpson (R)	59.3	4,510,644
	Naomi Blemur (D)	40.7	3,095,786

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,606,430
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Naomi Blemur defeated Ryan Morales and Jacques Rene Gaillot, Jr. in the Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Naomi Blemur	50.4	699,275
	Ryan Morales	30.3	420,609
	Jacques Rene Gaillot, Jr.	19.4	268,863

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,388,747
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Wilton Simpson defeated James Shaw in the Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wilton Simpson	64.7	1,048,775
	James Shaw	35.3	571,957

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,620,732
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