LittleSis: Bruce Armistead Smathers

Bruce Armistead Smathers, former Florida secretary of state. Born in 1943 in Miami, he comes from a long line of Floridians. His great-grandfather, Col. S.A. Jones, came to Tampa on Christmas Day, 1876, when there were only 700 people living there. His maternal grandfather, John Townley, arrived in Miami in 1896, opening the first pharmacy and the second movie tent in what is now Miami-Dade County. His father, George A. Smathers, came to Miami as a child of 6 years in 1919, and subsequently became a member of Congress (1947 to 1950) and a United States senator (1951 to 1968). Bruce Smathers was a member of the Florida State Senate from 1972 to 1975 and then was elected to and served as secretary of state of Florida from 1975 to 1978. He is a longtime supporter and advocate for St. Augustine as the nation's first permanent settlement. He is also a member of Florida Historical Society. He earned a degree in economics from Yale and a law degree from University of Florida. A NROTC graduate, he joined Underwater Demolition Team 11, served with Naval Special Warfare Pacific and is a decorated Vietnam War veteran.

Donor	Common Recipients
Nancy Whitney	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Bob Graham, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
James Pugh	Corrine Brown, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor, Karen L Thurman
Elizabeth Buntrock	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Marilyn Berry Thompson	Corrine Brown, Alcee Lamar Hastings, Bill Nelson, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bill Bradley, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Karen L Thurman
Delores Barr Weaver	Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Tillie Kidd Fowler, Bill Bradley, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Howell Lykes Ferguson	John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Graham, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Isaac K Fisher	Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mark Udall
Joanie Bronfman	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor, Karen L Thurman
Benedict Kuehne	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Bill Bradley, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Micky Arison	Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw, Alcee Lamar Hastings, Bill Nelson, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Graham, Moving America Forward, Karen L Thurman
Michael W Kempner	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mark Udall, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bill Bradley, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
Gary Weiss	Corrine Brown, Alcee Lamar Hastings, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
Mark D Gilbert	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Daniel C Tate Jr	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Mark Udall, Tillie Kidd Fowler, Bill Bradley, Christine Jennings, Karen L Thurman
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mark Udall, Bob Graham, Betty Castor
Cynthia Friedman	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Alan Sagner	John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Bill Bradley, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor
Robert Traurig	Corrine Brown, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bill Bradley
Ronald L Book	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bill Bradley, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Karen L Thurman
Henry Howard	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Bob Graham, Moving America Forward

Donor

Common Recipients

Nancy Whitney

John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Bob Graham, Christine Jennings, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor

James Pugh

Corrine Brown, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor, Karen L Thurman

Elizabeth Buntrock

Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Ron Klein, Tim Mahoney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor

Marilyn Berry Thompson

Corrine Brown, Alcee Lamar Hastings, Bill Nelson, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bill Bradley, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Karen L Thurman

Delores Barr Weaver

Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Tillie Kidd Fowler, Bill Bradley, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Betty Castor