Charlie Stone (politician)

In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Stone opted to run in the newly created 22nd District. Though he had already decided not to seek a third term on the County Commission and imagined that he would retire from politics altogether, the fact that the newly created district was a natural fit for him prompted him to run for the legislature, noting, "I anticipated riding off into the sunset and doing whatever in the community I was going to do," but that the new district was "my backyard."^[1] Stone won the nomination of the Republican Party uncontested, and had no opponent in the general election either, and was thus elected to his first term in the House unopposed. In 2014, Stone was re-elected to his second term in the legislature without opposition.

While in the legislature, Stone joined with State Senator Dorothy Hukill to sponsor legislation that would authorize a "tax break for indoor agriculture" and "incorporate 'indoor agricultural enterprises' into the list of industries that are identified by Enterprise Florida as 'high impact.'"^[2]

Stone was term-limited from the House in 2020, after serving four terms.

In 2023, after incumbent representative Joe Harding resigned after being indicted for wire fraud and money laundering, Stone ran in the ensuing special election, but finished third in the Republican primary.^[3][4][5]

• Florida House of Representatives - Charlie Stone
• Stone for State House