Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (born July 9, 1960) is an attorney

Lawyer

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 and community college

Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...

 professor

Professor

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 living in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

.

Vasilinda was born in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

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 and is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 politician who serves as the member of the Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives

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 from District 9. Vasilinda came to Florida in 1977. Michelle is interested in energy policy and believes Florida and the nation must increase their focus on renewable energy. She is also a proponent of instituting internet sales taxes.

Education

• New College
  New College
  -United Kingdom:* North East Worcestershire College Redditch and Bromsgrove* New College Durham, County Durham* New College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh* New College London, St John's Wood, London* New College Nottingham, Nottingham...
  
  , 1977–1982
• B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of South Florida
  University of South Florida
  The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
  
   in 1982.
• J.D. from the Levin College of Law
  Levin College of Law
  The Fredric G. Levin College of Law is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida.-History:The College of Law was founded in 1909. It was first housed in Thomas Hall, and then in Bryan Hall from 1914 to 1969...
  
   at the University of Florida
  University of Florida
  The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
  
   in 1985.

Family

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda is married to Michael D. Vasilinda

Mike Vasilinda

-Career:Vasilinda's career began as a student Florida State University. In January 1974, he founded Capitol Report airing on Florida Public Radio. Vasilinda was then hired to do freelance radio reporting and in 1975, Capitol News Service was founded where Vasilida actually began his formal career...

, a Tallahassee news reporter with Florida's News Channel

Florida's News Channel

Florida's News Channel was a regional cable news television channel seen on selected cable systems in September 1998. It originated from Florida's state capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, at studios remodelled from a former movie theater. The network was run by Mike Vasilinda...

, Capitol News Service, and owner of Mike Vasilinda Productions, a high-definition television

High-definition television

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 and video

High-definition video

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production company located in Tallahassee. They have two children: Anna Laura Rehwinkel, Catherine Rehwinkel.

External links

• Florida House of Representatives Profile