Marti Coley

Marti Coley
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 5th district
In office November 20, 2012 – November 18, 2014
Preceded by	Brad Drake
Succeeded by	Brad Drake
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 7th district
In office June 28, 2005 – November 20, 2012
Preceded by	David A. Coley
Succeeded by	Halsey Beshears
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-15) March 15, 1961 (age 56) Blountstown, Florida
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	David Coley (deceased)
Children	Kristin, Vance, Hunter
Alma mater	Chipola College (A.A.) Florida State University (B.A.)
Profession	Teacher

Marti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012.

Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her husband to Marianna in 1985. Coley then began teaching at Malone High School, where she worked until 1989, at which point she joined the faculty of Chipola College.

When her husband, State Representative David A. Coley, died, Marti Coley ran to succeed him in 2005 in the 7th District, which was based in the Florida Panhandle and included parts of Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla, and Washington Counties. In a special election on June 14, 2005, Coley defeated Democratic nominee Carl Joaquin Duncan with 81% of the vote. She was subsequently re-elected without opposition in 2006 and 2008. Coley faced Democratic nominee David B. Pleat when she ran for re-election in 2010, but owing to the conservative nature of the district, she was re-elected easily, winning 74% of the vote.

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