John Annarumma, a registered member of the Florida Whig Party, added his name to the ballot for the 2010 Election for the 6th Congressional District in Florida. John Annarumma has been a resident of the State of Florida for over 20 years.  John, 35, was born in Pequannock, New Jersey. The Annarumma family moved to Florida in 1986 upon the retirement of John's father from the New York City Sanitation Department.  John and his wife Stephanie have been married eleven (11) years, have four children, and reside in the Gainesville area.

 After graduating high school, John attended University of Florida while simultaneously serving in the Florida National Guard before eventually entering active duty with the United States Army.  John was stationed at Fort Wainwright in Alaska, then deployed to Guantanamo Bay Cuba in order to assist with the processing of Haitian and Cuban refugees en-route to the United States. While on active-duty John earned an Associate's Degree from the University of Alaska. Upon completion of his tour of duty John returned to Florida, attended and successfully graduated from a Florida State Certified Police Academy, and began working as Law Enforcement Officer in 1998.  John continues to serve his community as a highly experienced Peace Officer in addition to his ongoing service in the Florida National Guard.

 While working full time as a Peace Officer and Florida National Guardsmen, John earned his Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Florida in 2005. John deployed to Iraq in 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Upon returning from combat in Iraq, John returned to his duties a Deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.  John's combat deployment was in then lawless Dialya province of Iraq.  Between May and September 2010, John will once return to combat, this time in Afghanistan, during which his campaign for Congress will be handled by others working on his behalf.  When John is sworn in for the 112^th Congressional Session, he will join an elite Congressional membership in that he will be the third Member of Congress to serve as both a Representative and member of a National Guard, joining fifty year old Congressmen Christopher P. Carney (D) of Pennsylvania and fifty year old Mark Kirk (R) of Illinois; assuming both are re-elected in 2010.

 With over eleven years of law enforcement combined with fourteen years of active duty and reserve military experience, John has served his country to the highest order for most of his adult life. This truly unique experience has enabled John Annarumma to possess a unique perspective on what it means to serve, protect, and defend his nation, state, and community.  John's leadership, compassion, and dedication to his family and others are second to none, which makes him imminently qualified to represent the citizens of the great State of Florida in the 112^th Congress.

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