American politician
Kim Berfield (born May 29, 1971) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 58th district. She was elected in 2022.[1] Previously, she represented the 50th district from 2000 to 2006.[2]
History
She was born in Houston, TX. Her mother and father[3] were both at one time Clearwater City Commissioners. Berfield attended the University of Central Florida and later received an MBA at Northwestern University.[4]
In between stints as a State Representative, she served as a deputy secretary for the Florida Department of Health, and afterwards was a business analyst and lobbyist for All Children's Hospital.[5]
Florida House of Representatives
In 2000, she ran for and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing the 50th district.
She did not file for re-election after three terms and instead ran for the Florida Senate in 2006, but lost to Charlie Justice.[6] In June 2021, she announced that she was running for the Florida House of Representatives in 2022.[7][8] She was elected to the State House again in November 2022.[9]
In 2022, she ran for an open seat previously held by Chris Latvala, defeating Jason Holloway in the Republican primary with 53.5% of the vote, and then defeating Democrat Bernie Fensterwald with 60.3% of the vote in the general election.
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