House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) was elected by the House Republican Conference in September 2021 to serve as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from November 2022 through November 2024. He previously served as Chairman of the Republican House Campaign Committee which oversaw candidate recruitment and incumbent retention for the 2022 election cycle, resulting in an historic 85 Republican member super majority in the Florida House. Speaker Renner represents District 19, which includes Flagler County and parts of St. Johns County.
He is a military veteran, former prosecutor, and business attorney and began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney, during which he prosecuted serious felony offenses. Since 1998, Speaker Renner has represented individuals and businesses as their advocate in a broad range of commercial settings.
He has served as a naval officer, both on active duty and in the reserves. Earlier in his career, Speaker-designate Renner served in Operation Desert Storm during combat operations onboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) and later during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2011.
Speaker Renner was raised in Northeast Florida, where he attended public school. He earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts in history at Davidson College in North Carolina. He lives in Palm Coast with his wife, Adriana, and daughter Abby, and son Will.
