Ralph Poppell

Ralph Poppell REPRepublican

American politician

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Ralph PoppellREPRepublican American politician
81
Years of Age
7
Years of Experience
FLResidence (state)

Ralph Poppell is a Florida Republican (United States) politician who served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2002 and left office due to term limitation in 2010.Rep. Poppell was born on April 30, 1941. He is married to Connie Poppell, who is from Vero Beach, Florida. They have four children, a girl and three boys, Tamra, Tim, Tyler, and Doug. From 1960 to 1965, he worked as an assistant production manager for Indian River Exchange Packers. He then worked as a production manager till 1969 for Neving Ideal. He was general manager for Pulitzer Groves from 1969 till 1979. He owned two businesses, Poppell Groves from 1971 to 1997, and Float-On Trailers from 1985 to 2000.

Education4 - 4 of 2
United States Army Engineering School
Attended
1959
Indian River Community College
Attended
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
Florida State House of Representatives
2003 - 2010
Owner
Float-On Boat Trailers
1985 - 2000
Owner
Poppell Groves
1971 - 1997
General Manager
Pulitzer Groves
1969 - 1979
Production Manager
Neving Ideal
1965 - 1969
Assistant Production Manager
Indian River Exchange Packers
1960 - 1965
Experience
United States Army Reserve
Experience
Manufacturing
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Board Member
Saint Lucie County Farm Bureau, present
Chair
Giving Rewarding Opportunities for Work, present
Citrus Advisory Committee
American Farm Bureau, present
Director
Florida Citrus Mutual, present
District 18 State Director
Florida Farm Bureau Federation, present
Former Board Member
Saint Lucie County Chamber of Commerce
Former Member
Seald Sweet Sales Citrus Board
Former Member
Florida Gift Fruit Shippers Association
Member
Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member
National Marine Manufactures Association, present
Member
National Federation of Independent Business, present
Member
Marine Industry Association of South Florida, present
Member
Jackson, Mississippi, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Board, present
Member
Binational Agricultural Research and Development Association, present
Member
Indian River Citrus League, present
Member
Florida Citrus Production Manager's Association, present
Sales License
Florida Real Estate, present