Florida Department of State

Florida Department of State - All Florida residents are touched in some way by the programs, services and activities of the Department of State.

Elections - The Florida Voter Registration System has more than 10.2 million registered voters.

Archives - The Florida Photographic Collection features over 150,000 digitized photographs from the State Archives of Florida.

Corporations - Corporations maintains almost eight million business records, and Sunbiz receives almost nine million hits per week.

Museum - As the state history museum, the Museum of Florida History focuses on artifacts and eras unique to Florida's development.

Preservation - Over 172,000 archaeological and historic sites are recorded in the Florida Master Site File.

Archaeology - There are currently eleven underwater preserves and historic sites throughout the state of Florida.

Cultural Affairs - Cultural Affairs impacts all of Florida's 67 counties by supporting over 25,000 cultural events.

Department

Office of the Secretary Staff

Secretary of State

Kurt S. Browning Florida Secretary of State

850.245.6524
DOS.SecretaryofState@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Assistant Secretary of State / Chief of Staff

Jennifer Kennedy Assistant Secretary of State / Chief of Staff

850.245.6529
Jennifer.Kennedy@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Deputy Secretary Cultural, Historical and Information Programs

JuDee Dawkins Deputy Secretary
Cultural, Historical and Information Programs

850.245.6360
JuDee.Dawkins@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Deputy Secretary Administrative Services, Corporations and Elections

John Boynton Deputy Secretary
Administrative Services, Corporations and Elections

850.245.6524
John.Boynton@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director, Historical Resources

Robert Bendus Division Director
Historical Resources

850.245.6332
Robert.Bendus@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director, Corporations

Ricky Harper Division Director
Corporations

850.245.6002
Ricky.Harper@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director, Administrative Services

Jay Kassees Division Director
Administrative Services

850.245.6589
Jay.Kassees@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director State Library, Archives and Records Services

Judith Ring Division Director
State Library, Archives and Records Services

850.245.6604
Judith.Ring@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director, Elections

Dr. Gisela Salas Division Director
Elections

850.245.6268
Gisela.Salas@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Division Director, Cultural Affairs

Sandy Shaughnessy Division Director
Cultural Affairs

850.245.6490
Sandy.Shaughnessy@DOS.MyFlorida.com

General Counsel

Daniel Nordby General Counsel

850.245.6513
Daniel.Nordby@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Inspector General

John Greene Inspector General

850.245.6195
John.Greene@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Director of Communications

Chris Cate Director of Communications

850.245.6527
Chris.Cate@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Legislative Affairs Director

Pierce Schuessler Legislative Affairs Director

850.245.6509
Pierce.Schuessler@DOS.MyFlorida.com

Kurt S. Browning, Secretary of State

Rick Scott, Governor

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