Candidate: John M. Drew

Thank you for your support! I am humbled and honored to serve the citizens of the Great State of Florida! John John Drew was first appointed to the position of Tax Collector by Governor Jeb Bush in May of 2006 and was elected by the citizens in his last election by 72% of the voters. By popular acclamation, was unopposed in the 2008 election cycle. John was recently elected by his fellow Tax Collectors to serve as the President of the Florida Tax Collector Association, an organization that collectively collects and distributes approximately 30 billion dollars annually. A lifelong resident of Nassau County, John earned his MBA and Bachelors degrees from Jacksonville University. He is the son of a school teacher and a mill worker; Mary Tom and Joe Drew. John is married to Catherine (Hardee) Drew, a Doctoral Candidate at Florida State University. They are the proud parents of their family’s newest addition, Joseph Hardee Drew (an eighth generation citizen of Nassau County). Current Affiliations: Ordained Elder and Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church President of the Florida Tax Collector\'s Inc. Treasurer of the Florida Fixed Income Trust Member of the National Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors Member of the Greater Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Yulee Chamber of Commerce Nassau County Republican Party Committeeman Alumni Advisor for the Sigma Chi Fraternity at UNF and JU Past Affiliations: President of Nassau County Volunteer Center Two-Term Past President of the Fernandina Beach Optimist Club President of the Nassau Friends of Scouting Member of the Board of Trustees, Fernandina Beach Police and Fire Pension Plan Member of Jacksonville University\'s Alumni Board of Governors Served on Micah\'s Place Board of Directors (7 years) Master of Amelia Masonic Lodge First Vice-President of the Fernandina Beach Shrine Club Ambassador, AIFBY Chamber of Commerce President of the Nassau County Young Republicans Executive Board Member, Nassau County Republican Party Founder of the Nassau County Teen-Age Republicans (1989) District Director for the Florida Association of Tax Collectors Chairman of the FTCA, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Committee Co-Chair of the FTCA, Drivers License Committee Awards and Recognitions: \"Scott Amos\" Recent Alumni of Distinction, Jacksonville University 2010 Only Honorary Member of both the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Firefighters in Nassau County Order of Green Key - Honorary Leadership Society, Jacksonville University Advisor of the Year, 2006 University of North Florida Presidential Distinguished Service Award, 1997 Jacksonville University