But in this case, George W. Greer had to be well-known to the up-scale voters of Pinellas and Pasco counties. He was a long-time Republican county commissioner in the 1980s, and he must have handled scores of "family law" cases affecting the citizenry there.
I am beginning to wonder if FL is polarized between those "native born of Confederate background genealogically" and (2) the imported "Yankees" such as George W. Greer and George F. Felos who have taken over the management of the state.
Interesting theory. Poor Florida!