district succeeded religion party profession term_end state_house birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title state name alma_mater
florida house 32nd tony sasso protestant republican economic development/education november 16 , 2007 florida 30 september 1958 january 25 , 2000 merritt island beth elaine allen bob allen -lrb- florida politician -rrb-
 florida bob allen valencia community college
bob allen -lrb- florida politician -rrb-

bob allen -lrb- born 1958 -rrb- is a former american politician who was a republican member of the florida house of representatives from 2000 until 2007 , representing florida 's 32nd district .
his district included portions of brevard and orange counties .
between 2003 and 2006 , allen voted over 90 percent of the time with the christian coalition .
he made headlines in 2007 after being arrested for offering $ 20 for the opportunity to perform fellatio on an undercover male police officer in the restroom of a public park and was released on bail .
since the time of his arrest , allen has maintained his innocence , stating that he believed the undercover police officer was trying to rob him , and that he only offered to perform oral sex because he felt intimidated by the muscular police officer .
allen was convicted on november 9 , 2007 , and sentenced to six months ' probation , and was fined $ 250 .
he resigned from the florida house of representatives on november 16 , 2007 .
newsweek 's june 7 , 2010 issue 's back story listed allen , among others , as a prominent conservative politician who has a record of anti-gay legislation and is later caught in a gay sex scandal .
