governor predecessor successor birth_place party office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
bob martinez wayne mixson buddy mackay atmore , alabama republican lieutenant governor of florida 6 april 1948 13th january 6 , 1987 lieutenant governor bobby brantley.jpg bobby brantley
 january 8 , 1991 bobby brantley
bobby brantley

bobby lynn brantley -lrb- born april 6 , 1948 -rrb- is an american republican politician from the state of florida .
he served one term as 13th lieutenant governor of florida , from 1987 to 1991 .
prior to his election as lieutenant governor , brantley served in the florida house of representatives from central florida .
in 1986 , he won the republican nomination for lieutenant governor , defeating marilyn evans-jones , betty easley , and tom bush to become the running-mate for tampa mayor bob martinez , the republican nominee for governor .
in the general election , martinez and brantley defeated the democratic ticket , consisting of state rep. steve pajcic for governor and state sen. frank mann for lieutenant governor , by 54.56 % to 45.44 % .
brantley did not seek reelection in 1990 , and retired from political office in 1991 .
as of 2011 he is a consultant and lobbyist at one of florida 's oldest law firms , shutts & bowen .
