Scott Clemons

Scott Clemons, born February 13, 1960, is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is the mayor of Panama City, Florida, and the former state representative for the area from 1990 to 1998.

While in the Florida Legislature, Clemons served as freshman class president, chairman of the telecommunications and utilities committee, and vice chairman of the banking and corporations committee. In the spring of 1998, Clemons announced his intent not to seek re-election in order "to focus on his business and spend more time with his family."

Clemons was born on February 13, 1960 in Panama City, Florida and raised there as well. He graduated from Bay High School where he served as student body president. and attended the University of the South, where he served as president of the Student Assembly and received a B.A.. He then went to Mercer University where he earned a law degree.

After receiving his Juris Doctor, Clemons returned to Panama City and worked for the law offices of Bryant, Higby & Williams, concentrating primarily in insurance defense. Clemons currently serves as the president of The Clemons Company, Inc., an insurance agency, which was founded by his father, Gerry Clemons, in 1957. Clemons joined the company in 1991.

Clemons' charitable and civic service activities include positions on the Board of Directors of the United Way, Early Childhood Services, and Bay County Chamber of Commerce. Statewide service includes an appointment to the Florida Commission on Ethics.

Clemons is married to his wife, the former Pat Boss, and they have two children Katherine and Olivia.

In 2010, Clemons was one of a handful of prominent Florida Democrats to break with his party and endorse the Independent US Senate candidacy of Governor Charlie Crist, a former Republican, rather than Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek .