Loranne Ausley, a 6th-generation Floridian, is an attorney and former member of the Florida House of Representatives, where she represented Leon and Jefferson counties. Loranne has dedicated her career to the service of others, working in the administrations of some of Florida’s most respected leaders, from Bob Graham to Lawton Chiles and Buddy MacKay.

First elected in 2000, Loranne served in the Florida House of Representatives through 2008. As someone who had never held elected office before, Loranne quickly established herself as an independent-minded leader unafraid to take on tough problems and find real solutions for everyday Floridians. Earning the respect of Republicans and Democrats alike, Loranne stood up against irresponsible budgets and “no-bid” contracts that wasted millions in tax dollars. And she continues to work tirelessly to ensure that Florida invests in its future and that our tax dollars are invested responsibly, with the highest level of scrutiny and accountability.

Last year, Loranne was selected by CFO Alex Sink to serve as Chair of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, a $300 million public-private institution that provides health insurance for children in Florida. She also serves as a senior advisor to the Lawton Chiles Foundation, a statewide organization that works to help families and improve the lives of Florida’s children.

Loranne has established herself as a leading voice for Florida’s children and families. She was the lead sponsor of legislation that created the Children and Youth Cabinet and, as a Democrat, was then appointed to serve on the cabinet by two successive Republican speakers. She has also served as Chair of Whole Child Leon since 2004.

After graduating from law school, Loranne spent two years working as an attorney in Miami. She was then selected to serve in the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration in the Department of Commerce, and later worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), serving as the Director of the National Rebuilding Institute, the Business Development Director of the Empowerment Zones Program and Special Advisor to HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo. She returned to Florida in 1997 to serve as Chief of Staff to then-Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay.

Loranne graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College with a degree in Economics and earned her J.D. from the Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.

She makes her home in Tallahassee, where she resides with her husband Bill Hollimon and son, Will, age 7. Loranne is an avid marathon runner and triathlete, and an Ironman finisher (Florida 2007).