Pam Bondi

Pamela Jo "Pam" Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the current Attorney General of Florida.

Early life and education

Bondi's hometown is Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father Joseph Bondi was a city councillor and then Mayor of Temple Terrace. She is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. Bondi graduated from the University of Florida in 1987 with a degree in Criminal Justice. She then graduated from Stetson Law School with a JD in 1990 and was admitted to The Florida Bar on June 24, 1991.

Career

She is a former prosecutor and spokeswoman in Hillsborough County, Florida where she worked as an Assistant State Attorney. Bondi resigned this position to seek the office of Attorney General of Florida. She has made guest appearances on Scarborough Country with Joe Scarborough and various other cable news programming on MSNBC and worked for Fox News as a legal analyst.

Bondi prosecuted former Major League Baseball player Dwight Gooden in 2006 for violating the terms of his probation and for substance abuse. Bondi also prosecuted the Martin Anderson death defendants in 2007.