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American politician

John Cortes (born March 25, ) is a Democratic politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from to , representing northern Osceola County including Buenaventura Lakes, Campbell, Kissimmee, and Poinciana.

Early life and career

Cortes was born in Brooklyn in and attended the John Jay College of Criminal Justice from to , though he did not graduate, and later worked as a corrections officer.

In , Cortes ran for the Kissimmee City Commission from Seat 3, and placed second to Jerry Gemskie in the general election, receiving 22% of the vote to Gemskie's 24%.^[1] Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff election was held in which Cortes lost to Gemskie in a landslide, winning only 33% of the vote.^[2]

Cortes ran for Mayor of Kissimmee in , and, once again, because no candidate received a majority, Cortes advanced to a runoff election with former City Comm