Jim Horne (born January 20, 1959)[1] is a former Republican Florida State Senator and Florida Commissioner of Education.
He is an accountant[2] and has worked in the real estate and consulting businesses.
[3] Horne served in the Florida Legislature from 1995 to 2001 and was chairman of the Senate committee that handles the state budget.
[4] The Florida Crossroads public television program spent a day with him while he served as Florida's education commissioner.
[5] He founded the Horne Group, a government consulting and business development company.