Kurt S. Browning's political career began in 1975 when he started working in the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections office.

During that time, Browning also served as the President of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, as a member of Governor Jeb Bush's Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology, and as a member of the State Planning Committee for the Help America Vote Act.

Browning served in that position until April 2010, when he resigned to comply with state retirement pension compensation laws.

[6] During his two stints as secretary, Browning oversaw the state's defense of several lawsuits challenging Florida's voting laws.

He was elected to that position on November 6, 2012, after defeating two-term incumbent Heather Fiorentino in the Republican primary.