Chase Brannan

Chase Brannan is an eighth-generation North Central Floridian who resides in Macclenny, Florida. He was educated in Baker County public schools and worked on the family farm raising cattle, earning the American Farmer Degree through Future Farmers of America. He earned an Associate of Arts from Florida Gateway College and a Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural Education and Communication (with a minor in Sales and Management in Agribusiness) from the University of Florida, where he served in student government and Florida Blue Key. He was a 2020-2021 Florida Gubernatorial Fellow, worked in federal relations for Governor Ron DeSantis, served as a Regional Field Director on DeSantis' 2022 re-election campaign and as Political Director and then Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis. He is a real estate business owner and the son of term-limited State Representative Chuck Brannan.