NEWSAdam Putnam through the yearsMemphis Commercial AppealJune 25, 2004 - Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., photographed in the U. S. Capitol in Washington. Putnam ran for the statehouse immediately after graduating from the University of Florida.Heather Wines / USA TODAY NETWORKMay 14, 2018 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks with Edward Elder at a barbecue in Chipley, Fla.Brendan Farrington / APFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about the Eastpoint wildfire that devastated the area, destroying 36 homes and damaging four more in the coastal Florida town.Joe Rondone / Tallahassee DemocratJune 28, 2018 - Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, center, meets with members of the media after a Republican gubernatorial primary debate at the Republican Sunshine Summit in Kissimmee.John Raoux / APApril 6, 2018 - Adam Putnam, Republican gubernatorial candidate, makes a campaign stop at Kimmins Contracting in Tampa.Monica Herndon / APMay 9, 2017 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.John Raoux / APMarch 28, 2018 - Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, seen here in Collier County. His agency stopped looking into an FBI database for more than a year as part of its concealed-weapon approval procedure.Katie Klann / Naples Daily NewsFlorida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam delivered the convocation address at Florida State's New Student Convocation Ceremony.Hali Tauxe / Tallahassee DemocratFlorida's Agriculture Commissioner Adam PutnamFAMUFlorida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.APU.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate for Florida agriculture commissioner, speaks at a rally Saturday at the gazebo of a park next to the Madison County Courthouse in Madison, Fla. Putnam said Florida Republicans "have a chance to put a whole new team on the field" this year with open races for the U.S. Senate, governor and all three state Cabinet seats.Bill Cotterell / Tallahassee Democrat