Adam Putnam through the years

Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 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.
June 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.
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May 14, 2018 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks with Edward Elder at a barbecue in Chipley, Fla.
May 14, 2018 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks with Edward Elder at a barbecue in Chipley, Fla.
Brendan Farrington / AP
Florida 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.
Florida 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 Democrat
June 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.
June 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 / AP
April 6, 2018 - Adam Putnam, Republican gubernatorial candidate, makes a campaign stop at Kimmins Contracting in Tampa.
April 6, 2018 - Adam Putnam, Republican gubernatorial candidate, makes a campaign stop at Kimmins Contracting in Tampa.
Monica Herndon / AP
May 9, 2017 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
May 9, 2017 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
John Raoux / AP
March 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.
March 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 News
Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam delivered the convocation address at Florida State's New Student Convocation Ceremony.
Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam delivered the convocation address at Florida State's New Student Convocation Ceremony.
Hali Tauxe / Tallahassee Democrat
Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam
Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam
FAMU
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
AP
U.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.
U.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