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State Representative Patt Maney, the representative in the Florida House for Niceville, Valparaiso and Eglin Air Force Base – returned home from Tallahassee after a two month stretch with roughly two hundred other lawmakers.
He returns triumphant—his four-year-long effort to pass his signature Mental Health Bill has finally paid off: both the Florida House and Senate approved the measure unanimously. The bill now needs the governor’s signature, or at least his decision not to veto, to become law.
The Niceville Chamber of Commerce awarded Maney their ‘You Rock’ award for his efforts at this year’s legislative session. Maney told the three hundred or so members of the chamber and their guests about other efforts he’d succeed on this year. Including:
As of this moment, no one has filed to run against Representative Maney in a primary or general election.
The 2025 legislative session will begin on March 11, as it is an odd-numbered year.
Florida State Representative for Florida’s Fourth District, Patt Maney, has served in the US Army as an attorney and on the bench as a judge in Okaloosa County.
Maney was first elected to office in 2020 and has served without opposition since his election.
Maney was wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005 and spent more than 20 months at Walter Reed Hospital to recover from his combat injuries. He would receive the Purple Heart and achieve the rank of Brigadier General before ending his career. Maney retired from the bench in 2018.
The Representative serves as the Vice Chair on the Commerce Committee and the Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee.
The American Conservative Union rated Maney a 94%
Maney made the following votes in the 2024 session:
✅ Means Maney voted for the bill
❌ Means Maney voted against the bill
