Stuart Korfhage, former Managing Editor of the incredible shrinking St. Augustine Record, writes an uncritical painful paen to developer-Senator TRAVIS JAMES HUTSON's SilverLeaf development for the Jacksonville Business Journal:.
One of the leading Republicans in the Senate is also a leading force in development in Northeast Florida, and industry experts are taking notice.
The Hutson Companies’ SilverLeaf’s 1,034 sales in 2022 were good for third place among all master-planned communities, according to industry source RCLCO.
Hutson Companies’ Vice President Travis Hutson, who represents St. Johns, Flagler and Volusia counties in the Florida Senate, took stock of the achievement.
St. Johns County will pay Hutson an annual salary of $75,000 with benefits.
This story was updated May 16, 2025, to clarify Hutson’s role with the county and to note that he is no longer employed with his family’s company.
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As Bill Clinton says, "if you're driving down the road, and you see a turtle on a fencepost, you know that somebody put her there." Prediction: Former Congressional candidate BRANDON J. PATTY, former SJC REC Chair and current Clerk of Courts and Comptroller -- will run for Congress, and the St. Johns County political machine will push TRAVIS JAMES HUTSON to succeed PATTY as SJC Clerk of Courts and Comptroller.
From Jacksonville Today:
St. Johns County hires former Sen. Travis Hutson
By Noah Hertz,
9 hours agoSt. Augustine-based developer Travis Hutson reached his term limit in the Florida Senate, but he has a new job: working in the St. Johns County Clerk’s Office.
His government experience will come in handy — Hutson is the clerk’s office’s new senior adviser of intergovernmental affairs.
In a statement, the clerk’s office said Hutson “played a key role in shaping economic, environmental, and infrastructure policy throughout the state” during his tenure in the Legislature, which began in 2012.
Most recently, Hutson served as a senior vice president of Hutson Cos., a Northeast Florida homebuilder responsible for the SilverLeaf community in St. Johns County.
During his time in the Legislature, Hutson sponsored and helped pass many bills, including several that benefit developers and energy companies.
Hutson was behind a bill that made it harder for people to sue homebuilders for construction defects in their homes, and another that prohibits municipalities from regulating the energy usage of utility companies.
Other bills Hutson was involved in getting to the governor’s desk include a bill that helped create Florida’s swimming lesson voucher for families, ease restrictions on craft distilleries and insulate businesses from COVID-19-related lawsuits.
In a statement, Hutson said he is honored to take the role in the clerk’s office.
“As a St. Johns County local, I’m excited to come back to my roots and serve the community that has always meant so much to me,” Hutson said. “I look forward to continuing my public service in this new capacity and supporting the Clerk’s Office in its governmental needs.”
In response, I filed a records request on May 16, 2025:
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We shall see if the two people you mentioned do what you said they are gonna do...run for Congress and become Comptroller.
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