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American prosecutor and politician For other people named Andrew Warren, see Andrew Warren (disambiguation).
Andrew Warren
State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 7, 2025
Suspended: August 4, 2022 – January 7, 2025
Preceded byMark Ober
Succeeded bySusan Lopez
Personal details
BornAndrew Howard Warren
(1977-01-01) January 1, 1977 (age 48)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
EducationBrandeis University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Andrew Howard Warren (born 1977) is an American prosecutor and politician who served as the state attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, covering Hillsborough County, from 2017 through 2025. In August 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Warren. On June 22, 2023, the Florida State Supreme Court dismissed a suit filed by Warren challenging his dismissal. In Warren's federal lawsuit, the case remains pending at the district court level after a U.S. Court of Appeals remanded the case in early 2024. Warren was previously a federal prosecutor in the fraud division at the United States Department of Justice.

Early life

Andrew Howard Warren was born in 1977 in Gainesville, Florida. He has a younger sister and two older brothers. His father, originally from Boston, moved in the 1970s to teach at the University of Florida. Warren played baseball and soccer at Eastside High School. He attended Brandeis University where he studied political science and economics. He studied abroad his junior year at the London School of Economics. Warren graduated from the Columbia Law School in 2002. He was admitted to The Florida Bar on July 10, 2003.

Career

Warren clerked for U.S. district judge, Samuel Conti. He worked for Latham & Watkins before joining the United States Department of Justice where he worked in the fraud section under Paul Pelletier. In 2009, he helped prosecute Texas financer Allen Stanford alongside Gregg Costa and William Stellmach.

In November 2016, Democrat Warren defeated incumbent Republican prosecutor Mark Ober 50.4 to 49.6 percent to become the state attorney of Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County. He campaigned as a progressive prosecutor focused on public safety, fairness and justice. Warren claims that criminal justice reform is needed to maximize long-term public safety by focusing on all the goals of the system: accountability and punishment, reducing recidivism, rehabilitation, and victims' rights. He took office on January 3, 2017. In 2018, Warren established a conviction review unit. Through working with the Innocence Project, the unit led to the exoneration of Robert DuBoise who was imprisoned for 37 years. In April 2020, he prosecuted a megachurch pastor for violating COVID-19 lockdown requirements. Warren dropped the charges after governor Ron DeSantis passed an executive order. In 2020, he was reelected by 53 percent to a second four-year term.

In June 2022, he signed a statement with other prosecutors in opposition to prosecuting individuals who sought or provided abortions. Citing this statement, Gov. DeSantis suspended Warren on August 4, 2022. County Judge Susan Lopez was appointed by DeSantis as acting state attorney. In January 2023, Federal Judge Robert Hinkle found that DeSantis had violated Warren's first amendment rights and the Constitution of Florida. Hinkle stated that the federal courts lacked the authority to reinstate Warren as it is a state law issue. In February 2023, Warren appealed the ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Meanwhile, in June 2023, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Warren had engaged in an unreasonable delay in requesting their help, and therefore decided not to address the merits of his case.

In January 2024, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Warren. The opinion, authored by Judge Jill Pryor, stated that Hinkle does have the authority to reinstate Warren and sent the case back for review, giving DeSantis an opportunity to provide justification for the suspension without violating Warren's rights under the First Amendment. On April 16, 2024, while his federal lawsuit remained pending, Warren announced that he was seeking re-election as Hillsborough’s state attorney. In the November 2024 general election, Warren is expected to face Susan "Suzy" Lopez, the Republican appointed by Gov. DeSantis to replace him. Unlike his counterpart in Orange-Osceola, Monique Worrell, also dismissed by the governor, Warren lost his bid for re-election, losing to Suzy Lopez on Nov. 5, 2024.

Personal life

Warren met Alexandra Coler on his first day at Brandeis University. They parted ways before marrying in 2006 in Philadelphia. On August 4, 2009, his wife was in a car accident while she was eight months pregnant. His son, Zack, died shortly after birth. They later had two daughters.

Electoral history

State Attorney of Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, 2016 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew H. Warren 288,883 50.44
Republican Mark Ober (incumbent) 283,843 49.56
Total votes 572,726 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
State Attorney of Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, 2020 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew H. Warren (incumbent) 369,129 53.37
Republican Mike Perotti 322,506 46.63
Total votes 691,635 100.0
Democratic hold
State Attorney of Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, 2024 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew H. Warren 309,313 47.34
Republican Suzy Lopez 344,065 52.66
Total votes 653,378 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. Susan Lopez served as acting State Attorney for the duration of Warren’s suspension

References

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