Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott is an American politician and businessman who is the 45th and current Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, Scott has served as Governor since 2011. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, Scott is the graduate of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, later receiving his law degree from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. He served in the United States Navy before starting his business career, joining the Dallas firm Johnson & Swanson, where he became partner. In 1987, at age 34, he co-founded Columbia Hospital Corporation with two business partners; this merged with Hospital Corporation of America in 1989 to form Columbia/HCA and eventually became the largest private for-profit health care company in the U.S. He resigned as Chief Executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997 amid a controversy over the company's business and Medicare billing practices; the company ultimately admitted to fourteen felonies and agreed to pay the federal government over $600 million; Scott was not implicated. Scott later became a venture capitalist. Scott announced his intention to run for Governor of Florida in 2010. He defeated Bill McCollum in the Republican primary election and defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a close race in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election. Scott's net worth was estimated at $218 million in 2010 and $83 million in 2012. He spent roughly $75 million of his own money on his successful 2010 run for Governor of Florida. Wikipedia [ - ]

Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott is an American politician and businessman who is the 45th and current... [ + ]