Ted Alvarez, Jr.
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Ted "Milkman" Alvarez Jr. (born September 27, 1929) is an American former politician in the state of Florida.
Alvarez was born in Jacksonville. He attended University of Florida and was a dairy executive. He served in the [[Florida House of Representatives] representing the 19th district for four terms., [2][3] Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.</ref>
1948 - 1952 US Air Force, Medical Corpsman
1952 - 1954 Cattle Feed Nutritional Sales, Spartan Grain & Mill Company
1966 to 1972 Served in the Florida House of Representatives from as a Democrat, representing the 19th district.[2][3]
1954 - 1960 Family Dairy Farm
1960 - 1990 Purchased Holly Hill Dairy and Alvarez Jersey Farm Inc. with 300 Jersey milk cows. Duties included Sales Manager and Secretary/Treasurer of the corporation. Herd expanded to 2,000 milking cows.
1990 - 1966 Sold dairy cattle. Became a land developer, Jax International Trade Port.
1966 - 1972 Elected to Florida House of Representatives; Served on a wide variety of Committees, including Health and Welfare. Appointed to serve on Florid Board of Health (which regulates the Medical Field). Chairman of committee to determine regulation of Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies. Introduced a bill that created the Veterinary School at the University of Florida (Gainesville).
1973 - 2013 Consultant to several Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) Companies marketing natural health products. President of Nature's World, the first company to sell Aloe Juice.
1996Attended EGE University (Izmir, Turkey) for advance training in Aromatherapy and Essential Oils.Distributor - Young Living Essential Oils; Consultant to Owner/Founder Dr. Gary Young...Young Living farm in Ecuador. President of Alternative Health Network, Inc.
1998Member of Institute of National Association of Certified Health Professionals
1999Key distributor for Ed Skilling ("PHOTON SOUND BEAM"), gas tube technology with Rife frequencies. Purchased one of earliest Royal Rife devices in US.
2000CEO, Alternative Health Research and Education Foundation
2003President and Chairman, Divine quantum Faith and Healing Ministries
2014Ordained as a minister into Sacred Medical Order of the Knights of Hope. Consultant in area of specially-formulated CBD oil ("The Sacred Plant"). Major distributor for Whole Leaf Co., Boulder, CO.
2019Speaker and consultant for Veterans for Cannabis Foundation