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Ronald J. Renuart, Sr., DO, FACP, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida earned his osteopathic degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) and completed his Internal Medicine Residency with the University of Florida (UF). He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and former chief of staff at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville Beach. Dr. Renuart has served on the Board of Trustees for the FOMA, the Executive Board of the FOMA and as a delegate to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). As a colonel in the Florida Army National Guard he served three combat tours including Iraq and Afghanistan. He served for six years as the chief medical officer for the National Guard and retired after 20 years of decorated service. 

In 2005, he was appointed to the State Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee by Governor Jeb Bush and elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2008. He was the chairman of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, vice chair of the Health & Human Services Committee and the K through 12 Education Subcommittee. 

Representative Renuart, in his tenure in the Florida House of Representatives, authored landmark legislation pertaining to concussions in youth athletics, prostate cancer research, the Florida GI Bill, and the craft distillery industry.

Dr. Renuart and his wife Tamara have 7 children and live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.