Dean Black
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Florida House of Representatives (120 members). Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years, eight years in a row at most.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 15 (since 2022)
- Occupation
- Small business owner and cattle rancher
- Lives in
- Jacksonville
Background
- Earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Mississippi (1988). source: news4jax.com
- Describes Black as an eighth-generation resident of North Florida. source: news4jax.com
- Chaired the Republican Party of Duval County from 2018 to 2024 and has been its state committeeman since 2024. source: news4jax.com
- Elected to the Florida House in 2022 and reelected since. source: flhouse.gov
In their own words
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- Affordability: cut taxes, lower insurance costs, reduce regulatory burdens on housing source: news4jax.com
- Public safety: back police and firefighters source: news4jax.com
- Growth management: build infrastructure while protecting woodlands, waterways and air quality source: news4jax.com
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