Dean Black | |
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Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Wyman Duggan |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacksonville,Florida,U.S. | November 3,1965
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kimberly A. Black |
Children | 5 |
Residence(s) | Jacksonville,Florida,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
Occupation | Small business owner,cattle rancher |
Website | votedeanblack |
Dean Black is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 15th House district,which includes Nassau County and some of Duval County. [1]
An 8th generation Northeast Florida native,Dean Black and his wife Kim have 5 children. Serving as Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County since 2018 and re-elected subsequently,Black is a local business owner and rancher. He is also a proud Air Force Veteran and was a member of the 125th Fighter Wing,Florida Air National Guard on Jacksonville’s Northside. A staunch Trump supporter,Black was a campaign surrogate,official Delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention,and had a leading presence on the campaign trail. [2]
Rep. Black sponsored a bill that stops public-sector unions from automatically deducting union dues from employee paychecks. [3]
Dean filed a House bill called the "What is a Woman Act". This bill,named after conservative commentator Matt Walsh's controversial documentary,would legally define the terms "man" and woman" based on a person's "biological sex at birth." [4] If passed,all identifying legal documents in Florida would use the term "sex" instead of "gender",making it impossible for transgender individuals to change their gender markers. [5] Equality Florida condemned the bill,calling it an attack on transgender people. [6]
In response to the trend of government officials taking down Confederate statues,Black filed legislation that would punish any lawmakers who vote to remove "historical monuments and memorials." [7] Under this bill,if local lawmakers vote in favor of the removal of Confederate statues,they may be fined or removed from office by the governor.
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