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Florida's Freshman Lawmakers
Meet Florida's new crop of senators and house representatives. Each profile includes party, district, net worth and notable news.
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 Dwight Dudley |
Dwight Dudley (D), 58, criminal defense lawyer at his own law firm
District 68 — part of Pinellas County
Net Worth: $417,977
Notable: Dudley once worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House.
 Dane Eagle |
Dane Eagle (R), 29, real estate broker
District 77 — part of Lee County
Net Worth: $35,230
Notable: At age 24, Eagle was appointed chief of staff for former Gov. Charlie Crist, the youngest in Florida history.
 Katie Edwards |
Katie Edwards (D), 31, president, Arrow E Consulting
District 98 — part of Broward County
Net Worth: (-$111,574)
Notable: Edwards is a former executive director of the Dade County Farm Bureau and a member of the planning and zoning board in Plantation.
 Mike Fasano |
Mike Fasano (R), 54, associate vice president for investments, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter/Investments
District 36 — part of Pasco County
Net Worth: $1.26 million
Notable: Fasano, who moves over from the Senate, previously served in the House from 1994-02.
 Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen |
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen (R), 52, marketing director, Condo & HOA Law Group
District 78 — part of Lee County
Net Worth: $558,551
Notable: Fitzenhagen also works as a mediator/lawyer at Resolution Strategies and was a vice president at AIG Advisor Group.
 Dave Hood |
Dave Hood (R), 58, attorney
District 25 — part of Volusia County
Net Worth: (-$246,500)
Notable: Hood was mayor of Ormond Beach from 1994-99 and was a city commissioner from 1992-94.
 Travis Hutson |
Travis Hutson (R), 28, Realtor
District 24 — Flagler County and parts of St. Johns and Volusia counties
Net Worth: $6.7 million
Notable: Hutson worked for his family’s real estate investment business, Hutson Cos., and served on the finance team of a number of notable Republicans, including Gov. Mitt Romney, Gov. Rick Scott, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, Attorney General Pam Bondi and others.
 Shevrin Jones |
Shevrin Jones (D), 29, vice president of community affairs, McKinley-Alston Financial
District 101 — part of Broward County
Net Worth: $150,000
Notable: Jones, who was elected without opposition, is co-founder of a youth leadership organization called L.E.A.D., Leaders by Empowerment — Activist by Development.
 Dave Kerner |
Dave Kerner (D), 29, attorney
District 87 — part of Palm Beach County
Net Worth: (-$54,612)
Notable: Kerner led a statewide class-action lawsuit against 26 cities and a camera company that helped recover millions of dollars in damages from illegal use of red light cameras.
Next page, meet more new members of Florida's House.
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