Dana Young
| Dana D. Young | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Harrison |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
| In office November 16, 2010 – November 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Faye B. Culp |
| Succeeded by | Jake Raburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1964 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Matt Young |
| Children | Alexandra, Carson |
| Alma mater | Florida State University (B.S.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Dana Young (born November 9, 1964) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 60th District, which includes coastal sections of western Hillsborough County, stretching from Town 'n' Country to Ruskin, since 2012.
History
Young was born in Tallahassee into a political family that included her grandfather, W. Randolph Hodges, a former member of the Florida State Senate; her uncle, Gene Hodges, a former State Representative; and her father, Don Duden, a former Assistant Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. She attended Florida State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1985, and from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she graduated with her Juris Doctor in 1993. After graduation, she began work as an attorney in private practice, joining Fowler, White, Boggs, P.A., in their Regulated Industries Department.
Florida House of Representatives
In 2010, when incumbent State Representative Faye B. Culp was unable to run for re-election in the 57th District, based in Hillsborough, due to term limits, Young ran to succeed her in the Republican primary. She faced C. Todd Marks and Dan Malloy, whom she was able to defeat comfortably, winning 55% of the vote. In the general election, Young encountered Stacy Frank, the Democratic nominee. The two sharply disagreed on any number of issues, including the United States embargo against Cuba, which Young supported and Frank opposed; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which Frank supported and Young opposed; and Florida's ban on gay adoption, which Frank called "unconscionable," but which Young supported, noting, "Regardless of party affiliation, I think that we all agree that the best scenario for a child is to be in a loving family with a mother and father."[1] In the end, Young ended up defeating Frank with 56% of the vote.
When Florida House of Representatives districts were reconfigured in 2012, Young opted to run in the newly created 60th District, which included most the territory that she had previously represented in the 57th. In both the primary and the general election, she had no opponent, and won her second term entirely uncontested.
Following the resignation of Jennifer Carroll, the Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Young was named by Governor Rick Scott as Carroll's replacement on the Florida Defense Support Task Force, which is "charged with enhancing and protecting Florida's military missions and installations."[2] In this capacity, Young took a strong stance in favor of acquiring land adjacent to MacDill Air Force Base, as it "could be used for residential development incompatible with base operations," which could potentially "threaten MacDill Air Force Base's ranking in the next round of base closures" by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission.[3]
In 2014, Young was re-elected to her third term in the legislature without opposition.
References
- ↑ Zink, Janet (September 17, 2010). "Big crowd turns out for Stacey Frank, Dana Young face-off". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Jordan Sexton, Christine (April 9, 2013). "Scott calls on Dana Young to take some of former Lt. Gov. Carroll's duties". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Jackovics, Ted (April 10, 2013). "Land buy seen as way to preserve MacDill". Tampa Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
