Dana Young
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 18th district |
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Assumed office November 8, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 60th district 57th (2010-2012) |
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In office November 2, 2010 – November 8, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Faye B. Culp |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Toledo |
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November 9, 1964 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Matt Young |
| Children | Alexandra, Carson |
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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 Senate who has represented the 18th district, which encompasses western Hillsborough County, since 2016. She previously served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2016.
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.
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 Molloy, 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." In the end, Young ended up defeating Frank with 56% of the vote.
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