Eric Eisnaugle
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 44th district |
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Assumed office April 8, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Precourt |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 40th district |
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In office November 18, 2008 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Gardiner |
| Succeeded by | Seth McKeel |
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February 6, 1977 Arcadia, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Eisnaugle |
| Children | Eric III, Ethan |
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Florida Southern College (B.S.) Vanderbilt University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Christianity |
Eric Eisnaugle (born February 6, 1977) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 44th District, which includes parts of Bay Lake, Lake Buena Vista, Oakland, Orlando, Windermere, and Winter Garden in western Orange County since a special election on April 8, 2014, previously representing the 40th District from 2008 to 2012.
Eisnaugle was born in Arcadia, Florida on February 6, 1977. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 2000 from Florida Southern College and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2003. His wife, originally from Iowa, is attorney Carrie Eisnaugle, the President of Florida Right to Life.
When incumbent State Representative Andy Gardiner was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, Eisnaugle ran to succeed him in the 40th District, which stretched from Azalea Park to Lake Butler and Hunters Creek in central Orange County. He faced Joe Mantilla in the Republican primary, whom he was able to defeat with ease, winning 68% of the vote to Mantilla's 32%. In the general election, Eisnaugle faced Todd Christian, the Democratic nominee. The Orlando Sentinel, though noting "discomfort with some of Mr. Eisnaugle's positions," endorsed him over Christian, praised him as an "engaging candidate" with "some good ideas." In the end, Eisnaugle managed to defeat Christian by a slim margin to earn his first term in the legislature, receiving 52% of the vote to Christian's 48%. Running for re-election in 2010, Eisnaugle faced Christian once again, and Tea Party candidate Darin Dunmire; Eisnaugle once again received the endorsement of the Sentinel, which praised him as "one of the Legislature's more thoughtful workhorses," and singled him out for bucking those in his party who wanted to abolish the State Department of Community Affairs. Once again, Eisnaugle defeated Christian, but this time by a more comfortable margin, receiving 60% of the vote to Christian's 36% and Dunmire's 4%.
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