Karen Castor Dentel
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 30th district |
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In office November 20, 2012 – November 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ritch Workman |
| Succeeded by | Bob Cortes |
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September 8, 1968 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Vanderbilt University (B.S.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.Ed.) University of Florida (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Educator |
Karen Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012.
Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a retired Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate. Her sister, Kathy Castor, is currently a United States Congresswoman from Florida's 14th congressional district. She graduated from George D. Chamberlain High School and then attended Vanderbilt University, where she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1990. Castor Dentel then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving her Master of Education in literacy studies in 1993. Finally, she attended the University of Florida, receiving her PhD in curriculum and instruction in 2001. For eleven years, she taught in the Orange County Public School system, and when she ran for the legislature, she was a second and third grade teacher in Maitland, FL.
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