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[[Image:HollyBenson.jpg|200px|right|Holly Benson]] | [[Image:HollyBenson.jpg|200px|right|Holly Benson]] | ||
| − | '''Anna Holliday "Holly" Benson''' (born | + | '''Anna Holliday "Holly" Benson''' (born June 1, 1971) is a member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]. In November 2000, Benson became the first Republican elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]] seat. On December 28, 2006, Florida's Governor-elect [[Charlie Crist]] appointed Benson to the position of Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. |
| − | == Personal | + | == Personal Background == |
| − | Benson was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1976 | + | Benson was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1976. She is a graduate of [[Pensacola High School]]'s [[International Baccalaureate]] program (1990), Dartmouth College (A.B., 1993) and the [[Fred Levin|Fredric G. Levin]] College of Law at the University of Florida (J.D., 1996). Benson is employed as a municipal bond lawyer. |
| − | + | Her mother is former [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]] representative and [[ECUA]] board member [[Lois Benson]]. | |
| − | + | == Legislative Service == | |
| − | + | Representative Benson currently serves in the Florida House of Representatives as the Chair of the Health and Families Council, as well as Co-Chair of the Select Committee on Medicaid Reform. Previously, Representative Benson chaired the Select Committee on Article V, which was tasked with implementing a 1998 constuitutional amendment that required a major overhaul of the Florida state court system. | |
| − | === | + | === Current Council and Committee Membership === |
* Health and Family Council (Chair) | * Health and Family Council (Chair) | ||
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*[http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=WFL79291&type=category&category=Business%20and%20Consumers Interest Group Ratings of Benson at Project Vote Smart] | *[http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=WFL79291&type=category&category=Business%20and%20Consumers Interest Group Ratings of Benson at Project Vote Smart] | ||
| − | [[Category:Florida | + | [[Category:Florida politicians|Holly Bense]] |
| + | [[Category:Members of the Florida House of Representatives|Holly Bense]] | ||