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[[Image:HollyBenson.jpg|200px|right|Holly Benson]]
'''Anna Holliday "Holly" Benson''' (born [[June 14]], [[1971]]) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]]. In November 2000, Benson became the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] elected to the District 3 seat, succeeding Democrat [[Dee Dee Ritchie]]. 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. On [[December 31]], [[2006]], Benson resigned from the Florida House of Representatives, ending her legislative service to the State of Florida.
== Personal background ==
Benson was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1976. She is the daughter of Lois and Scott Benson. She is a graduate of [[B.T. Washington High School]](1989), Dartmouth College (A.B., 1993) and the [[Fredric G. Levin College of Law]] at the University of Florida (J.D., 1996). Benson was employed as a municipal bond lawyer, prior to her appointment as Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in December 2006. In 2008 she was appointed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration.
== Legislative service ==
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