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{{Infobox Biography
 
| subject_name  =W. D. Childers
 
| subject_name  =W. D. Childers
 
| image_name    =WDChilders.jpg
 
| image_name    =WDChilders.jpg
| image_size    =200px
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| image_caption  =Senate portrait of Childers, circa 1976-78
 
| image_caption  =Senate portrait of Childers, circa 1976-78
| office        =[[Florida Senate]]
 
| district      =
 
| in_office      =[[1970]]-[[2000]]
 
| office_2      =[[Escambia County Commission]]
 
| district_2    =[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]
 
| in_office_2    =[[2000]]-[[2002]]
 
 
| date_of_birth  =[[November 25]], [[1933]]
 
| date_of_birth  =[[November 25]], [[1933]]
 
| place_of_birth =Crackers Neck, Florida
 
| place_of_birth =Crackers Neck, Florida
 
| date_of_death  =
 
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| place_of_death =
 
| place_of_death =
| occupation    =
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| occupation    =Politician
 
| religion      =
 
| religion      =
 
| spouse        =Ruth Childers
 
| spouse        =Ruth Childers
 
| parents        =
 
| parents        =
 
| children      =Gail, Jeanna, Karen and Marvel
 
| children      =Gail, Jeanna, Karen and Marvel
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'''Wyon Dale (W. D.) Childers''' (b. [[1933]]) is a former West Florida politician who served 30 years in the State Senate, from [[1970]] to [[2000]], including a stint as Senate President from 1980 to 1982 and as dean from 1988 to 2000. He earned the nickname "'''Banty Rooster'''" — after the diminutive, swaggering [[Wikipedia:Bantam (chicken)|barnyard fowl]] — and became known for his eccentric mannerisms and colorful, folksy expressions. Childers was popular in his district for the ample state funding and "turkey" projects he sent home, including $12.5 million for the [[Pensacola Civic Center]] and the [[I-110]] extension to [[Gregory Street]]. Initially a Democrat, he switched to the Republican Party in [[1995]].
 
'''Wyon Dale (W. D.) Childers''' (b. [[1933]]) is a former West Florida politician who served 30 years in the State Senate, from [[1970]] to [[2000]], including a stint as Senate President from 1980 to 1982 and as dean from 1988 to 2000. He earned the nickname "'''Banty Rooster'''" — after the diminutive, swaggering [[Wikipedia:Bantam (chicken)|barnyard fowl]] — and became known for his eccentric mannerisms and colorful, folksy expressions. Childers was popular in his district for the ample state funding and "turkey" projects he sent home, including $12.5 million for the [[Pensacola Civic Center]] and the [[I-110]] extension to [[Gregory Street]]. Initially a Democrat, he switched to the Republican Party in [[1995]].

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