Dean Black

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| name = Dean Black

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| state_house1 = Florida

| state1 = Florida

| district1 = 15th

| term_start1 = November 8, 2022

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| preceded1 = Wyman Duggan

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| majority =

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|3}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

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| spouse = Kimberly A. Black

| alma_mater = University of Mississippi

| occupation = Small business owner, cattle rancher

| residence = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

| website = {{URL|https://votedeanblack.com}}

| children = 5

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Dean Black is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 15th House district, which includes Nassau County and some of Duval County.{{Cite web |title=Dean Black |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dean_Black |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

An 8th generation Northeast Florida native, Dean Black and his wife Kim have 5 children. Serving as Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County since 2018 and re-elected subsequently, Black is a local business owner and rancher. He is also a proud Air Force Veteran and was a member of the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard on Jacksonville’s Northside. A staunch Trump supporter, Black was a campaign surrogate, official Delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention, and had a leading presence on the campaign trail.{{Cite web|url=https://votedeanblack.com/}}

Florida House of Representatives

= 2023 Florida Legislative Session =

Rep. Black sponsored a bill that stops public-sector unions from automatically deducting union dues from employee paychecks.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Gary |date=April 6, 2023 |title='Anti-freedom': Labor leaders push Polk lawmakers to oppose legislation targeting unions |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/labor-leaders-urge-polk-lawmakers-to-oppose-bill-targeting-some-unions/70087699007/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=The Ledger}}

= 2024 Florida Legislative Session =

Dean filed a House bill called the "What is a Woman Act". This bill, named after conservative commentator Matt Walsh's controversial documentary, would legally define the terms "man" and woman" based on a person's "biological sex at birth."{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2024 |title='What is a Woman Act:' Florida state Rep. files bill requiring 'biological sex at birth' on ID cards |url=https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/florida/what-is-woman-act-florida-state-rep-files-bill-requiring-biological-sex-birth-id-cards/WLYP5O3N7RCTLEDR64U7JGY5AQ/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=Action News Jax}} If passed, all identifying legal documents in Florida would use the term "sex" instead of "gender", making it impossible for transgender individuals to change their gender markers.{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Ali |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Florida hears bill that would make it easier for health insurance not to offer trans care |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/22/florida-bill-health-insurance-trans/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=Pink News}} Equality Florida condemned the bill, calling it an attack on transgender people.{{Cite web |last=Cheyenne |first=Cole |date=January 5, 2024 |title=Equality Florida calls Jacksonville lawmaker's proposed bill an 'attack' on transgender people |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/equality-florida-calls-jacksonville-lawmakers-proposed-act-attack-transgender-people/77-66f6764a-42b8-4b78-83fe-70770f1efbde |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=First Coast News}}

In response to the trend of government officials taking down Confederate statues, Black filed legislation that would punish any lawmakers who vote to remove "historical monuments and memorials."{{Cite web |last=Piggott |first=Jim |date=November 10, 2023 |title=New legislation would punish lawmakers who vote to take down Confederate monuments |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/11/10/new-legislation-would-punish-lawmakers-who-vote-to-take-down-confederate-monuments/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=News4JAX}} Under this bill, if local lawmakers vote in favor of the removal of Confederate statues, they may be fined or removed from office by the governor. The bill died in committee in March 2024.{{Cite web |title=CS/HB 395: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/395 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=The Florida Senate}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1965 births

Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives

Category:University of Mississippi alumni

Category:Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida

Category:21st-century members of the Florida Legislature

Category:2024 United States presidential electors