Dean Cannon

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Dean Cannon

| image= Rep Dean Cannon.jpg

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| office=97th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

| term_start=November 16, 2010

| term_end=November 20, 2012

| preceded= Larry Cretul

| successor= Will Weatherford

| state_house2=Florida

| state2=Florida

| district2=35th

| term_start2=November 2, 2004

| term_end2=November 7, 2012

| preceded2=Jim Kallinger

| successor2=Robert C. Schenck

| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|08|02}}

| spouse=Ellen Friedley

| profession=Attorney

| religion=

| party=Republican

|}}

Dean Cannon (born August 2, 1968, in Bitburg Air Base, Germany) is an attorney and government affairs consultant. Cannon served in the House of Representatives of the Florida Legislature from 2004 to 2012, serving as Speaker of the House from 2010 to 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=68716|title = Our Campaigns - FL State House 035 Race - Nov 02, 2004}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=555956|title=Our Campaigns - FL State House 035 Race - Nov 02, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20}} Cannon currently serves as president and chief executive officer of 250+ attorney/consultant legal and lobbying firm, [http://www.gray-robinson.com/ GrayRobinson, P.A].{{Cite web|url=http://www.gray-robinson.com/news-views-events/post/2029/detail|title=Dean Cannon to Succeed Mayanne Downs as President and Managing Director of GrayRobinson|website=www.gray-robinson.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}

Cannon received both his bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. While there, Cannon served as student body president and vice president of Florida Blue Key. A fifth-generation Floridian, Cannon began his career as a lawyer in Orlando, practicing state and local government law beginning in 1995.

During his eight-year tenure at the Florida House of Representatives, Cannon addressed property tax reform, growth management reform, health care and Medicaid reform, and transportation infrastructure policy initiatives. He was selected by his peers to become Speaker of the House for the 2010 to 2012 term.

Following his time in office, Cannon opened lobbying firm Capitol Insight, which then merged with GrayRobinson in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitolinsight.com/|title=Capitol Insight|website=Capitol Insight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-20}}

In addition to serving as president and managing director of GrayRobinson, Cannon serves on the board of directors for the Orlando Economic Partnership, Enterprise Florida, and Space Florida.

Cannon currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida, with his family.