Fred Dudley

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

|name =Fred Dudley

|image = Portrait of Florida legislative representative Fred Dudley.jpg

|caption=Dudley in 1982

|state_senate=Florida

|term_start=1986

|term_end= 1992

|district=38th

|preceded=Robert W. McKnight

|succeeded=Ron Silver

|office2=Member of the Florida House of Representatives

|term_start2 =1982

|term_end2 =1986

|preceded2 = Ted Ewing

|birth_name=

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|11|8}}

|birth_place =Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party =Republican

|occupation=Attorney

|spouse =

|children =

|relations=

|religion=

|residence=Fort Myers, Florida

|alma_mater=University of Florida

}}

Frederick R. Dudley (born November 8, 1944) is an American politician in the state of Florida.

Dudley was born in Fort Myers and is an attorney.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zWkkAQAAIAAJ&q=Fred+R.+Dudley+florida+born|title=The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida|date=4 October 1991|publisher=The State|accessdate=4 October 2018|via=Google Books}} He served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 74th district from 1982 to 1986, as a Republican.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 |author=Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives |year=2011 |publisher= |accessdate=December 11, 2011}} He served in the Florida Senate from 1986 until 1998, when he ran for Florida Attorney General. He became a Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer in 2005, and practiced law in Tallahassee, specializing in representing applicants for contractor licenses, and in disciplinary proceedings.