Kaylee Tuck
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kaylee Tuck
|image = Official legislative portrait of State Representative Kaylee Tuck.jpg
|caption =
|office = Member of the Florida House of Representatives
|constituency = 55th district (2020–2022)
83rd district (2022–present)
|term_start = November 3, 2020
|preceded = Cary Pigman
|succeeded =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|30}}
|birth_place = Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Florida State University (BS)
Stetson University (JD)
|spouse =
|children =
|occupation = Real Estate
Land Use Attorney
}}
Kaylee Tuck (born May 30, 1994) is an American politician. She has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020.
Education and legal career
Tuck's grandmother served on the Highlands County Commission, and her grandfather worked for the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. Tuck's father Andy was a member of the Florida Transportation Commission and later served as vice chair of the Florida State Board of Education. Her mother, Sandee, is a teacher. Kaylee Tuck studied economics at Florida State University, then earned a J.D. degree at the Stetson University College of Law before returning to her hometown, Sebring, Florida, and joining the Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt law firm, where she specialized in land use and real estate law.{{cite news |last1=Wegman |first1=Catie |title=Florida primary: Republicans Kaylee Tuck, Ned Hancock vie for Florida House District 55 seat |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/16/republican-gop-primary-florida-house-district-55-candidates-ned-hancock-kaylee-tuck/3235601001/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |publisher=Treasure Coast Newspapers |date=July 16, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Henderson Franklin Welcomes Stetson University Law Graduate Kaylee Tuck |url=https://swflinc.com/henderson-franklin-welcomes-stetson-university-law-graduate-kaylee-tuck/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |publisher=Southwest Florida, Inc. |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411015319/https://swflinc.com/henderson-franklin-welcomes-stetson-university-law-graduate-kaylee-tuck/ |url-status=dead }}
Political career
Tuck faced Ned Hancock in a Republican Party primary held on August 18, 2020, to determine the GOP nominee for Florida's 55th House of Representatives district, as the incumbent officeholder, Cary Pigman, was ineligible for reelection due to term limits. She secured the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic Party candidate Linda Tripp in the 2020 Florida House of Representatives election.{{cite news |last1=Wegman |first1=Catie |title=Republican, fourth-generation resident Kaylee Tuck beats Linda Tripp in Florida House District 55 |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/03/florida-elections-house-district-55-kaylee-tuck-beats-linda-tripp-election/3636927001/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |agency=Treasure Coast Newspapers |date=November 3, 2020}}
External links
- {{ballotpedia|Kaylee_Tuck}}
- [https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4776 Florida House of Representatives - Kaylee Tuck]
- [https://www.kayleetuck.com/ Kaylee Tuck for Florida House of Representatives]
References
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century American lawyers
Category:21st-century American women lawyers
Category:People from Sebring, Florida
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Stetson University College of Law alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives