Toby Overdorf
{{Short description|American politician from Florida (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf
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| state_house=Florida
| state=Florida
| district = 85th
| term_start = November 6, 2018
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| preceded = Gayle Harrell
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| majority =
| party =Republican
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1969|5|6}}
| birth_place =Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
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| alma_mater =Union College
Florida Atlantic University
| occupation =Environmental consultant
| residence =Palm City, Florida, U.S.
| website = [https://tobyoverdorf.com/]
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Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf (born May 6, 1969) is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 85th House district, which includes parts of Martin and St. Lucie counties.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Toby Overdorf|url=https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/custom/details.aspx?MemberId=4728&LegislativeTermId=91|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 30, 2025|website=Florida House of Representatives}}
History
A native of Rhode Island, Overdorf moved to Florida in 1992{{cite web |title=Florida House of Representatives - Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva ) |url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4728&LegislativeTermId=88 |website=myfloridahouse.gov |access-date=13 December 2018}} the day after Hurricane Andrew. He worked as a marine scientist in Big Pine Key before going to graduate school at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).{{Cite web|title=Florida Atlantic University|url=http://www.fau.edu/index.php|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Florida Atlantic University|language=en}} While in graduate school he worked as a graduate assistant for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and completed his thesis entitled, "Floodplain Fish of the Kissimmee River, Prior to Proposed Restoration.[http://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A12492/datastream/OBJ/view/Fishes_of_the_Kissimmee_River_floodplain__prior_to_proposed_restoration.pdf]" He went on to found his own company, Crossroads Environmental and later merged with Engineering Design and Construction, Inc. ([https://www.edc-inc.com/ EDC]).
Florida House of Representatives
Overdorf defeated Sasha Dadan in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 54.1% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Florida Department of State - Election Results |url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=8/28/2018&DATAMODE= |access-date=12 December 2018}} In the November 6, 2018 general election, Overdorf won 52.11% of the vote, defeating Democrat Matt Theobald.{{cite web |title=Florida Election Watch - State Representative |url=https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/DistrictOffices/StateRepresentative |access-date=12 December 2018}} In his first term, Overdorf helped to pass legislation regarding Human [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/295040-house-approves-bill-human-trafficking Trafficking], Shark [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/322476-house-passes-shark-fin-ban-with-carveout-for-domestic-fishermen Finning], and Teacher Salary.{{Cite news|date=2020-06-24|title=Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Historic Teacher Pay Increases into Law|url=https://www.flgov.com/2020/06/24/governor-ron-desantis-signs-historic-teacher-pay-increases-into-law/|access-date=2020-10-06|publisher=Florida Governor's Office}} In 2022, Overdorf won 60.8% of the vote, defeating Democrat Curtis Tucker. In 2023, Overdorf was appointed to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking [http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/main/8aea5858b1253d0d85257d34005afa72]. This came after serving as a board member on the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking since 2020.
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