Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 35 from 2004 to 2012. He served as speaker of the House.
Biography
Cannon's professional experience includes working as an attorney, general counsel to the Orange County 2000 Charter Review Commission, chair of the Board of Directors of Life for Kids Adoption Agency in 2004, and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Orlando Science Center from 1998-2004.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cannon served on these committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cannon served on these committees:
- Office of Reapportionment
- Rules & Calendar Council
- Select Policy Council on Strategic and Economic Planning (Chair)
Issues
Cannon did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Cannon's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 459 - "Corporate Income Tax: Deletes specified provisions relating to federal amendments to federal law dealing with bonus depreciation for purposes of adjusted federal income & corporate income tax liability"
- HB 1219 - "Regulation of State Lands and Oil and Gas Resources: Authorizes Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to accept bids for oil & gas leases on specified submerged lands; provides location restrictions on refining & retail sale of oil & gas extracted pursuant to such leases"
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Presidential preference
2012
Dean Cannon endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Elections
2012
Cannon did not run for re-election in 2012.[4]
2010
Cannon ran for re-election to the 35th District seat in 2010. He did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. Cannon defeated Amy Mercado, who ran for the seat on the Democratic ticket and Juanita Virone, who ran for the Florida Tea Party. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 35 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Dean Cannon (R)
|
23,007 | 57.88% | ||
| Amy Mercado (D) | 15,887 | 39.97% | ||
| Juanita Virone (Tea) | 853 | 2.15% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2012
Cannon was endorsed by:
- Central Florida Tea Party Council[6]
Recent news
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See also
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida House of Representatives
- Florida House Committees
- Florida state legislative districts
External links
- Dean Cannon's personal website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Dean Cannon on Facebook
- Dean Cannon on Twitter
- Dean Cannon's YouTube Channel
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue positions," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ Tampabay.com, "Dean Cannon endorses Rick Perry," August 24, 2011
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "2010 Election results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Central Florida Tea Party Council, "Homepage," accessed December 17, 2014
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Florida House of Representatives District 35 2004–2012 |
Succeeded by Robert Schenck (R) |
