# Dean Black > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Black > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Black.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Black > Source revision: 1349849597 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician from Florida}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Dean Black.jpg | image_size = | name = Dean Black | caption = | state_house1 = Florida | state1 = Florida | district1 = [15th](/source/Florida's_15th_House_of_Representatives_district) | term_start1 = November 8, 2022 | term_end1 = | preceded1 = [Wyman Duggan](/source/Wyman_Duggan) | constituency = | majority = | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|3}} | birth_place = [Jacksonville, Florida](/source/Jacksonville%2C_Florida), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Kimberly A. Black | alma_mater = [University of Mississippi](/source/University_of_Mississippi) | occupation = Small business owner, cattle rancher | website = {{URL|https://votedeanblack.com}} | children = 5 }} '''Dean Black''' is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Florida Legislature](/source/Florida_Legislature) representing the [state's 15th House district](/source/Florida's_15th_House_of_Representatives_district), which includes [Nassau County](/source/Nassau_County%2C_Florida) and some of [Duval County](/source/Duval_County%2C_Florida).{{Cite web |title=Dean Black |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dean_Black |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} An 8th generation Northeast Florida native, Dean Black and his wife Kim have 5 children. Serving as Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County since 2018 and re-elected subsequently, Black is a local business owner and rancher. He is also a Air Force Veteran and was a member of the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard on Jacksonville’s Northside. A staunch Trump supporter, Black was a campaign surrogate, official Delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention, and had a leading presence on the campaign trail.{{Cite web|url=https://votedeanblack.com/}} == Florida House of Representatives == === 2023 Florida Legislative Session === Rep. Black sponsored a bill that stops public-sector unions from automatically deducting union dues from employee paychecks.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Gary |date=April 6, 2023 |title='Anti-freedom': Labor leaders push Polk lawmakers to oppose legislation targeting unions |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/labor-leaders-urge-polk-lawmakers-to-oppose-bill-targeting-some-unions/70087699007/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=The Ledger}} === 2024 Florida Legislative Session === Dean filed a House bill called the "What is a Woman Act". This bill, named after conservative commentator [Matt Walsh's](/source/Matt_Walsh_(political_commentator)) [controversial documentary](/source/What_Is_a_Woman%3F), would legally define the terms "man" and woman" based on a person's "biological sex at birth."{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2024 |title='What is a Woman Act:' Florida state Rep. files bill requiring 'biological sex at birth' on ID cards |url=https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/florida/what-is-woman-act-florida-state-rep-files-bill-requiring-biological-sex-birth-id-cards/WLYP5O3N7RCTLEDR64U7JGY5AQ/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=Action News Jax}} If passed, all identifying legal documents in Florida would use the term "[sex](/source/sex)" instead of "[gender](/source/gender)", making it impossible for transgender individuals to change their gender markers.{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Ali |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Florida hears bill that would make it easier for health insurance not to offer trans care |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/22/florida-bill-health-insurance-trans/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=Pink News}} [Equality Florida](/source/Equality_Florida) condemned the bill, calling it an attack on transgender people.{{Cite web |last=Cheyenne |first=Cole |date=January 5, 2024 |title=Equality Florida calls Jacksonville lawmaker's proposed bill an 'attack' on transgender people |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/equality-florida-calls-jacksonville-lawmakers-proposed-act-attack-transgender-people/77-66f6764a-42b8-4b78-83fe-70770f1efbde |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=First Coast News}} In response to the trend of government officials taking down [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) statues, Black filed legislation that would punish any lawmakers who vote to remove "historical monuments and memorials."{{Cite web |last=Piggott |first=Jim |date=November 10, 2023 |title=New legislation would punish lawmakers who vote to take down Confederate monuments |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/11/10/new-legislation-would-punish-lawmakers-who-vote-to-take-down-confederate-monuments/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=News4JAX}} Under this bill, if local lawmakers vote in favor of the [removal of Confederate statues](/source/Removal_of_Confederate_monuments_and_memorials), they may be fined or removed from office by the [governor](/source/Governor_of_florida). The bill died in committee in March 2024.{{Cite web |title=CS/HB 395: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/395 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=The Florida Senate}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{CongLinks |votesmart=124330}} {{Florida House of Representatives}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Dean}} Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Category:University of Mississippi alumni Category:Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida Category:21st-century members of the Florida Legislature Category:2024 United States presidential electors {{Florida-FLRepresentative-Republican-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dean Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Black) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Black?action=history)). 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