# Faye B. Culp

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**Faye B. Culp** is a retired educator and [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician who served as the District 57 Representative in the [Florida House of Representatives](/source/Florida_House_of_Representatives). She was the first female Republican to serve as Majority Whip in the Florida House.

Representative Culp was born in [Kilmichael, Mississippi](/source/Kilmichael,_Mississippi) on December 6, 1939. She graduated from the [Mississippi University for Women](/source/Mississippi_University_for_Women) in 1961 with a [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) degree in education. She taught school from 1961 to 1966 in Georgia. She worked for [IBM](/source/International_Business_Machines) from 1966 to 1968, and moved to Florida in 1968. She sold real estate from 1974 to 1976. From 1988 to 1992, she served as a Hillsborough County School Board member. In 1993, she received a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree from the [University of South Florida](/source/University_of_South_Florida). She was first elected to the Florida House in 1994 and served a second term. She bid unsuccessfully for the [Florida Senate](/source/Florida_Senate) in 2000. She was again elected to the House in 2002 and to three successive terms in the [Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa,_Florida) area. In 2008, she received a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from [Argosy University](/source/Argosy_University). Rep. Culp was term-limited out of office at the end of her fourth term and endorsed Dana Young in the Republican Primary. Ms. Young won the District 57 seat in the general election. Culp is one of the founders of [Maggie's List](/source/Maggie's_List).[5]

## References

1. ["Our Campaigns - FL State House 57 Race - Nov 05, 2002"](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5539)

1. ["Our Campaigns - FL State House 057 Race - Nov 04, 2008"](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334433)

1. ["Our Campaigns - FL State House 57 Race - Nov 03, 1992"](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218365)

1. ["Our Campaigns - FL State House 57 Race - Nov 05, 1996"](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=215729)

1. ["Maggie's List. Women's Political Action Committee. Who is Maggie's List?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150620025834/http://maggieslist.org/who-is-maggies-list.php). Maggieslist.org. Archived from [the original](http://maggieslist.org/who-is-maggies-list.php) on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

## Sources

- [Day, Sherri. "State House 57." *St. Petersburg Times.* October 26, 2004. Online. January 15, 2009.](http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/26/Knowyourcandidates/STATE_HOUSE_57.shtml)
- [Florida House of Representatives Profile](http://www.myfloridahouse.com/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4274&SessionId=61)
- [Project Vote Smart profile](http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=24239)
- [Bay Buzz, St. Petersburg Times Blogs February 3, 2010](http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/2010/02/culp-endorse-dana-young-as-her-replacement.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121016210502/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/2010/02/culp-endorse-dana-young-as-her-replacement.html) October 16, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- [Election Results, TBO.com November 2, 2010](http://beta2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2010/nov/02/most-state-house-incumbents-win-reelection-ar-18798/)[dead link]

## External links

- [Campaign web page](http://www.fayeculp.com/)

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