Kaylee Tuck Explained

Kaylee Tuck
State House:Florida
District:55th
Termstart:November 3, 2020
Preceded:Cary Pigman
Birth Date:30 May 1994
Birth Place:Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Florida State University (BS)
Stetson University (JD)
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.[1] [2]

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.[1] She secured the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic Party candidate Linda Tripp in the 2020 Florida House of Representatives election.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wegman . Catie . Florida primary: Republicans Kaylee Tuck, Ned Hancock vie for Florida House District 55 seat . April 11, 2021 . Treasure Coast Newspapers . July 16, 2020.
  2. News: Henderson Franklin Welcomes Stetson University Law Graduate Kaylee Tuck . April 11, 2021 . Southwest Florida, Inc. . April 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411015319/https://swflinc.com/henderson-franklin-welcomes-stetson-university-law-graduate-kaylee-tuck/ . dead .
  3. News: Wegman . Catie . Republican, fourth-generation resident Kaylee Tuck beats Linda Tripp in Florida House District 55 . April 11, 2021 . Treasure Coast Newspapers . November 3, 2020.