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District Offices:
405 Tompkins Street
Inverness, FL 34450
(352) 860-5175
Senate VOIP: 40300
Toll Free:
1-866-538-2831
Legislative Assistants:
Janet Oehmig and Judy Wells
315 SE 25th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34471-2689
(352) 873-6513
Senate VOIP: 40310
Legislative Assistant:
Nicholas Abrahams
Tallahassee Office:
302 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5017
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Legislative Assistant:
Travis Hart
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Senator Charles S. "Charlie" Dean, Sr.
Party: Republican
Media
Press Releases
Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 302 False Reports to Law Enforcement Officers
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 31
S 406 Transportation Facility Designations
Last Action: 01/18/2012 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 136
S 480 Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Parks
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
S 514 Public Safety
Last Action: 01/18/2012 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 136
S 560 Water Management Districts
Last Action: 02/06/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 280
S 604 Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer Application
Last Action: 02/07/2012 S Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 4 -SJ 326
S 660 Retirement
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 56
S 806 Enterprise Zones
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 820 Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems
Last Action: 02/09/2012 S Now in Budget
S 824 Mitigation
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
S 882 Court Costs
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 300
S 884 Standards for Compressed Air
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 74
S 992 Regulation of Hoisting Equipment Used in Construction, Demolition, or Excavation Work
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 272
S 994 Federal Environmental Permitting
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 996 Property Fraud
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Now in Criminal Justice
S 1034 Citrus County
Last Action: 11/18/2011 S Filed
S 1080 Vietnam Veterans
Last Action: 02/09/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/12
S 1610 Background Screening for Noninstructional Contractors on School Grounds
Last Action: 02/09/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/14/12, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
S 1614 Kings Bay
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 300
S 1632 40th Anniversary/End of the United States’ Involvement in the Vietnam War
Last Action: 02/07/2012 S CS by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 335
S 1652 Agricultural Lands
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 225
S 1666 Psychologists
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 226
Co-Introducer
S 276 Special Observances/Purple Heart Day
Last Action: 02/09/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/12
S 476 Sale of Motor Fuel
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 43
S 484 Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 44
S 502 Public Fairs and Expositions
Last Action: 01/27/2012 S CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 283
S 632 Funerals, Burials, and Memorial Services
Last Action: 02/07/2012 S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 348
S 792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 02/10/2012 H In Messages
S 922 Current and Former Military Personnel
Last Action: 01/24/2012 H In Messages
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted -SJ 312
S 1648 Department of Citrus
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1650 Public Records/Department of Citrus
Last Action: 02/08/2012 S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 354
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate, June 26, 2007, reelected subsequently
- Majority (Republican) Whip, 2008-2010
- House of Representatives, 2002-2007
Other Public Service
- Citrus County Sheriff, 1981-1996
- Citrus County School Board, Director of General Services, 1965-1980
- Citrus County Juvenile Court, Juvenile Counselor, 1972-1975
Honors and Awards
- Florida Sheriffs' Self-Insurance Fund, Board of Managers 1988-1996
- National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Board of Directors 1990-1996, appointed to Executive Committee 1993, Nominating Committee, Chairman 1991
- Blue Lightning Strike Force, Chairman 1987-1993
- FSA Workers' Compensation Program Board of Trustees, Chairman, 1993
- Florida Parole Qualifications Committee 1988-1992, Chairman, 1993
- Recognized as Top Crime Prevention Administrator by Florida Crime Prevention Association (FPCA), 1991
- Elected to Florida Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors 1983, Secretary 1985, President 1986
Affiliations
- Citrus Lodge, F&AM, past Master
- Inverness Elks #2522
- Marine Corps League, Citrus Detachment #819
- Ocala Scottish Rite Bodies
- Tampa and Citrus Shrine Club, Egypt Temple Shrine
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Sheriff, Retired; Cattleman; Consultant |
| Spouse: | Judy Baxter of Columbia, TN |
| Children: | Shannon Wright; Charles S., Jr. |
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| Born: | May 31, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida |
| Military Service: | U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 5 1/2 years |
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| Religious Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Recreation: | Collecting John Deere antique tractors, family farm, fishing, golf, hunting |
District 3
Consists of Baker, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, and parts of Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, and Marion counties
District Links
- District 3 Maps
- View District 3 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
