Dane Eagle | |
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Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity | |
Assumed office September 14, 2020 | |
Governor | Ron DeSantis |
Preceded by | Ken Lawson |
Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office November 19, 2018 – September 11, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Ray Rodrigues |
Succeeded by | Michael J. Grant |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
In office November 6, 2012 – September 11, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted |
Succeeded by | Mike Giallombardo |
Personal details | |
Born | Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | May 22, 1983
Political party | Republican |
Education | Florida Gulf Coast University University of Florida (BA) |
Dane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, Eagle was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis as Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in September 2020. Eagle was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, where he represented Cape Coral in Lee County and served as Majority Leader and Majority Whip. Eagle resigned from the House to accept his appointment as head of DEO. Eagle unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Congress in Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 election.