Daniel A. Webster

Republican Representative of Florida's 11th district

  • Representative

    Florida, district 11

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-1002

@RepWebster

webster.house.gov

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7

Congresses Served

7

House Terms

January 1, 1949 (76 years old)

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  • American businessman and politician
  • Served as U.S. representative for Florida’s 11th congressional district since 2017
  • Entered Congress in 2011, previously representing Florida’s 10th congressional district
  • Served 28 years in the Florida legislature, including as the first Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives since Reconstruction
  • Worked in the family air conditioning and heating business after graduating with an engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Longest-serving legislator in Florida history
  • Ran unopposed in all state legislature elections except for the first three
  • Ran three times for Speaker of the House, receiving varying votes
  • Sat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Natural Resources Committee, and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the 115th United States Congress
  • Advocated for homeschooling and sponsored legislation related to education, marriage, and abortion
  • Named the Florida Department of Transportation Turnpike District Headquarters and a state road after himself
  • Opposed abortion under all circumstances and supported gun rights, including allowing gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines
  • Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
  • Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
  • Did not vote on President Donald Trump’s second impeachment or the measure that established the January 6 Select Committee
  • Describes himself as a committed conservative on his campaign website