20 Facts About Dane Eagle

Dane Eagle was born on May 22,1983 and is an American politician from Florida.

Dane 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.

Dane Eagle resigned from the House to accept his appointment as head of DEO.

Dane Eagle unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Congress in Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 election.

Dane Eagle was born in Cape Coral, Florida, on May 22,1983.

Dane Eagle received an associate degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2003.

Dane Eagle received a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 2005.

Dane Eagle began his political career as an aide to Florida Governor Charlie Crist, then a Republican.

Dane Eagle started as a travel aide to Crist during the latter's 2006 gubernatorial campaign.

Dane Eagle won election to the Florida House of Representatives in 2012, at age 29.

Dane Eagle claimed that the smell of alcohol coming from his vehicle was the result of having people who were drunk in his car earlier in the night.

Dane Eagle refused to take a roadside sobriety test or a breath alcohol test.

Days after his arrest, Dane Eagle resigned from his position as director of development for the Lee County Building Industry Association, a position he had taken up a year earlier.

In June 2014, the charge against Dane Eagle was dropped to reckless driving; he took a plea deal in which he pleaded no contest and agreed to six months' probation, 100 hours' community service, and alcohol testing.

Dane Eagle was apologetic for his mistake and says he has learned from it.

In 2016, Dane Eagle ran unopposed through both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his third term in the State House of Representatives.

Dane Eagle was vice-chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 2018 to 2020, a powerful post.

Dane Eagle is a supporter of Donald Trump; he was one of the opening speakers at a Trump rally at Germain Arena near Fort Myers in September 2016, ahead of the November 2016 presidential election.

Dane Eagle announced his bid for the Republican nomination for Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 US House elections, to replace retiring incumbent Francis Rooney.

In May 2021, DeSantis and Dane Eagle withdrew Florida from the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which offered a $300 weekly increase to state unemployment benefits.