1. Dorothy L Hukill was an American politician who was a Republican member in the Florida Senate who represented parts of the Volusia County area from 2012 until her death in 2018.
12 Facts About Dorothy Hukill
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Dorothy Hukill represented the 14th district, encompassing southern Volusia and northern Brevard Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 8th district, which included parts of Volusia, Lake, and Marion Counties.
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Dorothy Hukill served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 28th district in southern Volusia from 2004 to 2012.
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Dorothy Hukill later attended Columbia University, graduating with her master's degree in 1970, and graduated from the St John's University School of Law in 1978 and began practicing law.
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In 1988, Dorothy Hukill moved to Florida, initially settling in Ponce Inlet, where she served as a Councilwoman from 1992 to 1994.
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Dorothy Hukill later moved to Port Orange, serving as its Vice Mayor from 1998 to 2000 and its Mayor from 2000 to 2004.
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In 2004, when incumbent Democratic State Representative Suzanne Kosmas was unable to seek an additional term in the House due to term limits, Dorothy Hukill ran to succeed her in the 28th District, which stretched from Oak Hill to Ponce Inlet in southern Volusia County.
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Dorothy Hukill campaigned on her record in the legislature of creating a solar energy program that "awards grants for residential and business solar-energy systems," and pledged to expand the program to attract manufacturers to the state in her second term.
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In 2012, when Dorothy Hukill was unable to seek a fifth term in the Florida House of Representatives due to term limits and the state's legislative districts were redrawn, she opted to run for the Florida Senate in the newly created 8th District.
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Dorothy Hukill won the Republican primary uncontested, and advanced to the general election, where she faced Frank Bruno, the Chairman of the Volusia County Council and the Democratic nominee.
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On September 28,2018, Dorothy Hukill announced that she would not seek reelection and was entering hospice care due to complications of cervical cancer.
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Dorothy Hukill died from the illness on October 2,2018.