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MARION COUNTY Ocala 
Ed Dean (D)

Born Los Angeles, CA, June 9, 1945 Education Public schools of Michigan; Michigan State University, BA, graduated with honors (1967); JD, University of Florida College of Law, with honors (1970); FDLE Chief Executive Institute (1999); FBI Academy Executive Program (2000) Wife Sarah Children Four Church Lutheran Career Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & Getzen Law Firm, Sarasota, 1970; private practice, Gainesville; served as adjunct professor of law at the University of Florida, 1972-75; Vice President of Operations, Townley Manufacturing Company, 1975-79; Vice President-General Counsel, Kysor Industrial Corporation; President, Dexter Lock Company; President, Townley Manufacturing Company, 1983; founded Dean & Dean, PA, 1988; created Pro Poly of America, Inc.; Director, Daystar Farms, Inc.; appointed Sheriff, Marion County, November 1998; elected Sheriff 2000, re-elected 2004 Honors and Affiliations Previous service: Chairman, Ocala-Marion Economic Development Council; Chairman of the Marion County Indigent Health Care Council; board member and president, Florida Angus Association; Marion District Chairman of Boy Scouts of America; Executive Committee, North Florida Council of Boy Scouts; Chairman and founding board member of the Marion County Big Brothers-Big Sisters Program; board member and Vice Chairman of the North Florida Innovation Technology Corporation; Director, Marion Regional Manufacturer’s Association; Vice-Chairman, Florida Seedstock Council, Florida Cattlemen’s Association; Chairman, Community Improvement Council; Capital Campaign Cabinet, Boys & Girls Club of Ocala; board member, Silver River Marine Institute of Ocala and Healthy Families Advisory Board; Chairman, FSA Statewide Self-Inflicted Crimes Task Force; Co-Chairman, March of Dimes, 2002-03. Current service: member, Salvation Army Advisory Board, Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, “Success by Six; Board member of Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches and United Way of Marion County; Chairman of Children’s Alliance of Marion County, Northeast Florida Investigative Support Center and Florida Model Jail Standards Committee; Director, Children’s Advocacy Center; Chaplain, Florida Sheriffs Association; Vice-Chairman, Law Enforcement Section, Region Three, Florida Domestic Security Task Force; steering committee of the Statewide Cargo Theft Task Force; Co-Chairman, Northeast Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force; member Human Services Council and Florida Domestic Security Oversight Board; Named Florida Economic Development Person of the Year and Rotarian Service Above Self Award, Marion County

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