Faye B. Culp

Faye B. Culp
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 57 district
In office
1995-1998, 2003-2010
Personal details
Born (1939-12-06) December 6, 1939
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jim Culp
Profession Marketing Executive
Religion Methodist

Faye B. Culp is a Tampa, Florida retired educator and Republican (United States) Republican politician who serves as the District 57 Representative in the House of Representatives of the State of Florida. She was the first female Republican to serve as Majority Whip in the Florida House.

Representative Culp was born in Kilmichael, Mississippi on December 6, 1939. She graduated from the Mississippi University for Women in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. She taught school from 1961 to 1966 in Georgia. She worked for IBM from 1966 to 1968, and moved to Florida in 1968. She sold real estate from 1974 to 1976. From 1988 to 1992, she served as a member of the Hillsborough County School Board. In 1993, she received a Master of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. She was first elected to the Florida House in 1994 and served a second term. She made an unsuccessful bid for the Florida Senate in 2000. She was again elected to the House in 2002 and to three successive terms. In 2008, she received a Ph.D. from Argosy University. Rep. Culp was term-limited out of office at the end of her fourth term and endorsed Dana Young in the Republican Primary. Ms. Young won the District 57 seat in the general election. Culp is one of the founders of Maggie's List.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Maggie's List. Women's Political Action Committee. Who is Maggie's List?". Maggieslist.org. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

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