Fentrice Driskell's Biography
- State House (FL) - District 67, Democratic Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
316 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Suite A
13250 North 56th Street
Tampa, FL 33617-1107
Full Name:
Fentrice DeNell Driskell
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
03/03/1979
Birth Place:
Winter Haven, FL
Home City:
Tampa, FL
Religion:
Protestant
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2001-2004
BA, Government, Harvard College, 1997-2001
Minority Leader, Florida State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 67, 2022-present
House Democratic Caucus Leader, Florida State House of Representatives, present
Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 67, 2024
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 63, 2018-2022
Minority Policy Chair, Florida State House of Representatives, 2020-2022
Ranking Member, Budget Committee
Member, Security and Threat Assessment Committee
Member, Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency and Recovery
Ranking Member, Budget Committee, Florida State House of Representatives, present
Member, Security & Threat Assessment Committee, Florida State House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Partner, Swope, Rodante Professional Association, 2024-present
Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2013-present
Shareholder and Litigator, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, 2006-2024
Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2004-2006
Judicial Intern, Honorable Andrew J. Peck, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2002
Intern, Davis Polk & Wardwell Limited Liability Partnership, 2001
Member, Florida State Bar Association, 2016-present
Member, Athena Society, Incorporated, 2015-present
Member, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2014-present
Board Member, Hillsborough Education Foundation, 2014-present
Secretary/Board Member, Tampa Crossroads, Incorporated, 2007-present
Member, American Bar Association, 2006-present
Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2006-present
President, George Edgecomb Bar Association, 2014-2016
Volunteer, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, 2007
Member, Race Committee, Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 2007
Awards:
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida's 2018 Woman of Promise