- Joyce Cusack
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name =Joyce Cusack
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birth_date =Birth date and age|1942|5|21|mf=y
birth_place =New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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occupation =Florida politician , RetiredRegistered Nurse
spouse = Charles Cusack Jr.
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website = [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=WFL98071]
footnotes =Joyce Marie Cusack (born
May 21 ,1942 ) is an American politician. She is a member of theFlorida House of Representatives , representing the 27th District and a member of the Democratic Party. Her district currently covers a part ofVolusia County, Florida .Cusack was born in
New Smyrna Beach, Florida , and resides inDeLand, Florida . She received herAssociate's degree inNursing fromDaytona Beach Community College in 1971 and herBachelor's degree inpsychology fromSaint Leo University inSaint Leo, Florida in 1984.She was first elected to the House in 2000, when she defeated Pat Patterson for the District 26 seat, and was subsequently re-elected in 2004.
Some of the committees that Cusack is affiliated with are
Trade andBanking ,Health Care General, Select Committee onMedicaid Reform ,Spaceport andTechnology , StateInfrastructure Council,Transportation andEconomic DevelopmentAppropriations .She is married to Charles Cusack Jr., and has two grown daughters, and three grandchildren. She is also a member of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a service sorority founded by African-American women in theUnited States .Cusack was re-elected to a fourth term in the Florida House, beating former
Ormond Beach Mayor Dave Hood with about 63 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results onNovember 7 ,2006 . Her victory led a trend of incumbent representatives winning re-election to the Florida House of Representatives. She currently serves as the Democratic Leader pro tempore of the Florida House, making her the number two ranking Democratic member.External links
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=WFL98071 Biography at Project Vote Smart]
* [http://www.cusack2006.com]
* [http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/PhotoAlbums/photoAlbum.aspx?MemberId=4236&SessionId=54]
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