Dennis Baxley

Dennis Baxley
President Pro Tempore of the Florida Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 22, 2022
Preceded by	Aaron Bean
Member of the Florida Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 2016
Preceded by	Redistricted
Constituency	12th district (2016–2022) 13th district (2022–present)
Speaker Pro Tempore of the Florida House of Representatives
In office November 21, 2006 – June 12, 2007
Preceded by	Leslie Waters
Succeeded by	Marsha Bowen
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office November 2, 2010 – November 8, 2016
Preceded by	Kurt Kelly
Succeeded by	Stan McClain
Constituency	24th district (2010–2012) 23rd district (2012–2016)
In office November 7, 2000 – June 26, 2007
Preceded by	George Albright
Succeeded by	Kurt Kelly
Constituency	24th district
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-22) August 22, 1952 (age 71) Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ginette Begín
Children	5
Education	College of Central Florida (AA) Florida State University (BA) Miami-Dade College (AS)

Dennis K. Baxley (born August 22, 1952) is a state legislator in Florida who has served in the Florida Senate since 2016. A Republican, he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2010 until his election to the Senate. He served on the Belleview City Commission and as its mayor.

Baxley has sponsored anti-LGBT legislation and stand your ground legislation, opposed a two-year moratorium on the sale of AR-15s, and delayed the Florida Slavery Memorial. He also opposes the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. He was the sponsor of the failed Florida House Bill H-837, which would have allowed students to sue educators for not tolerating their views, and the successful Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits the discussion of gender identity in elementary schools.