M. Mandy Dawson

Muriel Mandy Dawson-Bethune (born July 18, 1956) was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 29th District from 1999 to 2008. Previously she was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 through 1998. She was the first African-American female elected to the Florida Legislature from Broward County. [6] During her time in the legislature she worked on bills restoring civil rights for ex-offenders, penalties for leaving children in locked cars, and keeping Black physicians on managed care panels to address health care inequalities.[6] Bethune now works as a political campaign manager.

Muriel Mandy Dawson
Member of the Florida Senate
In office
November 3, 1998 – November 4, 2008
Preceded byMatthew Meadows (30th)[1]
Steven Geller (29th)[2]
Succeeded byRon Klein (30th)
Chris Smith (29th)[3]
Constituency30th district (1998–2002)
29th district (2002–2008)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
In office
November 3, 1992 – November 3, 1998
Preceded byDebby P. Sanderson[4]
Succeeded byChris Smith[5]
Personal details
Born (1956-07-18) July 18, 1956
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Political partyDemocratic

Dawson was born in Fort Lauderdale and moved to Daytona Beach when she was 6 years old.[6] She attended Florida A&M University from 1975-1980 and has a BS in Social Work from Barry University.[7] She married Hobson Bethune, a retired Marine and longtime youth athletics coach in 2010.[6] Bethune died in 2017.[6]

Dawson had chronic back pain requiring hospitalization and surgery which led to a drug problem.[6] In 2002, Dawson was arrested and charged with felony prescription drug fraud for altering a painkiller prescription from 60 pills to 160. In return for dismissal of the charges, Dawson entered a pretrial intervention program.[8] On July 20, 2011, Dawson was charged with federal income tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.[9] In court papers filed in early February 2012, Dawson signalled her intention to plead guilty to the tax evasion charges.[10][11]

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 30 Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  2. "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 29 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  3. "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 29 Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  4. "Our Campaigns - FL State House 93 Race - Nov 03, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  5. "Our Campaigns - FL State House 93 Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  6. Butler, Andreas (2018-03-15). "Dawson-Bethune adds fire to Williamson's campaign – Daytona Times". Daytona Times. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  7. "Mandy Dawson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. "Legislator returns fire to Limbaugh". Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  9. Hendley, Matthew (Jul 21, 2011). "Mandy Dawson Arrested Again -- for a Little More Than Prescription Pill Fraud This Time". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved Jun 24, 2020.
  10. Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel (February 13, 2015). "Former state legislator Mandy Dawson freed, admits cocaine use". www.sun-sentinel.com.
  11. | July 20, 2012 | Ex-Fla. lawmaker Mandy Dawson sentenced to 6 months for tax evasion | SCOTT HIAASEN |
Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by
Debby P. Sanderson		 Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
1992–1998		 Succeeded by
Chris Smith
Florida Senate
Preceded by
Matthew Meadows		 Member of the Florida Senate
from the 30th district
1998–2002		 Succeeded by
Ron Klein
Preceded by
Steven Geller		 Member of the Florida Senate
from the 29th district
2002–2008		 Succeeded by
Chris Smith


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