Elizabeth Fetterhoff is an American politician and

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veteran. A member of the Republican Party, she served in the

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from 2018 to 2022, representing the 26th district.

Early life

In 1981, Fetterhoff was born in

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. Fetterhoff's father is Roy Schleicher, a former politician. Fetterhoff's mother is Senta Goudy, a former reporter.

Education

In 2009, Fetterhoff graduated with a BS degree in political science from

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Career

Fetterhoff served in the

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. Fetterhoff was a legislative assistant to Senator Dorothy Hukill. Fetterhoff is a government affairs director for the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtor. Fetterhoff narrowly defeated Michael Cantu on August 28, 2018, in the Republican primary, winning by just 81 votes. In the November 8, 2018 general election, Fetterhoff narrowly defeated the incumbent, Patrick Henry, by just 61 votes, in a margin that triggered a manual recount. After redistricting in 2020, Fetterhoff's seat was redrawn, and most of her constituents were in the 29th district. She ran for the 29th district seat, going against Webster Barnaby. She was defeated in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.

References

External links

Elizabeth Fetterhoff at Ballotpedia.org
1981 births Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Living people Politicians from DeLand, Florida Women state legislators in Florida 21st-century American women politicians Florida State University alumni 21st-century members of the Florida Legislature {{Florida-FLRepresentative-Republican-stub