Alma mater Howard University Political party Democratic Party Education Howard University | Name Arnett Girardeau Occupation dentist | |
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Born July 15, 1929 (age 94)
Jacksonville, Florida, United States ( 1929-07-15 ) | ||
Arnett Elysus Girardeau, Sr. (born July 15, 1929) is an American dentist and former politician in the state of Florida.
Girardeau was born in 1929 in Jacksonville. Attending Howard University where he earned a D.D.S. degree, he also attended graduate school at Wayne State University and Fisk University. The first African-American elected outside of Miami since Reconstruction, Girardueau served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983. In 1982, he was elected to the State Senate and he served until 1992. He was president pro tempore of the senate in the later years of his term.
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