Richard Deeb
Florida real estate developer and politician (1924–1990)
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Richard J. Deeb (1924 – August 6, 1990) was a real estate developer,[1] Florida State Representative for two years and then a Florida State Senator.[2][3] He represented the St. Petersburg, Florida area as a Republican.[4] He was Arab American.[5]
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From 1982 until 1984, he was the chairman of the Pinellas County Republican Party.[6]
He was born in Tallahassee and his father immigrated from Lebanon. He opposed school busing.[1][7]
Deeb was involved in his family's homebuilding business.[3]
He died August 6, 1990, aged 65 at his home, after being ill for three years and in relation to Parkinson's disease.[1][6]
