Donald L. Tucker
Donald L. Tucker was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and Special Ambassador for the United States to the Dominican Republic.
Tucker earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida in 1962. He served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978, the 49th of 58 consecutive Democrats to do so.
The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, home of the Florida State University Men's and Women's basketball teams, as well as other local teams, was renamed in honor of Tucker in 1977 and is now known as the Donald L. Tucker Center.
In 1952, Tucker attended Florida American Legion Boys State. This program laid much of the foundation for Tucker's future political career. He served as that year's program Governor. Tucker died of cancer in 2019 at the age of 84.
