Evelyn J. Lynn is a

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member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th District since 2003. Her district includes parts of

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, Marion County, Putnam County, and

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. Previously she was a member of the

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from 1995 through 2002. Lynn received her Doctorate from the

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, and resides in

Ormond Beach, Florida Ormond Beach is a city in central Florida in Volusia County. The population was 43,080 at the 2020 census. Ormond Beach lies directly north of Daytona Beach and is a principal city of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan ...

Anthrax hoax victim

On November 3, 2008, Lynn's office received an

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letter mailed to her post office box address in Ormond Beach. Other similar letters were received at several offices of Rep.

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. The envelopes were turned over to the F.B.I. for investigation.Daytona Beach News-Journal: State senator victim of white powder hoax (Nov. 4, 2008

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