Don Hahnfeldt (April 29, 1944 – December 24, 2017) was an American politician.

Formative years

Hahnfeldt was born in

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. He received his bachelor's degree from

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and his master's degrees from Naval Postgraduate School and from

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. Hahnfeldt then served in the

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and became a submarine captain.

Public service

Hahnfeldt lived in

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. After serving on the Sumter County Board of Commissioners from 2012 until 2016, he then served as the

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member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 33, which includes Sumter County and parts of Lake County and

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Death

Hahnfeldt died from cancer at the age of seventy-three.

References

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