Eric Yonce was born in Florida and raised in this District, and this community has always been home to him. He grew up in Citra and graduated from North Marion High School. His father served as a police officer in Ocala, and his mother leads the local Realtor Association, helping to make homeownership accessible. From them, he learned the value of hard work, public service, and fighting for community.
Eric spent more than 20 years working as a manager in big box retail stores across our District. That experience put him face to face with the real challenges working families and small communities deal with every day. He has also seen firsthand how reckless, profit driven development has erased the very things that make Florida special, our coastlines, natural landscapes, and native wildlife.
Eric brings a working class, people first perspective to public service shaped by real world experience and a deep love for the District he calls home.