DuBose Ausley
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DuBose Ausley is an attorney
Lawyer
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 in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

, USA.

DuBose Ausley is the senior partner and former Chairman with the law firm
Law firm
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 of Ausley & McMullen, P.A. in Tallahassee. He is also Director of TECO Energy, Inc. of Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
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, Director of Capital City Bank Group of Tallahassee, former member of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Board of Directors, Chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics, and Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
Florida Board of Regents
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 in 1981.

Background

Ausley's great-grandfather was Alexander McSwain, a member of the Florida House
Florida House
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. His father was Charles S. Ausley, a member of the Florida Senate
Florida Senate
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. Ausley is married to Sallie Ausley, co-founder of the Red Hills Horse Trials
Red Hills Horse Trials
The Red Hills Horse Trials is held in Tallahassee, Florida, USA and is one of the equestrian world's top events. It is an annual major eventing competition held by the United States Eventing Association, Area III and the 16th event held in Area III consisting of Dressage, Cross-country, and Show...

. His daughter is Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley is a politician and attorney from Tallahassee, Florida-Background:With over 20 years of public service at the State and Federal level, Ausley, a Democrat, was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, 9th District, from 2000 - 2008...

, member of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...

 (2000–2008) and 2010 candidate for the Florida Senate
Florida Senate
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....

. Ausley previously served as a captain in the U.S. Army. He served on the United States Circuit Judge
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 Nominating Commission. He also served on the Florida Council of 100, and was a member of the Florida Board of Regents
Florida Board of Regents
The Florida Board of Regents was from 1965 to 2001 the governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida, United States. It was created to replace a predecessor body called the Florida Board of Control, which had existed from...

 from (1978–1994).

Education

Ausley received his Bachelors degree from Washington & Lee University in 1959, and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida
University of Florida
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 in 1962.

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