Don Fuqua
Don Fuqua | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the House Science Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Olin E. Teague |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Roe |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | James W. Grant |
| Constituency | 9th district (1963–1967) 2nd district (1967–1987) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Donald Fuqua August 20, 1933 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) |
John Donald "Don" Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician from Florida who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Since the death of Merwin Coad in September 2025, Fuqua is the one of the two earliest-serving living members of the House as well as one of the two last living former members from either chamber of the United States Congress who served during the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, alongside Alec G. Olson of Minnesota, with both having been first elected in 1962.