James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
Paige V. Kreegel is a physician and was previously a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives,where he represented District 72 - which covers all of De Soto County and parts of Charlotte County and Lee County. Kreegel was first elected to the Florida House in 2004,and was unopposed for re-election in 2006. He is a physician and resides in Punta Gorda,Florida. He was a Republican candidate in a special election in April 2014 to fill Florida's 19th district U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by Trey Radel.
Johnnie B. Byrd Jr. is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 62 representing Eastern Hillsborough County from 1996 through 2004. He was speaker of the House from 2002 to 2004.
William L. Proctor is an American politician and university administrator. Proctor served as president of Flagler College in St. Augustine,Florida between 1971 and 2001. He then served as Chancellor of Flagler College from 2001 to his retirement from that post in 2020.
Dean Cannon is an attorney and government affairs consultant. Cannon served in the House of Representatives of the Florida Legislature from 2004 to 2012,serving as Speaker of the House from 2010 to 2012. Cannon currently serves as president and chief executive officer of 250+ attorney/consultant legal and lobbying firm,GrayRobinson,P.A.
Ralph H. "Pat" Patterson is an American politician and insurance agent. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives and a member of the Republican Party.
Gaston Ignacio Cantens is an American politician from Miami,Florida. Described as a "onetime influential member of the Florida House of Representatives",Cantens served on the body from 1998 to 2004,and at one time was considered likely to become its speaker. Cantens is currently a Vice President at Florida Crystals.
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
J. Dudley Goodlette is an American attorney and politician who served as a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Following his departure from the Florida House of Representatives,Goodlette. served as the interim president of Edison Community College from 2011-12,and serves as Chairman of the Naples Ethics Commission. In 2019,Goodlette was appointed as Special master to hear and provide a recommendation on the proprietary of Governor Ron DeSantis's suspension of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Goodlette found the suspension improper and recommended reinstatement,but his recommendation was rejected by the Florida Senate.
Randy Johnson is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006,representing the 41st District,which included portions of Osceola,Lake and Orange counties. During his tenure in the Florida House,Johnson served as Chairman of multiple committees,including Transportation &Economic Development Appropriations,Growth Management,Finance and Tax,The Select Committee on Affordable Housing and The Select Committee on Post-9/11 Economic Development.
Walter Jaycox "Buzz" Ritchie,Jr. is an American banker and politician. He previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida.
Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. is an American politician and the current chief financial officer of the state of Florida. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district,which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County,from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Deborah James Horan Ritchie is an American politician in the state of Florida. A Democrat,she served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 120th district between 1994 and 1998.
Sharon J. Merchant is an American politician in the state of Florida. She was a representative in the Florida House of Representatives for the 83rd district between 1993 and 2001.
Judith Ann Bense is an American academic,Florida historical archaeologist,and a former president of the University of West Florida. She is also the chairwoman of the Florida Historical Commission at the University of West Florida,she served as a faculty member and department chair in the anthropology program,which she started at the school. In 2008,she started her 7-year term as president of the university. Prior to this,she was the executive director of anthropology and archaeology at UWF. During her career,she was fundamental in drafting the legislation to create the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN).
Will Weatherford is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District,which included eastern Pasco County,from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature,he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time.
William D. Snyder is the Martin County,Florida sheriff and former Republican politician who served as the District 82 representative in the House of Representatives of the State of Florida.
Juan Carlos Zapata,is an American businessman,politician and the owner of Zapata Consulting. Prior to the company's inception,Zapata was involved in importing seafood,real estate and other business ventures. He also has a strong background in non-profit management.
John E. Thrasher is a former state legislator,businessman,lawyer and lobbyist who served as the 15th president of Florida State University. He was approved by the Florida Board of Governors on November 6,2014 and took office on November 10,2014. On September 11,2020,Thrasher and the university board of trustees announced his retirement in a joint statement. In May 2021,Richard McCullough was chosen by Florida State University’s board of trustees to succeed Thrasher.
Jason Shoaf is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 7th district,which includes Franklin,Gulf,Jefferson,Dixie,Suwannee,Hamilton,Lafayette,Liberty,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties,and part of Leon County. He was first elected in a 2019 special election.
