Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American retired firefighter and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district in 2022. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 4,2008 to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009 until January 3,2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Annette Joanne Taddeo-Goldstein is a Colombian-American politician and businesswoman who served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 40th district from 2017 to 2022. She was an unsuccessful candidate for several elections starting in 2008 and was Charlie Crist's running mate in the 2014 Florida gubernatorial election. She was formerly a Democratic candidate in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election,but withdrew to run for Congress in Florida's 27th congressional district to unsuccessfully challenge incumbent María Elvira Salazar. She is currently running for Miami-Dade County Clerk and Comptroller.
David Mauricio Rivera is an American Republican politician from Florida. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term,representing parts of South Florida from 2011 to 2013.
JoséFélix Díaz is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017,representing parts of Miami-Dade County. He resigned from the House in 2017 to run for a special election to the Florida Senate,but was not elected.
Frank Artiles is a Cuban-American Republican politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Miami-Dade County from 2010 to 2016,before being elected to the Florida Senate in 2016. He resigned from the Senate on April 21,2017,after using racial slurs and other profanities against fellow senators.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6,as part of the 2012 U.S. presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose 29 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,U.S. Representative Paul Ryan.
Kionne L. McGhee is an American Democratic politician from Florida who has served as a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2020. Previously,he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020,representing south-central Miami-Dade County stretching from Richmond Heights to Florida City. He was the House Minority Leader for the 2018–20 legislature.
JoséJavier Rodríguez is an American politician and attorney from Florida serving as the Assistant Secretary for Employment &Training at the United States Department of Labor. A Democrat,he served one term in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2020,representing Coral Gables,Palmetto Bay,Pinecrest,Key Biscayne,and downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 112th district in Miami-Dade County from 2012 until his election to the Senate.
Joseph Scott Geller is a Democratic politician who previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 100th District,which includes most of Hollywood in southern Broward County and parts of Miami-Dade County,from 2014 to 2022.
Bryan Avila is an American Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 39th District. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 111th District,which includes parts of Miami and Hialeah in northeastern Miami-Dade County,since 2014. Avila will be term limited in 2022 and has announced his intention to run for Miami Dade County commission district 6.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28,2018.
Bruno Arthur Barreiro is a Republican politician from Florida. He served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1998 to 2018,representing part of Miami Beach and the Miami neighborhoods of Brickell,Little Havana,Coral Way,and West Flagler. He resigned on March 31,2018,to run unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for Florida's 27th congressional district in the 2018 election.
Robert Asencio is an American Southern Democratic politician and former Miami-Dade Schools Police Department captain from Florida. From 2016 to 2018,Asencio served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing part of Miami-Dade in District 118. In August 2022,he won the Democratic primary for the newly created Florida's 28th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,and was defeated by incumbent Republican Carlos A. Giménez in the November general election.
Deborah Mucarsel-Powell is an American politician and academic administrator who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented a district in the southern Miami-Dade County,including Homestead and the Florida Keys.
In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6,2018,20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections will serve four year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2022,and the winners of the two special elections will serve two year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2020.
Ana Maria Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 40th district encompassing Monroe and parts of Miami-Dade Counties since 2020.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 28 congressional districts. The primary was held on August 23,2022. The elections coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida,other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years,20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis,races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28,gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority,giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.
Ashley Viola Gantt is an American lawyer,politician,and former schoolteacher. She is the District 109 Representative in the Florida House of Representatives.
