Ira William McCollum Jr. is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001,representing Florida's 5th congressional district,which was later redistricted to the 8th congressional district in 1993. As a member of the House,McCollum rose to become Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference,the fifth-highest ranking position in the House Republican leadership. He voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and subsequently took a leadership role in managing Clinton's trial in the Senate,which ended in acquittal.
Claude Roy Kirk Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as the 36th governor of Florida from 1967 to 1971. A Republican for most his career,he was the first Republican governor of Florida since Reconstruction.
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012;he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
Florida's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It includes the southeastern area of Jacksonville which comprises areas such as Arlington,East Arlington,Southside,Mandarin,San Jose,and the Beaches. It stretches south to St. Augustine in St. Johns County.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. Florida was dominated by the Democratic Party for most of its history. The Republican Party has rapidly gained ground in recent decades. It is currently the state's dominant party,controlling 20 out of 28 of Florida's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship and all other statewide offices,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
William Cato Cramer Sr.,was an American attorney and politician,elected in 1954 as a member of the United States House of Representatives from St. Petersburg,Florida. He was the first Florida Republican elected to Congress since 1880,shortly after the end of Reconstruction. He was re-elected,serving without interruption until 1970.
Dennis K. Baxley is a state legislator in Florida who served in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2024. A Republican,he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2010 until his election to the Senate in 2016. He served on the Belleview City Commission and as its mayor.
John Legg is Superintendent of Schools for Pasco County Schools in Pasco County,Florida. A Republican,he served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 17th District,which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 46th District.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 2,2010,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 1992 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 3,1992,as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. The race was extremely close –so close in fact that some news networks mistakenly reported that Democratic challenger Bill Clinton had won in the state,although incumbent President George H. W. Bush was eventually declared the winner. Bush received 40.89% of the vote to Clinton's 39.00%. The final result in Florida reflected the reluctance of many Southern states to back fellow Southerner Clinton,although Clinton was polling well in other parts of the country.
Ed Hooper is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 21st District,which includes Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County and western Pasco County,since 2018.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.
Patricia Sullivan is an American,a resident of Florida,who became a leader in the modern Tea Party movement.
Jason T. Brodeur is a Florida State Senator representing the 10th district,which consists of Seminole and a small part of Orange County. Before the redistricting that took effect with the 2022 election,he represented the old 9th district. A Republican,Brodeur previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. From 2010-2012,he represented the 33rd District. During his final six years in the Florida House,Brodeur represented the 28th District,which consists of eastern Seminole County. He also served as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber,which advocates for pro-business practices in Seminole County and across the state of Florida.
Jeffrey P. Brandes is an American politician who served as the Florida State Senator from the 24th district from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party,he has been elected from the Pinellas County area to the Florida Senate since 2012,representing the 22nd district from 2012 to 2016. Brandes previously served as the Florida State Representative for the 52nd district from 2010 to 2012.
Janet Cruz is an American politician who formerly served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing part of Hillsborough County and Tampa from 2018 until 2022 before losing re-election,as well as four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing a Tampa-based district from 2010 until her election to the Senate.
Jimmie Todd Smith is an American politician. he is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 34th District,which includes Citrus County and northern Hernando County,elected in 2012. He also was a House member representing the 43rd District from 2010 to 2012. His last office was as a member of the Citrus County Board of Commissioners,starting in 2016,until losing renomination in a separate district. He is a Republican and U.S. Army veteran.
Joe Gruters was the Chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 2018 to 2022,and is a member of the Florida Senate representing the 22nd District,which consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Earlier in his career,Gruters worked on the campaign of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as campaign manager and was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.
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.
