Lake County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 383,956. Its county seat is Tavares,and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clarence William Nelson II is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson served as a United States senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986,Nelson became the second sitting member of United States Congress to fly in space,after Senator Jake Garn,when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics he served in the United States Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.
Richard T. Crotty is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Orange County,Florida.
Thomas Charles Feeney III is an American politician from Orlando,Florida. He represented Florida's 24th congressional district. He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.
Jeffrey D. Kottkamp is an American politician,lawyer,and arbitrator from the State of Florida. He served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor from 2007 until 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Kottkamp previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006
William Joseph Posey is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district,in Congress since 2009. A member of the Republican Party,he formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Florida who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Dixon Alan Hays is a politician who was elected Supervisor of Elections for Lake County,Florida,in 2016. He previously was a member of the Florida State Senate from 2010 to 2016 and a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010. He is a Republican.
Ken Pruitt is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate. A Republican,he represented the 28th District from 2000 to 2009,which included portions of Indian River,Martin,Okeechobee,Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 through 2000.
Daniel Alan Webster is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011. He represented Florida's 10th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Before his congressional service,he served 28 years in the Florida legislature. He was the first Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
George Albright is a Republican politician who has served as Marion County Tax Collector since 2005. Previously,Albright served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1986 to 2000,representing the 24th and 25th Districts,and unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate in 2000.
Charles S. Dean Sr. is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 5th District,which includes Baker,Citrus,Columbia,Dixie,Gilchrist,Lafayette,Levy,western Marion,Suwannee,and Union Counties in North Florida,from 2012 to 2016,previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate,Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007.
Alan Mark Grayson is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district from 2009 to 2011 and Florida's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel Webster;he was then reelected in 2012 for a second,non-consecutive term in the U.S. House of Representatives in another district,defeating Republican Todd Long.
Darren Michael Soto is an American attorney and Southern Democratic politician from Kissimmee,Florida,who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district.
Andy Gardiner is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 9th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 13th District,which stretches from Orlando to Titusville,from 2012 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016,Gardiner served as the President of the Florida Senate. Prior to Gardiner's election to the Senate,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 40th District from 2000 to 2008.
Randolph Bracy III is an American politician who was a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district included parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy was the first African American to serve as Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee. As a member of the State Senate,Bracy pushed for the establishment of Juneteenth as a state holiday.
Larry Edward Metz is an American judge and former politician from Florida. He has served on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court since June 30,2018. Previously,he was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until his appointment as judge.
Carlos Guillermo Smith is an American community activist,lobbyist,and Democratic politician. He is a member-elect of the Florida Senate from the 17th district,covering much of Orange County east of I-4,having been elected without opposition upon the qualifying deadline on June 14th. He previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 49,situated in northeastern Orange County from 2016 through 2022,which covered the University of Central Florida area,Alafaya,Goldenrod,Union Park,Rio Pinar,and Waterford Lakes.
Anthony Frank Sabatini is an American attorney and former politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 32nd district from 2018 to 2022. He was a candidate in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida for Florida's 7th congressional district,losing the Republican primary to Cory Mills.
Anna Cowin is a former Lake County School District superintendent and served in the Florida State Senate. A Republican representing Leesburg in the 20th District State Senate Seat,in 2004 Cowin announced that she would not seek re-election to her seat and instead would run for Lake County Superintendent of Schools. She was succeeded by Carey Baker.
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