Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida,then the Florida Territory,in 1824. In 2022,the estimated population was 201,731,making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. It is the principal city of the Tallahassee,Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area,which itself had an estimated population of 390,992 as of 2022. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle regions.
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census,the population was 292,198.
William Sherman Jennings was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Florida after being a lawyer,county judge,and state representative.
Scott Charles Maddox is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005. Maddox is the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a former Tallahassee City Commissioner,serving from 1993 to 1995,1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2018.
The history of Tallahassee,Florida,much like the history of Leon County,dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century,the region was colonized by Europeans,becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819,the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida,including modern-day Tallahassee,to the United States. Tallahassee became a city and the state capital of Florida in 1821;the American takeover led to the settlements' rapid expansion as growing numbers of cotton plantations began to spring up nearby,increasing Tallahassees' population significantly.
Samuel Leon Jones is an American politician who currently represents District 99 in the Alabama House of Representatives. Jones was the first African-American mayor of Mobile,Alabama,serving from September 2005 until August 2013. He ran on a platform of safety,efficient government,historic preservation and bringing new employers to the city. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Alfred James Lawson Jr. is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district,which was eliminated following redistricting during the 2022 Florida legislative session,stretched across most of the border with Georgia,including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Lawson challenged fellow Congressman Neal Dunn in the newly redrawn 2nd congressional district,which pitted them against each other in Lawson's home city. Lawson won the Democratic primary unopposed,and lost to Dunn in the general election.
Marjorie Reitz Turnbull is an American politician who served as State Representative from Florida's 9th district from November 8,1994 until November 7,2000. She previously served as a Leon County Commissioner from 1988 until 1994.
Terry L. Fields is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing the 14th District,which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He ran for a seat in the Florida House in 2016. He lost in the primaries to Democratic candidate Kimberly Daniels.
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. She is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,in which she represented the 9th District,which includes most of Leon County,from 2008 to 2016. In addition to her legislative career,Rehwinkel Vasilinda is an attorney and has been a professor of Legal Studies and Applied Ethics at Tallahassee Community College since 1989.
The 2000 congressional elections in Florida were held on November 7,2000,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 107th Congress from January 3,2001,until January 3,2003. The election coincided with the 2000 United States presidential election.
Leonard L. Bembry is an American Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. Bembry represented the 10th District in the House,which included Hamilton,Madison,and Taylor Counties,and parts of Alachua,Columbia,Dixie,Franklin,Jefferson,Levy,and Wakulla Counties. He ran for Congress in 2012,but lost in the Democratic primary to Al Lawson.
Alan B. Williams is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016,representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams is currently deputy assistant secretary of housing and urban development for congressional and intergovernmental relations.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
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.
Morris A. Young is an American police officer who has served as the sheriff of Gadsden County,Florida since 2004. Young became the second black sheriff in Florida history when he was elected,and as of 2018,he was the longest serving African American sheriff in Florida.
Janegale M. Boyd is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. She unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate in 2000,losing the Democratic primary to Al Lawson.
Florida's 8th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Gallop Franklin. The district is located in the Florida panhandle,and encompasses part of the Big Bend. The district covers all of Gadsden County,as well as central Leon County. The largest city in the district is state capital Tallahassee,though this district excludes the downtown and northeastern portions of the city. As of the 2010 census,the district's population is 156,188. This district is majority-minority.
Jack L. McLean Jr. is an American politician who served as the second African-American mayor of Tallahassee,the state capitol of Florida. He currently serves as city manager of Quincy,Florida.
The 2022 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida. The vote was held subsequently along with the other statewide elections.
