Coral Springs is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. The city is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,the city had a population of 134,394. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. was an American jurist and Republican politician who served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale and represented South Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 2007. He was defeated for re-election by Ron Klein in 2006.
Florida's 23rd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress,located in the Greater Miami area and covering parts of Broward County and southern Palm Beach County. In the 2020 redistricting cycle,it was drawn as a successor to the previous 22nd district and includes Boca Raton,Coral Springs,most of Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale,and parts of Pompano Beach. The previous iteration of the 23rd district,which included Davie and Pembroke Pines,was instead renamed the 25th district. The district,along with two other districts in Greater Miami,has one of the highest concentrations of Jewish Americans,consisting of about 16% of the electorate.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Moskowitz served on the Broward County Commission from 2021 to 2022 and as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. Before his appointment to the Florida Division of Emergency Management,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Coral Springs area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
Priscilla Ann Taylor is a West Palm Beach,Florida,businesswoman and Democratic politician who formerly served as Palm Beach County commissioner for District 7.
The 2015 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. The off-year election included a special election for Speaker of the House. There were also gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states;as well as numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
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 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016 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 federal and state offices,including President of the United States.
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.
Fentrice DeNell Driskell is an American attorney and politician who is the Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from the 67th House district in Hillsborough County. She is Of Counsel at the law firm of Carlton Fields. A Democrat,she is minority leader in the Florida House of Representatives.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
A special election was held on September 10,2019,to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. The seat had been vacant since the opening of the 116th Congress,following the refusal of the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the results of the November 2018 election in the district due to allegations of electoral fraud. Because of the allegations,the race received substantial national attention.
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.
Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville,Florida. She serves in the Florida House of Representatives. Nixon is currently Director for the Florida Public Service Union's (FPSU) Higher Education Campaign and was previously the Florida state field director for the Service Employees International Union,of which FPSU is an affiliate.
Michele Kenyette Rayner is an American attorney and politician. She has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020,representing District 62 in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. She was the first openly lesbian black woman elected to the Florida Legislature,originally representing House District 70.
Yvonne Hayes Hinson is an American politician who currently serves as the representative for Florida House of Representatives District 20 as a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election was a special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been vacant since incumbent Democratic representative Alcee Hastings died on April 6,2021,of pancreatic cancer.
Travaris L. McCurdy is an American politician and former member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 46th district.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Florida's congressional districts have faced heavy accusations of partisan and racial gerrymandering due to minimizing the voting power of black Floridians. Florida's congressional map is currently being challenged in court.
