Escambia County is the westernmost and oldest county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 321,905. The county seat and largest city is Pensacola. Escambia County is included within the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county population has steadily increased as the City of Pensacola and its surrounding bedroom communities continue to grow with residential and commercial development. The county is part of the Northwest Florida region of the state.
Jefferson Bingham Miller is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,his district included all of Escambia County,Santa Rosa County,Okaloosa County,Walton County,Holmes County and Washington County.
Florida's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida,covering the state's western Panhandle. It includes all of Escambia,Okaloosa,Santa Rosa counties,and portions of Walton county. The district is anchored in Pensacola and also includes the large military bedroom communities and tourist destinations of Navarre and Fort Walton Beach and stretches along the Emerald Coast. The district was previously represented by Republican Matt Gaetz. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19,it is the most Republican district in Florida.
Robert Gregory Evers was a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Northwest Florida. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 1st District from 2001 to 2010.
Donald Jay Gaetz is an American businessman and Republican politician who has been a member of the Florida State Senate since 2024,representing parts of Northwest Florida. He previously served from 2006 to 2016 and was Senate president from 2012 to 2014.
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979,with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 for service during World War II.
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.
Thad Altman is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of the Melbourne area in central Brevard County since 2016. Previously,he represented a similar area in the House from 2003 to 2008,and served in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
Brad Drake is a Republican politician who is currently serving as Walton County Commissioner,District 3. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on September 7,2023.
Clay Ingram is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018,representing parts of Escambia County.
Kathleen C. Passidomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as President of the Florida Senate. A Republican,she has represented the 28th district,which includes Collier,Hendry,and part of Lee County in Southwest Florida,since 2016. She previously served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Naples area from 2010 to 2016. She served as Senate majority leader from 2018 to 2020 and Senate Rules chair from 2020 to 2022.
Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016 and 2018 to 2020,representing the Pensacola area.
John Ray Broxson was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 1st district from 1966 to 1972. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 19th sheriff of Santa Rosa County from 1959 to 1961
The 1968 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 5,1968. Florida voters chose fourteen electors,or representatives to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1964 United States presidential election in Florida was held November 3,1964. All contemporary fifty states and the District of Columbia took part,and Florida voters selected fourteen electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. Florida was the second-closest state won by Johnson,after Idaho.
The 1932 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8,1932,as part of the concurrent United States presidential election held in all 48 contemporary states. Florida voters chose seven electors,or representatives to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Robert Alexander Andrade is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 2nd House district,which includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Michelle Salzman is an American politician,businesswoman,and former exotic dancer currently serving as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 1st District since November 2020. She defeated incumbent Mike Hill in the Republican primary and Democrat Franscine Mathis in the general election. She was re-elected in 2022 and 2024.
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.
Florida's 1st Senate District is a legislative district which elects members to the Florida Senate. It encompasses all of Escambia County,Santa Rosa County,and part of Okaloosa County. The district is currently represented by Doug Broxson,a Republican,who was first elected in 2016.
