The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
Daytona State College (DSC) is a public college with its main campus in Daytona Beach,Florida. DSC also has 6 smaller regional campuses throughout Volusia and Flagler counties. It is part of the Florida College System.
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012,effective January 3,2013,from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida. Before 2017,the district included parts of western Orange County,most of Lake County,as well as a northern section of Polk County. The current district is entirely within Orange County,and covers most of its western portion. It is situated along the Interstate 4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of Orlando. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include Apopka,Belle Isle,Beulah,Eatonville,Harlem Heights,Ocoee,Oak Ridge,Orlo Vista,Winter Garden,and Windermere. In 2020,the district was expanded further north and south to include most of Orlando east of Interstate 4,the Baldwin Park area,Orlando Executive Airport,Winter Park,that portion of Maitland within Orange County,the Azaela Park,Goldenrod,Rio Pinar and Alafaya/Waterford Lakes areas,and continuing east to the University of Central Florida,Naval Support Activity Orlando,the Central Florida Research Park,and the Lake Pickett,Bithlo and Wedgefield areas. Even with this expansion,the 10th remains a minority majority district.
Audrey Gibson is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 6th district,which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County,since 2016. She previously represented the 9th district from 2012 to 2016 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2012. Gibson also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 15th district in downtown Jacksonville from 2002 to 2010.
Bryan Nelson is a Florida-based politician,serving as Mayor of Apopka since 2018. A Republican,he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 31st District,which includes the cities of Apopka,Eustis,Mount Dora,Tavares,and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County,since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka after support for the previous mayor deteriorated.
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.
Scott Allen Randolph is a Democratic politician who has served as the Orange County Tax Collector since 2013. Prior to his election as Tax Collector,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 36th District from 2006 to 2012.
Dorothy L. Hukill was an American politician who was a Republican member in the Florida Senate who represented parts of the Volusia County area from 2012 until her death in 2018. She represented the 14th district,encompassing southern Volusia and northern Brevard Counties,since 2016,after being redistricted from the 8th district,which included parts of Volusia,Lake,and Marion Counties. She also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 28th district in southern Volusia from 2004 to 2012.
Suzanne Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 24th congressional district,serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
David H. Simmons is a Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of Greater Orlando in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020,and in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008.
Fredrick W. "Fred" Costello is an American dentist and politician. A member of the Republican Party,Costello served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 25th District,from 2014 to 2016. Previously,he represented the 26th District,from 2010 to 2012.
Charles David Hood Jr. was a Republican politician who served as a judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Prior to his appointment to the Circuit in 2014,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 25th District,which included eastern Volusia County,including Ormond Beach,Daytona Beach Shores,Port Orange,Ponce Inlet,and New Smyrna Beach,from 2012 to 2014.
Travis Hutson is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 7th district,which includes Flagler,St. Johns,and northern Volusia County,since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate.
David Santiago is a Republican politician from Florida. He served one term on the Deltona City Commission from 2003 to 2007 and four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020,representing the 27th District,which includes southern Volusia County.
John Cortes is a Democratic politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020,representing northern Osceola County including Buenaventura Lakes,Campbell,Kissimmee,and Poinciana.
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.
Thomas W. Laputka is an American former gridiron football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1973,and with Edmonton in 1975. He played college football at Southern Illinois University. He is also a retired businessman and served as a councilman and in 2011 was elected mayor of Orange City,Florida,serving through the end of 2016.
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.
Dennis Mulder is an American politician and former mayor of Deltona,Florida.
Patrick Henry is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 26th District,which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County,from 2016 to 2018.
