Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer. In 1989–1990,while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida,she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients. Wuornos claimed that her clients had either raped or attempted to rape her,and that the homicides of the men were committed in self-defense. Wuornos was sentenced to death for six of the murders. She was executed on October 9,2002,by lethal injection after spending more than 10 years on Florida's death row.
Confederate Memorial Day is a holiday observed in several Southern U.S. states on various dates since the end of the American Civil War. The holiday was originally publicly presented as a day to remember the estimated 258,000 Confederate soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district,first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Peter Holden Gregg was an American race car driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was also the owner of Brumos,a Jacksonville,Florida,car dealership and racing team.
Lindsay Ann Czarniak is an American sports anchor and reporter. She currently works for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for NFL games. After spending six years with WRC-TV,the NBC owned-and-operated station in Washington,D.C.,Czarniak joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor in August 2011 and left ESPN in 2017.
Caylee Marie Anthony was an American toddler who lived in Orlando,Florida,with her mother,Casey Marie Anthony,and her maternal grandparents,George and Cindy Anthony. On July 15,2008,she was reported missing in a 9-1-1 call made by Cindy,who said she had not seen Caylee for 31 days. According to what Cindy told the operators,Casey had given varied explanations as to Caylee's whereabouts before eventually saying she had not seen Caylee for weeks. Casey later called the police and falsely told a police dispatcher that Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny on June 9. Casey was charged with first-degree murder in October 2008 and pleaded not guilty.
Kelly Skidmore is a politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 90th District,from 2006 to 2008. A Democrat,she ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate in 2010 and again for the Florida House in 2016.
The Dori Slosberg Highway Safety Foundation is a non-governmental,non-profit public service organization dedicated to traffic safety. The foundation is named in memory of Dori Slosberg,the daughter of State Representative Irving Slosberg and twin sister of Representative Emily Slosberg,who was killed in a car crash. The foundation has been instrumental in promoting highway safety in Florida through programs including Staying Alive on 95 and Survive the Drive.
Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington,Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove,just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island. It has been variously known as Ledward or Ledward's Island,Elihu's or Elihue's Island,Elihu Chesebrough's Island,and Freeman's Island.
Curtis Gilbert Levine was a Florida attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.
Irving Slosberg is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 91st District,which stretches from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton in southeastern Palm Beach County,from 2012 to 2016. Slosberg ran for state Senate twice:In 2006,when he lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,and in 2016,when he again lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,only earning 32% of the vote. He represented the 89th District from 2000 to 2002 and the 90th District from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Slosberg returned to run for the State senate again,this time for district 29 being vacated by Kevin Rader,Slosberg lost to incumbent representative Tina Polsky in the primary.
On November 23,2012,Jordan Davis,a black 17-year-old high-school student,was murdered at a Gate Petroleum gas station in Jacksonville,Florida,by Michael David Dunn,a white 45-year-old software developer,following an argument over loud music played by Davis and his three friends,in what was believed to be a racially motivated shooting.
Colleen Quigley is an American middle-distance runner,steeplechase specialist and an Olympian from St. Louis,Missouri. She is the current World Record holder in the 4x1500 meters relay. Competing in the 3000 meters steeplechase,she finished 8th at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and 12th at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. She was the 2019 US National Indoor Champion in the one-mile event running 4:29.47 to capture the title and was the 2015 NCAA Champion in the 3000 meters steeplechase. In 2023,Quigley announced that she would start competing in triathlon events,but that she still plans to race track and field through 2024.
Trinity Lemyra Thomas is an American artistic gymnast and a four-time National Team member (2016–20). She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships,where she also won silver medals in the individual all-around and on the uneven bars,as well as the bronze medalist on balance beam and floor exercise at the 2017 national championships. She was a member of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team. One of the most successful NCAA gymnasts in history,Thomas finished her collegiate career with a record-tying 28 perfect-10 scores and a record-breaking five Gym Slams.
Christine Michelle Metz is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series This Is Us (2016–2022),which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has also appeared in films such as Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) and Breakthrough (2019).
The 2016 Florida House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,with the primary election held on August 30,2016. Voters in the 120 districts of the Florida State House elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and the Florida Legislative.
Tina Scott Polsky is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 29th district since 2020. Her Senate district includes parts of southern Palm Beach and northern Broward counties. Polsky also served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of western and southern Palm Beach County from 2018 to 2020.
Patricia Hawkins-Williams is an American politician who has served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 92nd district from 2016 to 2022,and the 98th District since 2022.
Barrington Russell is an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 95th district from 2016 to 2018.
