Broward County is a county in Florida,United States,located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States,with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale,which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020. The county is part of the South Florida region of the state.
Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County,Florida,United States. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) north of Miami. It is a suburb of and the fourth-most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area. The population of Pembroke Pines was 171,178 at the 2020 census.
Weston is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States,just west of Fort Lauderdale. It is 31 miles (50 km) to the northwest of Miami and part of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 68,107 at the 2020 census.
Peter Russell Deutsch is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Deutsch was a Democratic Representative from Florida's 20th congressional district from 1993 until 2005.
Ari Abraham Porth is an American attorney,jurist,and politician. From 2004 to 2012,he served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives. Porth currently serves as a Circuit Court Judge in Broward County,Florida.
Eleanor Sobel is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate,representing the 33rd District,which includes Davie,Hallandale Beach,Hollywood,and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County,since 2012,previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate,Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006.
Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Republican Party,Bogdanoff served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 25th District,running from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale,from 2010 to 2012. Prior to this,Bogdanoff served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 91st district from 2004 to 2010.
J. Dudley Goodlette is an American attorney and politician who served as a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Following his departure from the Florida House of Representatives,Goodlette. served as the interim president of Edison Community College from 2011-12,and serves as Chairman of the Naples Ethics Commission. In 2019,Goodlette was appointed as Special master to hear and provide a recommendation on the proprietary of Governor Ron DeSantis's suspension of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Goodlette found the suspension improper and recommended reinstatement,but his recommendation was rejected by the Florida Senate.
Timothy M. Ryan is an American attorney and Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner,representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006,representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002,and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006.
Broward Health,formally the North Broward Hospital District,is one of the 10 largest public health systems in the U.S. Located in Broward County,Florida,Broward Health has the county's first certified stroke center and liver transplant program. Broward Health currently operates more than 30 healthcare facilities,including Broward Health Medical Center,Broward Health North,Broward Health Imperial Point,Broward Health Coral Springs,Salah Foundation Broward Health Children's Hospital,and Broward Health Weston.
Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. is an American politician and the current chief financial officer of the state of Florida. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district,which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County,from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. As 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-Parkland area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
John Adikes Bond is an author,attorney,poker player,political activist and real estate developer born in Jamaica,New York. He grew up in Massapequa and Port Washington,New York before moving to South Florida in 1972. He currently resides between Dania Beach,Florida and Andros Island,the Bahamas. He is the eldest of five children;his brother James Alexander Bond is a theatre director in New York City.
Christopher L. Smith was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,who represented the 31st District,which includes eastern Broward County since 2012.
Martin David "Marty" Kiar is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Broward County Property Appraiser. Kiar was formerly the Mayor of Broward County and a Broward County Commissioner,representing the 1st District from 2012 to 2016. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Kiar served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012,representing the 97th District.
Richard "Rick" Stark is an American Democratic politician from Florida. He served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 104th District in southern Broward County,from 2012 to 2020.
Shevrin D. Jones is an American politician who was elected to the Florida State Senate in 2020 to represent the 35th District. He previously was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 101st District,which included southeastern Broward County since 2012.
Adam Clay Miller is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 6th district. He is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of Columbus including Hilltop,and the Southside as well as Valleyview in Franklin County.
Christopher Benjamin is an American attorney,arbitrator,mediator,special magistrate,hearing officer,and politician who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 107 from November 2020 until November 2024. He was elected in November 2024 to serve as a County Court Judge for Miami-Dade County’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
Robin Bartleman is an American legislator and educator serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district. She assumed office on November 3,2020. She is a Democrat,supporting affordable housing,resolving the state's property insurance crisis,dealing with flooding and increasing healthcare affordability.
