Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida,then the Florida Territory,in 1824. In 2022,the population was 201,731,making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 as of 2018. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region,and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census,the population was 292,198.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU),commonly known as Florida A&M,is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee,Florida. Founded in 1887,It is the third largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida. It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida,as well as one of the state's land grant universities,and is accredited to award baccalaureate,master's and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
John Wayne Mixson was an American politician and farmer in Florida who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987,and as the 39th governor of Florida for three days in January 1987. Mixson served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1978 prior to being elected as lieutenant governor. He was a lifelong conservative Democrat,and though he served in the Florida legislature and as Florida's lieutenant governor as a member of that party,he supported a mix of Democratic and Republican candidates for various state and national offices after retiring from elected office.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
Loranne Ausley is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee,Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2020 until her defeat in 2022,representing Calhoun,Franklin,Gadsden,Gulf,Hamilton,Jefferson,Leon,Liberty,Madison,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties. Previously,she represented the Tallahassee area in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and then again from 2016 to 2020. Ausley was defeated for re-election in 2022 by Republican Corey Simon.
Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast. It straddles both the Eastern and Central time zones. It is anchored in Tallahassee,the state capital,and includes Panama City. With 49% of its residents living in rural areas,it is the least urbanized district in the state,and voters are generally conservative. The district is represented by Republican Neal Dunn.
Will S. Kendrick is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing the 10th District.
Alfred James Lawson Jr. is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district,which was eliminated following redistricting during the 2022 Florida legislative session,stretched across most of the border with Georgia,including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Lawson challenged fellow Congressman Neal Dunn in the newly redrawn 2nd congressional district,which pitted them against each other in Lawson's home city. Lawson won the Democratic primary unopposed,and lost to Dunn in the general election.
Everett A. Kelly was an American politician who served as a Member of the Florida House of Representatives representing 35th district from 1978 to 1982,the 46th district from 1982 to 1992,and the 42nd district from 1992 until 2000. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore from 1990 to 1992.
Evan Boyd Jenne is an American Democratic politician who had served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 99th District,which included most of Hollywood in southern Broward County,from 2014 to 2022. Previously,Jenne represented the 100th District,which stretched from Dania Beach to Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County,from 2006 to 2012. Jenne has been co-leader under Broward colleague Bobby DuBose as House minority leader for the 2020–2022 Legislature.
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.
Jason T. Brodeur is a Florida State Senator representing the 10th district,which consists of Seminole and a small part of Orange County. Before the redistricting that took effect with the 2022 election,he represented the old 9th district. A Republican,Brodeur also serves as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber,which advocates for pro-business practices in Seminole County and across the state of Florida. He previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. From 2010-2012,he represented the 33rd District. During his final six years in the Florida House,Brodeur represented the 28th District,which consists of eastern Seminole County.
Gwendolyn Graham is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2017. She is the daughter of Bob Graham,the former United States senator and governor of Florida. A Democrat,she was a candidate in the 2018 Democratic primary for Florida governor. Graham is currently assistant secretary of education for legislation and congressional affairs in the Biden administration.
Neal Patrick Dunn is an American surgeon and Republican Party politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district since 2017.
Ramon J. Alexander is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 8th district,which includes Gadsden County and sections of Tallahassee in Leon County since 2016. From 2018 to 2020,Alexander served as Democratic whip.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an Independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
Jason Shoaf is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 7th district,which includes Franklin,Gulf,Jefferson,Dixie,Suwannee,Hamilton,Lafayette,Liberty,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties,and part of Leon County. He was first elected in a 2019 special election.
Florida's 8th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Gallop Franklin. The district is located in the Florida panhandle,and encompasses part of the Big Bend. The district covers all of Gadsden County,as well as central Leon County. The largest city in the district is state capital Tallahassee,though this district excludes the downtown and northeastern portions of the city. As of the 2010 census,the district's population is 156,188. This district is majority-minority.
Shane Abbott is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 5th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
