John Luigi Mica is an American businessman,consultant and Republican politician who represented Florida's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017. He was defeated by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in the November 8,2016,general election while serving his 12th term in office.
James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
David Joseph Weldon is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Florida's 15th congressional district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race.
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. was an American jurist and Republican politician who served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale and represented South Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 2007. He was defeated for re-election by Ron Klein in 2006.
Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV,known popularly as Connie Mack IV,is an American politician and lobbyist. He is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district,serving from 2005 to 2013. A Republican,he ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012,losing to Democrat Bill Nelson. He is the son of former Republican U.S. Senator Connie Mack III and the great-grandson of baseball manager Connie Mack.
Vernon Gale Buchanan is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2007,representing Florida's 13th congressional district until redistricting. His district is anchored by Bradenton.
Jeffrey D. Kottkamp is an American politician,lawyer,and arbitrator from the State of Florida. He served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor from 2007 until 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Kottkamp previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
Jose Alex Villalobos is an American lawyer and former politician. He was a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 38th District from 2001 through 2010. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 through 2000. He served as the Republican Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and as the Republican Majority Leader from 2004 to 2006 in the Florida Senate.
Dennis L. Jones was a former Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 13th District from 2002 to 2012. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 57th district from 1978 to 1982,the 53rd district from 1982 to 1992,and the 54th district from 1992 to 2000. He served as Speaker pro tempore from 1998 to 2000.
Deborah James Horan Ritchie is an American politician in the state of Florida. A Democrat,she served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 120th district between 1994 and 1998.
Faye B. Culp is a retired educator and Republican politician who served as the District 57 Representative in the Florida House of Representatives. She was the first female Republican to serve as Majority Whip in the Florida House.
Richard Glorioso is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and Plant City,Florida Republican politician who serves as the District 62 Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2004 and was successively re-elected to three more terms. He had served Plant City as a city commissioner from 1998 to 2004.
David Mauricio Rivera is an American Republican politician from Florida. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term,representing parts of South Florida from 2011 to 2013.
Juan Carlos Zapata,is an American businessman,politician and the owner of Zapata Consulting. Prior to the company's inception,Zapata was involved in importing seafood,real estate and other business ventures. He also has a strong background in non-profit management.
Aaron Paul Bean is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 4th congressional district since 2023. A Republican,Bean represented the 4th district in the Florida Senate,which included all of Nassau County,Clay County and parts of Duval County,from 2012 to 2022. From 2000 to 2008,he represented the 12th district in the Florida House of Representatives.
Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson is an American politician from the state of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party,Johnson was a member of the Florida House of Representatives,and served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
The 2014 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district was held on June 24,2014,following party primary elections which were held on April 22. The election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Trey Radel from the United States House of Representatives. Radel resigned on January 27,2014,two months after he was arrested for possession of cocaine. Curt Clawson was elected as the new U.S. Representative.
The 1962 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 6,1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator George Smathers won re-election to a third term. As of 2023,this is the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida and the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for a Senate seat from Florida until 1994.
Michelle Salzman is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 1st District,which includes the northern portion of Escambia County. She was elected to the seat in November 2020,after she defeated Democratic candidate Franscine Mathis in the general election. Prior to that she defeated incumbent Mike Hill in the Republican primary in August 2020.
