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.
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the governing body of Orange County,Florida. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has six seats held by elected officials called "County Commissioners",each commissioner in charge of their own District,led by a separate mayor of Orange County.
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.
Thad Altman is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of the Melbourne area in central Brevard County since 2016. Previously,he represented a similar area in the House from 2003 to 2008,and served in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
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.
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.
Darren Michael Soto is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kissimmee,Florida,who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district.
Maria Lorts Sachs is a Democratic politician from Florida. She was a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Previously,she served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing part of southern Palm Beach County from 2006 until her election to the Senate. After her seat was redistricted in 2016,she opted not to seek reelection,and was hired as the executive director of Innovation Florida,a nonprofit advocacy organization.
Andy Gardiner is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 9th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 13th District,which stretches from Orlando to Titusville,from 2012 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016,Gardiner served as the President of the Florida Senate. Prior to Gardiner's election to the Senate,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 40th District from 2000 to 2008.
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.
Bruce Hadley Antone is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat,he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006,from 2012 to 2020,and again from 2022,representing parts of Orlando in Orange County.
Valdez Venita Demings is an American politician and former police officer who served as U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district covered most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the area around Orlando's resort parks. It includes many of Orlando's western suburbs,including Apopka and Winter Garden. From 2007 to 2011,Demings served as the first female chief of the Orlando Police Department,closing a 27-year career in law enforcement. She has also been first lady of Orange County,Florida,since December 4,2018,when her husband Jerry Demings was sworn in as County Mayor.
Linda T. Stewart is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2016 through 2024,representing Orange County. She previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing central Orange County from 2012 to 2016.
Randolph Bracy III is an American politician who was a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district included parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy was the first African American to serve as Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee. As a member of the State Senate,Bracy pushed for the establishment of Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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.
Robert B. "Bob" Sindler is a Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1988 to 1998,and who served on the Orange County Commission from 1998 to 2006. He is currently a candidate for the Florida Senate in 2016.
Robert "Bobby O" Olszewski is a former American politician who previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 44th District which included Windermere,Winter Garden,Gotha,Lake Buena Vista,Oakland,parts of Ocoee,and the Dr. Phillips,Horizon West,and Williamsburg communities in Southwest Orange County. The district contained Walt Disney World,Universal Studios Florida,SeaWorld,International Drive,and the Orange County Convention Center.
The 2010 Orange County,Florida mayoral election took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican Mayor Richard Crotty was unable to seek re-election due to term limits,and four candidates ran to replace him. A nonpartisan primary election was held on August 24,2010,but because no candidate won a majority of the vote,former County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs,a Republican,advanced to a runoff election against fellow County Commissioner Bill Segal,a Democrat. Following a contentious general election,Jacobs was elected Mayor over Segal in a landslide,winning her first term 68–32.
The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years,20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis,races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28,gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority,giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.
