Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County,Florida,United States. Located on the East Coast of the United States,its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area,and is a principal city of the Fun Coast region of Florida.
DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County,Florida,United States. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando,and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the population was 37,351.
Stetson University is a private institution located in Central Florida,along the I–4 corridor. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy,it was later renamed John B. Stetson University in honor of a generous donor. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres and boasts Florida's oldest collection of education-related buildings,including DeLand Hall,the state's longest-standing building used for higher education.
Adam's Mark Hotels &Resorts was a chain of upscale hotels in the United States. The company was headquartered in the HBE Corporation offices in Creve Coeur,Missouri,in Greater St. Louis. Fred Kummer founded the chain in the early 1970s,as well as its parent,HBE Corp.
The Orlando metropolitan area,Greater Orlando,Metro Orlando,as well as for U.S. Census purposes as the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford,Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area,is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. Its principal cities are Orlando,Kissimmee and Sanford. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines it as consisting of the counties of Lake,Orange,Osceola,and Seminole.
State Road 5A (SR 5A),also known as Nova Road,is a north–south highway that begins and ends at U.S. Highway 1 or US 1,in Port Orange and Ormond Beach,respectively. It is noted that when 5A was built,it was used more as a bypass or beltway,but in recent years with growth reaching far beyond SR 5A,it sees more use as a major thoroughfare that passes through the heart of the region.
Kenneth Cordele Griffin is an American hedge fund manager,entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder,chief executive officer,co-chief investment officer,and 80% owner of Citadel LLC,a multinational hedge fund. He also owns Citadel Securities,one of the largest market makers in the United States.
WDSC-TV is an independent non-commercial educational television station licensed to New Smyrna Beach,Florida,United States,serving the Orlando area. Owned by Daytona State College,the station maintains studios at the Center for Educational Telecommunications on the DSC campus in Daytona Beach,and its transmitter is located on Brown Road near Christmas,Florida.
AdventHealth is a Seventh-day Adventist non-profit health care system headquartered in Altamonte Springs,Florida,that operates facilities in 9 states across the United States. On January 2,2019,Adventist Health System rebranded to AdventHealth. It is the largest not-for-profit Protestant health care provider in the country. In 2021,it was the second largest hospital network in Florida. On February 28,2023,it was the fifteenth largest in the country. It operates 52 hospitals in nine states that serve more than 6.7 million patients annually.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences,often referred to as MOAS,is a museum in Daytona Beach,Florida,United States. MOAS is the primary art,science and history museum in Central Florida. Programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida,Department of State,Division of Arts &Culture,the Florida Arts Council,the National Endowment for the Arts and the County of Volusia.The museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. It is home to the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art which contains the largest collection of Florida art in the world,The Lowell and Nancy Lohman Planetarium,the only planetarium located on the Space Coast,as well as 30,000 artifacts,making it one of the largest museums in central Florida.
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.
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west,Alabama to the northwest,Georgia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States,spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km),not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 21 million,it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks eighth in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2),ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area,anchored by the cities of Miami,Fort Lauderdale,and West Palm Beach,is the state's largest metropolitan area,with a population of 6.138 million;the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay,Orlando,Cape Coral,and the state capital of Tallahassee.
Naval Air Station DeLand was a United States Naval Air Station located in DeLand,Florida from 1942 to 1946. After the war,the airfield and associated infrastructure was redeveloped into DeLand Municipal Airport.
Dwayne L. Taylor is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District,which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County,since 2012.
The Stetson Hatters football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stetson University located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Stetson's first football team was fielded in 1901,but the school dropped the sport in 1956 and did not reinstate it until 2013. The team plays its home games at the 6,000 seat Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand,Florida. The Hatters are coached by Brian Young.
Brown &Brown,Inc. is an insurance brokerage firm,specialising in risk management. Headquartered in Daytona Beach,Florida,Brown &Brown has 450+ locations worldwide.
John Bryan Morgan is an American attorney. He is best known as founder of personal injury law firm Morgan &Morgan. Politico described Morgan as "the godfather of Florida's medical marijuana amendment and a Democratic fundraiser."
Glenn Newton Wilkes was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stetson University in DeLand,Florida from 1957 to 1993 and was the school's athletic director from 1968 to 1990. Known as the Godfather of Florida basketball,Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Gary Russell Libby is an American art historian,author,educator and former museum director known for his books and scholarly exhibitions in the visual arts and his work on the history and development of the Florida School of Art.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,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 offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28,2018.
