Frederick Allen Boyd Jr. is an American politician and the former United States Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm,the Twenty-First Century Group.
Rodney Warren Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat,Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010,Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. In 2016,Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry,a Republican and former state representative.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
Joseph Negron,Jr. is a Republican politician from Florida. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2009 to 2018,representing parts of the Treasure Coast. In his last two years in office,he served as Senate President. Previously,Negron served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Martin County-based 82nd district from 2000 to 2006.
Gayle Harrell is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican,she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District,which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County,from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012.
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 politician who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district,serving since 2017. The district stretches across most of the border with Georgia,including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville.
Cynthia Moore Chestnut is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 to 2000,representing the 23rd District. After unsuccessfully running for the Florida Senate in 2000,Chestnut was elected to the Alachua County Commission in 2002,where she served until she lost re-election in 2010.
Kelly Skidmore is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 90th District,from 2006 to 2008. She ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate in 2010 and again for the Florida House in 2016.
Susan Marie Bucher served as the Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach County,Florida. Prior to her election as the Supervisor,she served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 86th District from 2000 to 2002,and the 88th District from 2002 to 2008. She is a Democrat.
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.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2000 congressional elections in Florida were held on November 7,2000,to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 107th Congress from January 3,2001,until January 3,2003. The election coincided with the 2000 United States presidential election.
Leonard L. Bembry is an American Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. Bembry represented the 10th District in the House,which included Hamilton,Madison,and Taylor Counties,and parts of Alachua,Columbia,Dixie,Franklin,Jefferson,Levy,and Wakulla Counties. He ran for Congress in 2012,but lost in the Democratic primary to Al Lawson.
Jeff Clemens is a Democratic politician from Florida. He represented parts of Palm Beach County in the Florida Senate from 2012 until his resignation in 2017,after acknowledging an affair with a lobbyist. He previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 89th district from 2010 to 2012.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next Governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,so he instead ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
Beverly "Bev" J. Kilmer is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004,representing the 7th District. She unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2004 against Congressman Allen Boyd,and again for the Florida House in 2016.
Lesley J. Miller Jr. is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Hillsborough County Commissioner,representing the 3rd District since 2010. Prior to serving on the County Commission,Miller served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000,and in the Florida Senate from 2000 to 2006,and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2006.
The 1978 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1978. Democratic nominee Bob Graham was elected,defeating Republican nominee Jack Eckerd with 55.59% of the vote.
The 2021 St. Petersburg,Florida mayoral election was held on August 24,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Rick Kriseman is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in St. Petersburg are officially nonpartisan. All candidates appeared on the same primary ballot,and because no candidate garnered at least 50% of the vote,the top two vote-getters advanced to a runoff election on November 2,2021. Former Pinellas County commissioner Ken Welch easily defeated city councillor Robert Blackmon in the runoff and became the first black mayor of St. Petersburg.
