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.
Tom Lee is an American Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Senate from 1996 to 2006,and again from 2012 to 2020. He served as Senate President from 2004 to 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in 2006,but lost to Democratic nominee Alex Sink.
Katherine Anne Castor is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,serving since 2007. The district,numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013,is based in Tampa. A Democrat,Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission.
Florida's 13th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress on Florida's Gulf Coast,assigned to Pinellas County. The district includes Largo,Clearwater,and Palm Harbor. In the 2020 redistricting cycle,most of St. Petersburg facing Tampa Bay was redistricted into the 14th district,while the rest of Pinellas County formerly in the 12th district became included in the 13th district.
Adelaide Alexander Sink is an American former politician and financier. A member of the Democratic Party,Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida and faced Republican nominee Rick Scott in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election,losing to Scott by a 1% margin. Sink was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the 2014 special election for Florida's 13th congressional district,losing to Republican David Jolly on March 11,2014,in a race to fill the vacancy created by the death in 2013 of U.S. Representative Bill Young.
William Saint Galvano is an American Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of Bradenton area in the Florida Senate from 2012 to 2020 and in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010. He served as President of the Senate in his last two years in office.
Arthenia Joyner is an American politician,attorney,and civil rights activist from Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate for ten years,representing parts of the Tampa Bay Area from 2006 to 2016. She was the Senate minority leader during her last two years in office. Prior to being elected to the Senate,Joyner served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing an eastern Tampa-based district from 2000 to 2006. Currently,Joyner is Of Counsel with the Swope,Rodante P.A. law firm located in Ybor City,FL.
Betty Reed was a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District,which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County,from 2012 to 2014.
Ed Hooper is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 21st District,which includes Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County and western Pasco County,since 2018.
Lori Berman is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing parts of central Palm Beach County since being elected in an April 2018 special election. She previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until her election to the Senate.
James William "J.W." Grant is a Republican politician from Florida. Since August 2020,he has been Florida's chief information officer and director of the Division of State Technology within the state Department of Management Services. Previously,he represented parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010–2014 and 2015–2020.
Dana Young is a Republican politician from Florida and the current CEO of VISIT FLORIDA. She served in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2018,representing parts of western Hillsborough County. Previously,she served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2016.
Mark Danish is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 63rd District,which includes northern Hillsborough County,namely northern Tampa,Pebble Creek,Lake Magdalene,University,and Carrollwood,since 2012.
Larry Ahern is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 66th District,which includes northwestern Pinellas County,stretching from Clearwater to Seminole,from 2012 to 2018. Ahern previously represented the 51st District from 2010 to 2012. He ran for Pinellas County Commission in 2020,losing to incumbent Janet Long.
Amanda Hickman Murphy is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016,representing parts of western Pasco County,including the city of New Port Richey. She was a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 2018 elections,but was defeated by Ed Hooper.
Shawn Edward Harrison is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 63rd District,which includes northern Tampa,Pebble Creek,Lake Magdalene,University,and Carrollwood in northern Hillsborough County,from 2014 to 2018. Harrison previously represented the 60th District from 2010 to 2012.
Bob Henriquez is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser. Prior to his election as Property Appraiser,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 58th District from 1998 to 2006.
Lesley J. Miller Jr. is an American 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 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.
The 2023 Tampa mayoral election was held on March 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Tampa,Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Democratic mayor Jane Castor ran for re-election to a second term in office. Castor was the only candidate on the ballot,as the only other person who qualified for the race was a write-in candidate.
