Brevard County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It is on the Atlantic coast of eastern Central Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 606,612, making it the 10th-most populated county in Florida. The official county seat is located in Titusville. A secondary center of county administration, including a circuit courthouse, was built in 1989 in the planned community of Viera, Florida, the geographic center of the county.
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.
Ira William McCollum Jr. is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was later redistricted to the 8th congressional district in 1993. As a member of the House, McCollum rose to become Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference, the fifth-highest ranking position in the House Republican leadership. He voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and subsequently took a leadership role in managing Clinton's trial in the Senate, which ended in acquittal.
John Marsh Tyson is an American jurist and government official who currently serves as a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He also previously served on the court from 2001 to 2009.
William Henry Gleason was an American politician from Florida. He was Florida's second lieutenant governor, and he was very briefly acting governor.
James D. McGinnis was an American real estate agent and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as 19th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
John H. Frey is an American real estate broker, businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 111th district from 1999 to 2021.
Chris Dorworth is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland.
Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. is an American politician who has served as the fourth and current chief financial officer of Florida since 2017. He previously served as a member of the Florida Public Service Commission from 2015 to 2017; a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County, from 2006 to 2014; and as a member of the Florida Elections Commission from 1998 to 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
John Adikes Bond is an author, attorney, poker player, political activist and real estate developer born in Jamaica, New York. He grew up in Massapequa and Port Washington, New York before moving to South Florida in 1972. He currently resides between Dania Beach, Florida and Andros Island, the Bahamas. He is the eldest of five children; his brother James Alexander Bond is a theatre director in New York City.
In the United States, black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in African-American communities that aligns largely with the American conservative movement, including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism, traditionalism, patriotism, capitalism, and free markets. What characterizes a 'black conservative' has changed over time, and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
Van B. Poole is a former Republican politician from Florida.
Aric Nesbitt is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 20th district, which includes most of Van Buren County, Central Allegan County, Northern Berrien County and Byron Township & Gaines Township in Kent County. He serves as the minority leader of the Michigan State Senate and previously served as President pro tempore. He received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from Hillsdale College for being a conservative reformer. He previously represented the 66th District in the Michigan House of Representatives and served as the Michigan Lottery Commissioner from 2017 to 2018. Nesbitt was elected in November 2010 to the Michigan House of Representatives, served three terms, and served as the House Majority Floor Leader and chair of the House Committee on Energy & Technology. He is a member of the Republican Party and resides south of Lawton, Michigan with his wife, Trisha, daughter, Catherine, and son, William.
Jason T. Brodeur is a Florida State Senator representing the 10th district, which consists of Seminole and a small part of Orange County. Before the redistricting that took effect with the 2022 election, he represented the old 9th district. A Republican, Brodeur previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. From 2010-2012, he represented the 33rd District. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He also served as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber, which advocates for pro-business practices in Seminole County and across the state of Florida.
Mitch Needelman is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives serving as a Republican. He represented the 31st district from 2000 to 2008.
Marilyn Bailey Evans-Jones was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for 10 years. She represented the 46th district from 1976 to 1982, and after redistricting, the 33rd district from 1982 to 1986.
Richard Benjamin Muldrew was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1957 to 1959. He served on the Brevard County Commission from 1960 to 1970.
Robert Alexander Andrade is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 2nd House district, which includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Christopher Benjamin is an American attorney, arbitrator, mediator, special magistrate, hearing officer, and politician who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 107 from November 2020 until November 2024. He was elected in November 2024 to serve as a County Court Judge for Miami-Dade County’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
