Fort Myers is a city in and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County,Florida,United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 2021,ranking the city the 370th-most-populous in the country. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral,the smaller cities of Fort Myers Beach,Sanibel,and Bonita Springs,the village of Estero,and the unincorporated districts of Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers,it anchors a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which comprises Lee County and has a population of 787,976 as of 2021.
Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 25th congressional district,first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Francis John Myers was an American teacher,lawyer,and Democratic Party politician. He represented most of West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1945 and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate for one term from 1945 to 1951. He was Senate Majority Whip from 1949 to 1951.
Stetson University College of Law,founded in 1900 and part of Stetson University,is Florida's first law school. Originally located near the university's main campus in DeLand,Florida,the law school moved in 1954 to Gulfport,Florida. The law school occupies a historic 1920s resort hotel,the Rolyat Hotel,designed by Richard Kiehnel. The College of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1931. The college also has a campus in Tampa,Florida that shares space with a working court,Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.
Jeffrey D. Kottkamp is an American lawyer and politician from Florida who served as the state's 17th lieutenant governor from 2007 until 2011.
William Edwards Stevenson was an American track and field athlete,lawyer and diplomat,who won the gold medal in the 4 ×400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics,and later served as the president of Oberlin College.
William Gregory Steube is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district since 2019. His district is based in Sarasota. A member of the Republican Party,Steube served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Sarasota-Manatee area from 2010 to 2016,as well as two years in the Florida Senate until 2018,representing Sarasota County and the western part of Charlotte County.
Henry Jude Radel III is an American radio personality,political commentator,author,actor,and former member of the United States House of Representatives. Radel’s show airs on the Florida-based station WFSX-FM,a Fox News Radio affiliate.
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen is a Republican politician from Florida. She represented the 78th District,encompassing Fort Myers,in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020.
Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2019. The district is anchored in the outer portion of Northern Virginia,and includes all of Fauquier County,Loudoun County,and Rappahannock County,parts of Fairfax County and Prince William County,and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. A member of the Democratic Party,Wexton was a member of the Virginia Senate from 2014 to 2019,representing the 33rd district,which includes parts of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.
Nicole Heather Fried is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the chair of the Florida Democratic Party since 2023. Prior to her election as chair,Fried served as the 12th Florida commissioner of agriculture from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Fried graduated from the University of Florida in 2003. She has previously practiced various forms of law,including corporate law,foreclosure defense,and public defense. Fried has also been a prominent lobbyist for the marijuana industry in the state of Florida.
Fentrice DeNell Driskell is an American attorney and politician who is the Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from the 67th House district in Hillsborough County. She is Of Counsel at the law firm of Carlton Fields. A Democrat,she is minority leader in the Florida House of Representatives.
Byron Lowell Donalds is an American politician and financial professional serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district,which was once represented by former Senator Connie Mack III and former CIA Director Porter Goss,serves most of the heart of Southwest Florida,including Cape Coral,Fort Myers,Bonita Springs,Estero,and Naples.
Lal Spencer Roach,III is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district,which includes part of Lee County.
Michele Kenyette Rayner-Goolsby is an American attorney and politician. She has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020,representing District 62 in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. She was the first openly lesbian black woman elected to the Florida Legislature,originally representing House District 70.
Traci Koster is an attorney and politician who is the state representative for District 64 in Florida. A Republican,she was elected in 2020. The district covers parts of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County.
Allison Tant is an American former lobbyist,Democratic Party of Florida chair,and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district. She assumed office on November 3,2020.
Pamelya Herndon is an American attorney,accountant,and politician who was appointed to serve as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 28th district.
Tom Fabricio is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district. He assumed office on November 3,2020.
Anthony Moore is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 57th district. He assumed office on November 18,2020.
