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.
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.
Mark S. Pafford is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing District 88 (2008–2012) and District 86 (2012–2016) which included Haverhill,Loxahatchee Groves,Royal Palm Beach,and Wellington in east-central Palm Beach County. Pafford's professional career includes work in the non-profit sector including stints with the ACLU,The Lord's Place,Area Agency on Aging,Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades and CEO of Florida Community Health Action Information Network (CHAIN).
Priscilla Ann Taylor is a West Palm Beach,Florida,businesswoman and Democratic politician who formerly served as Palm Beach County commissioner for District 7.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2023 and from 2013 to 2017 and Florida’s 21st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party,Frankel was a 7-term member of the Florida House of Representatives and a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach.
Irving Slosberg is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 91st District,which stretches from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton in southeastern Palm Beach County,from 2012 to 2016. Slosberg ran for state Senate twice:In 2006,when he lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,and in 2016,when he again lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,only earning 32% of the vote. He represented the 89th District from 2000 to 2002 and the 90th District from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Slosberg returned to run for the State senate again,this time for district 29 being vacated by Kevin Rader,Slosberg lost to incumbent representative Tina Polsky in the primary.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6,as part of the 2012 U.S. presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose 29 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,U.S. Representative Paul Ryan.
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.
Bobby Powell is a Democratic politician who is a member of the Palm Beach County Commission. He previously served as a member of the Florida Senate representing West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County,from 2016 to 2024. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016.
Anne M. Gannon is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Palm Beach County Tax Collector. Prior to her election as Tax Collector,she served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 88th District from 2000 to 2002,and the 86th District from 2002 to 2006.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,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 federal and state offices,including President of the United States.
Al Jacquet is a Democratic Tether Netherlands Antilles-born Haitian-American politician and lawyer from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020,representing District 88 as a member of the Democratic Party. He ran for the seat after longtime officeholder Bobby Powell left for the Florida State Senate. Jacquet,who previously served as a commissioner for Delray Beach and as a practicing attorney at law,ran for the seat unopposed in the general election,defeating Edwin Ferguson and Angie Gray in the Democratic primary. Jacquet was defeated in the 2020 Democratic primary by Lake Worth Beach commissioner Omari Hardy.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,Charlie Crist,who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 28 congressional districts. The primary was held on August 23,2022. The elections coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida,other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election was a special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been vacant since incumbent Democratic representative Alcee Hastings died on April 6,2021,of pancreatic cancer.
Omari J. Hardy is an American politician and former member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 88th district. He assumed office on November 3,2020,and left on January 10,2022,following a congressional election defeat.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. Her district covers most of the Black-majority areas in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. A member of the Democratic Party,she won a special election in 2022 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Alcee Hastings.
The 2022 Florida House of Representatives elections took place on November 8,2022,as part of the 2022 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in all 120 of the state's house districts. The 120 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the Florida House of Representatives. A primary election on August 23,2022,determined which candidates appeared on the November 8 general election ballot.
Joel T. Daves III was an American politician and lawyer. He was appointed as the Palm Beach County solicitor in 1959 and won the election to that office in 1960. Daves declined to seek reelection in 1964,instead running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. He served two years as a Democratic state representative before being defeated in 1966. Attempting a political comeback,Daves ran for the United States Senate in 1970 but placed last among the five Democratic primary candidates. After over two decades of not seeking a political office,he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of West Palm Beach in 1991. He was then elected city commissioner in 1992 and mayor of West Palm Beach in 1999. Daves lost to Lois Frankel in the 2003 mayoral election.
The 2024 Florida House of Representatives elections was held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in all 120 of the state's house districts.
