Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
Richard Norman Hastings is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district from 1995 until his retirement in 2015. The district includes much of central Washington including the Tri-Cities,Yakima,and Moses Lake. The most conservative Republican in Washington's Congressional delegation,he chaired the House Committee on Ethics from 2005 to 2007 and chaired the House Committee on Natural Resources from 2011 to his leaving office.
William D. Payne is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 until 2008 where he represented the 29th legislative district. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Majority Conference Leader from 2002-2008.
Daniel "Dan" Schaefer was an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999.
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.
Willie Logan is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A former member of the Florida House of Representatives,he campaigned for the United States Senate as an Independent in 2000.
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. Taking in most of the area between Richmond and Hampton Roads,it covers all or part of the counties of Charles City,Chesterfield,Dinwiddie,Greensville,Henrico,Prince George,Southampton,Surry,and Sussex,and all or part of the independent cities of Chesapeake,Colonial Heights,Emporia,Hopewell,Petersburg,Richmond and Suffolk. The current representative is Donald McEachin (D).
Gary J. McDowell is a U.S. politician from the state of Michigan. He was elected to three,two-year terms in the Michigan House of Representatives and served from January 1,2005,until January 1,2011. In 2010 and 2012,he was the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 1st congressional district against Republican Dan Benishek. Prior to serving in the Michigan House of Representatives,McDowell was a member of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners for 22 years. He also served on the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors from 1987 until 2004.
Rodolfo "Rudy" García is a former Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 40th District from 2001 through 2010. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1985 through 2000. He ran for Mayor of Hialeah,Florida in 2011,but lost.
David Lloyd Thomas is a Republican former member of the South Carolina Senate. He represented District 8 from 1984 to 2012,which included part of Greenville.
Ken Pruitt is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate. A Republican,he represented the 28th District from 2000 to 2009,which included portions of Indian River,Martin,Okeechobee,Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 through 2000.
Burt L. Saunders is a registered Republican and a former member of the Florida Senate,representing the 37th District since 1999. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. In 2008 Saunders ran for the United States House of Representatives in Florida's 14th District with no party affiliation. He lost,finishing third in the four-way general election,receiving 14.7% of the vote. However,Saunders was one of the top 5 candidates to run for the United States House without any political party in 2008. Saunders was elected to the Collier County Commission in 2016. He previously served on the Collier County Commission from 1986 to 1994.
Stephen R. Wise is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,who served the 6th District from Sept 25,2001 to November 5,2002,and the 5th district from November 5,2002,to November 6,2012. Wise was born in Canton,Ohio on December 11,1941. He currently resides in Jacksonville,Florida. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 14th district from November 8,1988,to November 3,1992,and the 13th district from November 3,1992,through November 7,2000.
Franke Wilmer is an academic and a politician. She was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing Districts 63 and 64 from 2007–2015. Before first running for office in 2006,Wilmer was appointed to chair the Montana Human Rights Commission by Governor Schweitzer in 2005. She received both a PhD and Masters from the University of Maryland in 1990 and is currently a full professor of Political Science at Montana State University.
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. served as a Democratic State Senator from January 1,1997,until January 3,2007,representing the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden and Berkshire,Hampshire and Franklin Massachusetts Senate districts in western Massachusetts. He is an attorney,having practiced law with a focus on commercial real estate,health care,education and business litigation. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination of the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's newly drawn 1st congressional district on September 6,2012.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7,1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin ran for re-election to a third term,but was defeated by the Democratic candidate,Detroit City Council President Carl Levin.
John E. Thrasher is a former state legislator,businessman,lawyer and lobbyist who served as the 15th President of Florida State University. He was approved by the Florida Board of Governors on November 6,2014 and took office on November 10,2014. On September 11,2020,Thrasher and the university Board of Trustees announced his retirement in a joint statement. In May 2021,Richard McCullough was chosen by Florida State University’s Board of Trustees to succeed Thrasher.
Andre E. Cushing III is an American politician from Maine. Cushing is a Republican Currently he is one of three County Commissioners for Penobscot county,representing 20 communities in So. Penobscot's District 2. He served three termsState Senator from Maine's 10th Senate District,representing Carmel,Corinna,Corinth,Dixmont,Etna,Exeter,Hudson,Glenburn,Hampden,Kenduskeag,Levant,Newburgh,Newport,Plymouth,and Stetson Maine and his residence in Hampden. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2008 and was re-elected in 2010. He was elected to the Maine Senate in 2012 and re-elected in 2014 and 2016. He served on the Hampden Town Council from 2007 through 2012 and was deputy mayor of the town from 2010 through 2012.
Chester Earl Clem,Jr. was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Denny L. Hoskins is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate for the 21st District. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Senate in 2016. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017.
