Broward County is a county in Florida,United States,located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States,with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale,which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020. The county is part of the South Florida region of the state.
Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida,30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census,making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah,Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area,which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019.
Lauderdale Lakes is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census,the city's population was 35,954.
Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 11,426.
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.
Robert O. Cox was mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida from 1986-1991. Before becoming mayor,Cox spent nearly two decades on the City Commission. Cox owned a local marina.
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is a large multi-venue performing arts center located in downtown Fort Lauderdale,Florida,United States.
Florida's 22nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. In the 2020 redistricting cycle,it was drawn as a successor to the previous 21st district and includes Palm Beach,West Palm Beach,Boynton Beach and Delray Beach,as well as unincorporated Palm Beach County. The previous iteration of the 22nd district,which extended from Fort Lauderdale to Boca Raton,was instead renamed the 23rd district.
Virginia Shuman Young was a Fort Lauderdale politician,serving elected terms to the Broward County School Board,and the Fort Lauderdale City Commission. During her time on the City Commission,she served twice as Mayor and as Vice-Mayor from 1971–1973 and 1975-1981.
Robert A. Dressler was an American lawyer and politician. His most prominent public office was mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida,from 1982 to 1986.
The history of Fort Lauderdale,Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives,and later with the Tequesta Indians,who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain,England,the United States,and the Confederate States of America,it remained largely undeveloped until the 20th century. The first settlement in the area was the site of a massacre at the beginning of the Second Seminole War,an event which precipitated the abandonment of the settlement and set back development in the area by over 50 years. The first United States stockade named Fort Lauderdale was built in 1838,and subsequently was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. The fort was abandoned in 1842,after the end of the war,and the area remained virtually unpopulated until the 1890s.
Timothy M. Ryan is an American attorney and Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner,representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006,representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002,and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006.
John P. Seiler is an American politician and 41st Mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. Prior to this he was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,from 2000 to 2008 representing District 92 which is located in Broward County,Florida.
Fight OUT Loud is a non-profit organization in the United States aimed to empower LGBT individuals. Fight OUT Loud was established in 2007.
Bobby Brainard DuBose is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 94th District,which includes most of Fort Lauderdale in central Broward County,from 2014 to 2022. DuBose served as minority leader with fellow Broward colleague as Evan Jenne co-leader for the 2020–2022 Legislature. On July 27,2021,DuBose announced his resignation from the Florida House of Representatives,effective January 11,2022.
Dean J. Trantalis is an American politician and mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. Before his election as mayor,Trantalis served as a city commissioner for Fort Lauderdale from 2009 to 2017.
The 2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election was held on February 13,2009,to elect the mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. It saw the election of Jack Seiler.
The 1994 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election was held on March 8,1994,to elect the mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. It saw the reelection of Jim Naugle.
The 2000 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election was held on March 14,2000,to elect the mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. It saw the reelection of Jim Naugle.
The general election for mayor of Fort Lauderdale will take place on November 5,2024,concurrent with the United States 2024 presidential election. The incumbent mayor,Dean Trantalis,is seeking re-election. Perennial candidate and Fort Lauderdale lawyer Jim Lewis and local activist Chris Nelson are also running. Barbra Stern,who is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer,former Commissioner for the Florida Elections Commission and current member of the Broward Performing Arts Center Authority is also running.
