The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal. The office heads the Florida Department of Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the state's finances,collecting revenue,paying state bills,auditing state agencies,regulating cemeteries and funerals,and handling fires and arsons. In addition,the CFO has administrative oversight over the offices which handles banking and insurance regulation. The CFO is a member of the Cabinet is third in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Florida.
Jeremy Ring is an American Democratic politician and former tech startup executive from Florida. He served in the Florida Senate from 2006 to 2016,representing parts of Broward County. He was the Democratic nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in the 2018 election.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Moskowitz served on the Broward County Commission from 2021 to 2022 and as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. Before his appointment to the Florida Division of Emergency Management,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Coral Springs-Parkland area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
William Steve Southerland II is an American businessman,lobbyist and former Republican Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. The district includes most of the eastern Florida Panhandle,from Panama City to the state capital,Tallahassee. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in 2014 by Democrat Gwen Graham,becoming one of only two incumbent House Republicans to lose a general election that year,along with Lee Terry of Nebraska.
Ronald Dion DeSantis is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 46th governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Florida's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. DeSantis was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,withdrawing his candidacy in January 2024.
Dane Eagle is an American politician from Florida. A Republican,Eagle was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis as Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in September 2020. Eagle was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020,where he represented Cape Coral in Lee County and served as Majority Leader and Majority Whip. Eagle resigned from the House to accept his appointment as head of DEO. Eagle unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Congress in Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 election.
Wilton Earl Simpson is an American politician who has served as the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture since 2023. From 2012 to 2022,he served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing areas around Citrus,Hernando,and Pasco Counties. He was elected Senate President for the 2020–2022 legislature.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
Daniel Wright Burgess Jr. is an American politician who currently serves as a Florida State Senator from District 20,which includes parts of Tampa,Thonotosassa,New Tampa,and Zephyrhills. He previously served as the executive director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs,as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,and as the mayor of Zephyrhills.
Jay Norbert Trumbull is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 6th District,which includes Panama City in southern Bay County,until 2022. He currently serves as a Senator for the 2nd district of Florida.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term,but was narrowly defeated by Republican Governor Rick Scott. The election was the closest Senate race in the state's history.
The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis,who was appointed in 2017,successfully ran for a full term,defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring,a former state senator,in the general election.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida,on November 4,2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6,2018. All of Florida's executive officers were up for election as well as Florida's Class I Senate seat and all 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were on August 28,2018. The Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate seat held by three-term Democrat Bill Nelson in an upset while the Democrats picked up two House seats as well as the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Republican gains in the state despite the trend towards Democrats nationwide were part of Florida's transition from a swing state to a red state.
Joe Gruters was the Chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 2018 to 2022,and is a member of the Florida Senate representing the 22nd District,which consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Earlier in his career,Gruters worked on the campaign of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as campaign manager and was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.
Adam Roger Hattersley is an American politician and author who was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 59th district in Hillsborough County from 2018 to 2020. He ran for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in the 2022 election.
The 2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried was eligible to run for a second term,but she instead ran for governor of Florida in 2022. Republican Wilton Simpson won the election with over 59% of the vote. Simpson’s victory gave Republicans complete control of state government for the first time since Reconstruction.
The 2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Incumbent Republican CFO Jimmy Patronis won re-election to a second term with over 59% of the vote and a margin of victory of 19 percentage points.
A general election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect candidates throughout Florida,as part of the 2022 midterm elections. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party outcomes as nearly every Republican candidate won in a landslide. As a result,Republicans now control every statewide office in the state for the first time since Reconstruction. Political analysts believe the results may be an indication that the state has transitioned from being a swing state into a reliably Republican red state.
The 2026 Florida gubernatorial election will take place on November 3,2026,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside the elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis,who will be ineligible from running because of term limits by the Florida Constitution,cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
