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.
Parkland is a city in northern Broward County,Florida,United States. It is a suburb of Miami and located 42 miles (68 km) north of the city. As of the 2020 census,the population of Parkland was 34,670. Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to 6,166,488 people in 2020.
Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean,just north of Fort Lauderdale and 36 miles north of Miami. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. As of the 2020 census,the population was 112,046,making it the sixth-largest city in Broward County,the ninth-largest city in the South Florida metropolitan area,and the 20th-largest city in Florida.
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.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
Edward John Stack was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.
James W. Waldman is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 95th District from 2006 to 2012,and representing the 96th District,which included Coconut Creek,Margate,and Parkland in northeastern Broward County,from 2012 to 2014.
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
J. Dudley Goodlette is an American attorney and politician who served as a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Following his departure from the Florida House of Representatives,Goodlette. served as the interim president of Edison Community College from 2011-12,and serves as Chairman of the Naples Ethics Commission. In 2019,Goodlette was appointed as Special master to hear and provide a recommendation on the proprietary of Governor Ron DeSantis's suspension of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Goodlette found the suspension improper and recommended reinstatement,but his recommendation was rejected by the Florida Senate.
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 Adikes Bond is an author,attorney,poker player,political activist and real estate developer born in Jamaica,New York. He grew up in Massapequa and Port Washington,New York before moving to South Florida in 1972. He currently resides between Dania Beach,Florida and Andros Island,the Bahamas. He is the eldest of five children;his brother James Alexander Bond is a theatre director in New York City.
Perry Eugene Thurston Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 33rd district,which includes Lauderhill,Lauderdale Lakes,North Lauderdale,Margate,Oakland Park,and surrounding areas in Broward County. He previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Fort Lauderdale area from 2006 to 2014,and was the House minority leader in his final term. Thurston was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Florida in 2014.
The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Attorney General Bill McCollum opted to run for run for Governor rather than seek reelection. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi,a former assistant state attorney for Hillsborough County,who defeated Democrat Dan Gelber by a 54.8% to 41.1% margin. Bondi took office in January 2011.
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.
Bill Hager was an American politician from Florida. He served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican,representing parts of coastal Palm Beach County from 2010 to 2018.
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.
Joel Karl Gustafson was an American politician in the state of Florida. City of Fort Lauderdale Prosecuting Attorney,Board of Adjustment attorney,Planning &Zoning Board attorney,Associate Municipal Judge,Broward County Narcotics Guidance Council,Florida Law Revision Commission. One of five recipients of the Outstanding Man award for 1967,Fort Lauderdale Junior Chamber of Commerce. Allen Morris award,1969 as Second Second-Session Member Showing Greatest Development.
James Rollins Eddy was a Korean War veteran,lawyer,politician and judge in the American state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1963 to 1968,representing the 82nd district.
Blanche Euturpe General Ely was born in Reddick,Florida,the daughter of Deacon John General and Sarah Enock General. Her mother died when she was an infant,and she was raised by her father and her stepmother Amanda General. She graduated from Fessenden Academy in Ocala,and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Florida A &M University,and a Master's Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision,Teachers College,Columbia University. She also held a Bachelor of Science in "Life Instructions",from a program jointly sponsored by Florida A&M University and Benedict College.
Leland Homer Rayson was an American lawyer and politician.
