Odessa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County,Florida,United States. The population was 3,173 at the 2000 census and more than doubled to 7,267 in 2010. Northwest of Tampa,Odessa had been an area of open spaces,ranching,and horse properties. More recently it has seen many suburban property developments as Tampa's population expands.
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.
Pinellas County Schools is the public school district serving Pinellas County,Florida. The district is based in Largo. With over 104,000 students served in more than 140 schools and centers,the district is the 7th-largest in Florida and 26th-largest in the nation. In addition to neighborhood schools,the district offers 70 application programs,including magnet,fundamental and career academy programs.It includes the entire county.
Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
Tom Lee is an American Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Senate from 1996 to 2006,and again from 2012 to 2020. He served as Senate President from 2004 to 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in 2006,but lost to Democratic nominee Alex Sink.
Ridgewood High School was a four-year public high school serving residential suburbs in New Port Richey,Florida on the Gulf of Mexico,part of the Pasco County Public School System in Pasco County,Florida. The school was founded on August 22,1978,as a junior high school with the intent of it becoming the third high school in western Pasco County.
Land O' Lakes High School (LOLHS) is a four-year public high school in Land O' Lakes,Florida. It is a part of the Pasco County Schools District in Pasco County. The school mascot is the Fighting Gators.
Dennis K. Baxley is a state legislator in Florida who has served in the Florida Senate since 2016. A Republican,he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2010 until his election to the Senate. He served on the Belleview City Commission and as its mayor.
Zephyrhills High School is a public high school in Zephyrhills,Florida,United States. It is one of fifteen public high schools in the District School Board of Pasco County. ZHS athletic teams compete as the Bulldogs.
John Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012,representing the 17th District,which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 46th District.
Rob Schenck was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District,which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County,from 2012 to 2014.
Will Weatherford is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District,which included eastern Pasco County,from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature,he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time.
Fivay High School is a public high school located in Pasco County,Florida,located on State Road 52. Opened on August 16,2010,the school was built for 1,870 students from Hudson High School,Ridgewood High School,and River Ridge High School which had been experiencing overcrowding.
Jack Latvala is a Republican politician from Florida. He represented the Pinellas County area in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 2002,and again from 2010 to 2018.
Amanda Hickman Murphy is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016,representing parts of western Pasco County,including the city of New Port Richey. She was a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 2018 elections,but was defeated by Ed Hooper.
Richard Michael Corcoran is an American politician who served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Republican,Corcoran represented the 37th district,which includes central Pasco County,from 2012 to 2018,and previously represented the 45th district from 2010 to 2012. From 2019 to 2022,Corcoran served as the state's education commissioner.
Kenneth W. Detzner is an American politician who served as the 28th Secretary of State of Florida from 2012 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously held the office in 2003 in an acting capacity.
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.
Christopher Joseph Sprowls is an American attorney and Republican politician from Florida. He served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2020–22 legislative term and represented the 65th District,which included Clearwater,Dunedin,and Tarpon Springs in northern Pinellas County,from 2014–22.
Cypress Creek High School is a public high school in Wesley Chapel,Florida,United States. It was established in 2017 to accommodate increasing enrollment and relieve overcrowding in the fast-growing area. It is part of the Pasco County Schools district.
