Indian River State College (IRSC) is a public college based in Fort Pierce,Florida,serving the Treasure Coast region. It is part of the Florida College System and offers associate and bachelor's degree programs as well as vocational certificates. It was established in 1959.
The Treasure Coast is a region in the southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and comprises Indian River,Martin,and St. Lucie counties. The region,whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost in a 1715 hurricane,evidently emerged from residents' desire to distinguish themselves from the Gold Coast to the south.
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.
Florida's 16th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress which encompasses eastern Hillsborough County and the entirety of Manatee County. In the 2020 redistricting cycle,the district was drawn out of Sarasota and Sarasota County to include more of Tampa's eastern suburbs,including Riverview and parts of Brandon south of Florida State Road 60.
The St. Lucie River is a 35-mile-long (56 km) estuary linked to a coastal river system in St. Lucie and Martin counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The St. Lucie River and St. Lucie Estuary are an "ecological jewel" of the Treasure Coast,central to the health and well-being of the surrounding communities. The river is part of the larger Indian River Lagoon system,the most diverse estuarine environment in North America with more than 4,000 plant and animal species,including manatees,oysters,dolphins,sea turtles and seahorses.
John David Alexander,known as J. D. Alexander or JD Alexander is a businessman and former Florida Republican politician from Lake Wales. From 2002–2012,he served in the Florida Senate,representing almost 500,000 residents of the 17th district,which included all of Hardee and Highlands and parts of DeSoto,Glades,Okeechobee,Polk,and St. Lucie counties. Previously,he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Alexander has also been the CEO of Atlantic Blue Group and Alico.
Gayle Harrell is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican,she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District,which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County,from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012.
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.
Thomas Joseph Rooney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 2009 to 2019. He represented Florida's 16th congressional district from 2009 to 2013 and Florida's 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
Kenneth L. Roberson is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 75th District,which is based in Charlotte County,including the communities of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte from 2012 to 2016,he previously represented the 71st District from 2008 to 2012.
Kevin Rader is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat,he represented parts of northern Broward and southern Palm Beach Counties in the Florida House from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2016. He was elected to one term in the Florida Senate,serving from 2016 until he retired in 2020.
Florida Oceanographic Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 and its goal is to inspire environmental stewardship of Florida's coastal ecosystems through education and research.
Ben Albritton is a Republican politician,current member of the Florida Senate and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 56th District,which includes DeSoto County,Hardee County,and southwestern Polk County,from 2012 to 2018. Albritton previously represented the 66th District from 2010 to 2012.
Garrett Richter is an American Republican politician from Florida. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016,representing parts of Collier and Lee Counties in Southwest Florida. Prior to being elected to the Senate,Richter served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing a Naples-based district from 2006 to 2008.
Cary Pigman is a Republican politician from Florida. he was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020,representing the 55th District,includes Glades,Highlands,Okeechobee,and western St. Lucie County.
MaryLynn Magar is an American politician from Florida. She was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 82nd District,including most of Martin County and some parts of northern Palm Beach County,from 2012 to 2020.
The Rivers Coalition is an advocacy organization started in 1998 and based out of Stuart,Florida,working on behalf of the St. Lucie River,St. Lucie Estuary,and Indian River Lagoon to stop the adverse environmental and economic effects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discharges into the St. Lucie River from Lake Okeechobee.
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch is a former at-large governing board member of the South Florida Water Management District representing St. Lucie,Martin,Palm Beach,Broward,Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. She is the author of the blog Indian River Lagoon,a former member of Florida's Constitution Revision Commission,a former mayor and commissioner of the Town of Sewall's Point,Florida,and a former Republican candidate for Martin County Commission.
In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6,2018,20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections will serve four year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2022,and the winners of the two special elections will serve two year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2020.
