James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
Xavier Louis Suarez is an American politician who was the first Cuban-born Mayor of Miami and was a Miami-Dade county commissioner.
Manuel Alberto Diaz is a Cuban-American politician currently serving as the chair of the Florida Democratic Party. From 2001 to 2009,he served as the mayor of Miami,Florida.
Daniel Saul Gelber is an American politician and former prosecutor serving as the Mayor of Miami Beach,Florida. He served in the Florida Legislature from 2000 to 2010 and was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Florida in 2010.
The Agrupación Católica Universitaria is a prominent Christian life community (CVX-CLC) composed of professional Catholic men. It is based in Miami,Florida.
Ron Saunders is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District,which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County,from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954,to Jack A. Saunders,a state representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida,where he was a member of Florida Blue Key,graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1976 and Juris Doctor in 1979.
Gaston Ignacio Cantens is an American politician from Miami,Florida. Described as a "onetime influential member of the Florida House of Representatives",Cantens served on the body from 1998 to 2004,and at one time was considered likely to become its speaker. Cantens is currently a Vice President at Florida Crystals.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter currently serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
Carlos Andres Manrique was a member of the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican from 1992 to 1994 for District 115.
Oscar Braynon,II is an American Democratic politician from Miami Gardens,Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and then in the Florida Senate from 2011 to 2020,representing parts of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County.
Segundo Llorente Villa,S.J. was a Spanish Jesuit,philosopher and author who spent 40 years as a missionary among the Yup'ik in the most remote parts of Alaska. In 1960,he won a seat in the 2nd Alaska State Legislature as a write-in candidate,becoming the state’s first Catholic priest elected to office,as well as one of two write-in candidates elected that year from rural Alaska. He wrote hundreds of essays and one dozen autobiographical books in Spanish and English about his life in Alaska. Llorente is called the "favorite son" of his hometown,Mansilla Mayor.
Michael Christian Góngora is an American politician and lawyer from Miami Beach,Florida who is currently serving his third term as Commissioner of the City of Miami Beach City Commission. Gongora was first elected in 2006 and most recently in 2017. Besides his legal practice,Gongora currently serves as a legal and political analyst and is regularly featured on many Spanish networks including Telemundo,America Teve and Mira TV.
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla is an attorney and politician from Florida. A Republican,he served in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Miami,Coral Gables,and the surrounding area. Prior to that,he was a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1993 to 2000.
Carlos Trujillo is an American lobbyist and government affairs professional who previously served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until his appointment as ambassador.
Julio Gonzalez is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 74th District,which includes Englewood,North Port,and Venice in Sarasota County,from 2014 to 2018. In 2018,Gonzalez lost the Republican primary for Florida's 17th congressional district by a large margin.
The 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election took place on May 24,2011 and June 28,2011 after the recall of County Mayor Carlos Álvarez earlier that year. After a May 24 first round,former County Commissioner Carlos A. Giménez narrowly defeated Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina in a June 28 runoff. The election was officially nonpartisan.
Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and academic administrator who served as a U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district covered the western part of Miami-Dade County,including Homestead,as well as the Florida Keys. Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian American and first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Congress.
Michael Christopher Grieco is an American attorney and politician. A Democrat,Grieco has served in the Florida House of Representatives since 2018,representing the 113th district.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide,defeating the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican. Crist ran for governor in 2014 as well. He was seeking to become the first Democrat elected governor of Florida since 1994.
The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to determine the Mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida,beginning on November 17,2020. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez,first elected in 2011,was term-limited;instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives and winning to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.
