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.
Eleanor Sobel is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate,representing the 33rd District,which includes Davie,Hallandale Beach,Hollywood,and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County,since 2012,previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate,Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006.
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.
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.
Evan Boyd Jenne is an American Democratic politician who had served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 99th District,which included most of Hollywood in southern Broward County,from 2014 to 2022. Previously,Jenne represented the 100th District,which stretched from Dania Beach to Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County,from 2006 to 2012. Jenne has been co-leader under Broward colleague Bobby DuBose as House minority leader for the 2020–2022 Legislature.
Christopher L. Smith was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,who represented the 31st District,which includes eastern Broward County since 2012.
Kelly Skidmore is a politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 90th District,from 2006 to 2008. A Democrat,she ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate in 2010 and again for the Florida House in 2016.
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.
Maria Lorts Sachs is a Democratic politician from Florida. She was a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Previously,she served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing part of southern Palm Beach County from 2006 until her election to the Senate. After her seat was redistricted in 2016,she opted not to seek reelection,and was hired as the executive director of Innovation Florida,a nonprofit advocacy organization.
Martin David "Marty" Kiar is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Broward County Property Appraiser. Kiar was formerly the Mayor of Broward County and a Broward County Commissioner,representing the 1st District from 2012 to 2016. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Kiar served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012,representing the 97th District.
Joseph A. "Joe" Gibbons is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 105th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 100th District,which includes eastern Broward County and eastern Miami-Dade County,from 2012 to 2014.
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.
Kristin Diane Jacobs was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 until her death in 2020. She represented the 96th District,including Coconut Creek,Margate,Coral Springs and Parkland in northeastern Broward County.
Jeanette Marie Nuñez is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she represented Miami-Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018,also serving as speaker pro tempore for her final two years in the office. Nuñez is the first Latina to serve as Florida lieutenant governor.
Richard "Rick" Stark is an American Democratic politician from Florida. He served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 104th District in southern Broward County,from 2012 to 2020.
Kathleen C. Passidomo is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as President of the Florida Senate. A Republican,she has represented the 28th district,which includes Collier,Hendry,and part of Lee County in Southwest Florida,since 2016. She previously served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Naples area from 2010 to 2016. She served as Senate Majority Leader from 2018 to 2020 and Senate Rules Chair from 2020 to 2022.
Bobby Brainard DuBose is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 94th District,which includes most of Fort Lauderdale in central Broward County,from 2014 to 2022. DuBose served as minority leader with fellow Broward colleague as Evan Jenne co-leader for the 2020–2022 Legislature. On July 27,2021,DuBose announced his resignation from the Florida House of Representatives,effective January 11,2022.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Chip LaMarca is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 100th House District,which includes part of Broward County. In 2010,LaMarca unseated incumbent Broward County Commissioner Ken Keechl. In 2014,LaMarca beat Keechl in a rematch. LaMarca spent 8 years on the county commission and was the sole Republican elected on the board.
The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election was a special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been vacant since incumbent Democratic representative Alcee Hastings died on April 6,2021,of pancreatic cancer.
