Avon Park is a city in Highlands County,Florida,United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,836,and in 2018 the estimated population was 10,695. It is the oldest city in Highlands County,and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon,England.
Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host,attorney,political commentator,and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC with his wife Mika Brzezinski. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party,Scarborough served in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. Scarborough was also a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
John Luigi Mica is an American businessman,consultant and Republican politician who represented Florida's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017. He was defeated by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in the November 8,2016,general election while serving his 12th term in office.
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.
Alcee Lamar Hastings was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida.
Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy,popularly known as Connie Mack IV,is a politician and lobbyist. He is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district,serving from 2005 to 2013. A Republican,he ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012,losing to Democrat Bill Nelson. He is the son of former Republican U.S. Senator Connie Mack III and the great-grandson of baseball manager Connie Mack.
Ronald Jason Klein is an American politician and lawyer who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 22nd congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chairs the Jewish Democratic Council of America. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He is currently employed by the law firm Holland &Knight.
Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party,he was the party's nominee in the 1982 Florida gubernatorial election,and previously represented district 33 in the Florida Senate from 1966 to 1970.
Alfred James Lawson Jr. is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district,serving since 2017. The district stretches across most of the border with Georgia,including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville.
Frederica Smith Wilson is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011,representing Florida's 24th congressional district. Located in South Florida,Wilson's congressional district,numbered as the 17th during her first term,covers a large swath of eastern Miami-Dade County and a sliver of southern Broward County. The district contains most of Miami's majority-black precincts,as well as parts of Opa-locka,North Miami,Hollywood,and Miramar. Wilson gained national attention in 2012 for her comments on the death of Trayvon Martin.
Daniel Alan Webster is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011. He represented Florida's 10th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Before his congressional service,he served 28 years in the Florida legislature,and was the first Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
Avon is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was created for the 1861 general election and existed until 1996. It was represented by 13 Members of Parliament and was held by Independents,Liberal Party or Labour Party representatives.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the House and Senate,as well as various state and local elections. The primary election was held August 14,2012. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson won reelection to a third term,defeating Republican U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV by 13%,winning 55% to 42%. Nelson defeated Mack by over 1 million votes.
Ben Albritton is a Republican politician 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.
Sam Yingling is an American politician from Lake County,Illinois. A Democrat,he is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 62nd district. A resident of Grayslake,he served as the Avon Township Supervisor prior to his election to the legislature.
Bryan Avila is an American Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 39th District. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 111th District,which includes parts of Miami and Hialeah in northeastern Miami-Dade County,since 2014. Avila will be term limited in 2022 and has announced his intention to run for Miami Dade County commission district 6.
Byron Lowell Donalds is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district serves most of the heart of Southwest Florida,including Cape Coral,Fort Myers,Bonita Springs,Estero,and Naples. A member of the Republican Party,Donalds was the Florida state representative for the 80th district,which encompasses Hendry County and part of Collier County,from 2016 to 2020.
Tom Fabricio is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district. He assumed office on November 3,2020.
John Simmons is an American politician and chiropractor serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 109th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office in January 2019.
