Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19,2007. Previously,Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19,2007.
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.
Claude Roy Kirk Jr. was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida (1967–1971). He was the first Republican Governor of Florida since Reconstruction.
The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman's second term as President. As with most 20th-century second-term mid-terms,the party not holding the Presidency made significant gains. The Republican opposition made a net gain of five seats,taking advantage of the Democratic administration's declining popularity during the Cold War and the aftermath of the Recession of 1949. The Democrats held a narrow 49-to-47-seat majority after the election. This was the first time since 1932 that the Senate Majority Leader lost his seat,and the only instance of the majority leader losing his seat while his party retained the majority.
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.
Thomas Charles Feeney III,known as Tom Feeney,is an American politician from the state of Florida. He represented Florida's 24th congressional district. He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida took place on November 7,2006. Elections were held in Florida's 1st through 25th congressional districts.
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the governing body of Orange County,Florida. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has six seats held by elected officials called "County Commissioners",each commissioner in charge of their own District,led by a separate mayor of Orange County.
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
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.
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.
Alzo J. Reddick was born November,1937 in Alturas,Florida.
Suzanne M. Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 24th congressional district,serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 2,2010,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera is an American politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Florida. There was no net party change,as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district,while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.
Linda Stewart is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 13th district,which includes northeast and central Orange County,since 2016. She previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing central Orange County from 2012 to 2014.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,so he instead ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
The 2010 Orange County,Florida mayoral election took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican Mayor Richard Crotty was unable to seek re-election due to term limits,and four candidates ran to replace him. A nonpartisan primary election was held on August 24,2010,but because no candidate won a majority of the vote,former County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs,a Republican,advanced to a runoff election against fellow County Commissioner Bill Segal,a Democrat. Following a contentious general election,Jacobs was elected Mayor over Segal in a landslide,winning her first term 68–32.
