Robert M. Brake | |
|---|---|
 Brake in 1966 | |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1966–1967 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | March 1, 2000 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Law School University of Michigan Law School |
Robert M. Brake (died March 1, 2000) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives. [1] [2]
Brake attended the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Michigan Law School. [3] He practiced law at the Turner, Hendrick, Fascell & Brake law firm before starting his own practice. [4]
Brake was a Dade County commissioner from 1962 to 1964 [5] and had also been the Coral Gables Commissioner. [4]
He served in the United States Army during World War II as well as the Korean conflict retiring from the Air Force at the rank of Colonel. [4]
In 1966, Brake was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, serving until 1967. [1]
Brake was opposed to abortion stating "Roe vs. Wade has poisoned American life". [6] He was also against gay rights and led the flight to repeal Dade's 1977 anti gay discrimination ordinance. [6]
Brake died in March 2000, [3] at the age of 73. He had been fighting melanoma for 32 years. [4] He was survived by his wife Eileen and five children. [4]
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Robert Lester Floyd was a U.S. politician best known as the youngest mayor of the City of Miami.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from 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.
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 a Cuban-American 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.
Kionne L. McGhee is an American Democratic politician from Florida who has served as a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2020. Previously, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing south-central Miami-Dade County stretching from Richmond Heights to Florida City. He was the House Minority Leader for the 2018–20 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.
Bob Kunst is an American gay rights activist and perennial candidate.
Bruno Arthur Barreiro is a Republican politician from Florida. He served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1998 to 2018, representing part of Miami Beach and the Miami neighborhoods of Brickell, Little Havana, Coral Way, and West Flagler. He resigned on March 31, 2018, to run for Florida's 27th congressional district in the 2018 elections.
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 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.
The 2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried was eligible to run for a second term, but she instead ran for governor of Florida in 2022. Republican Wilton Simpson won the election with over 59% of the vote. Simpson’s victory gave Republicans complete control of state government for the first time since Reconstruction.
John Cyril Malloy was an American politician. He served as a member for the 113th and 118th districts of the Florida House of Representatives.
Harold W. Spaet is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 101st and 105th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Harold Gordon Featherstone was an American judge and politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 101st district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972.
Lawrence R. Hawkins was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 119th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Carl A. Singleton was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 103rd, 109th and 111th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Lewis B. Whitworth was an American judge and politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 94th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Susan Guber is an American politician in the state of Florida. She was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 117th district between 1986 and 1992.
  | This article about a Florida politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |