Martin County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida,in the United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 158,431. Its county seat is Stuart. Martin County is in the Port St. Lucie,FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida,77 miles north of downtown Miami. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 59,182. Palm Beach Gardens is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to an estimated 6.1 million people at the 2019 census.
David Joseph Weldon is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Florida's 15th congressional district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race.
Thomas Kent Wetherell was an American politician and educator. He served as member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992,and was president of Florida State University from 2003 through 2009.
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.
Alberto Gutman was a Cuban-American politician. Born to a Jewish family in Havana,Cuba,he moved to the United States when he was 6 years old.
Thomas F. Lewis was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.
Evelyn J. Lynn is a Republican Party member of the Florida Senate,representing the 7th District since 2003. Her district includes parts of Clay County,Marion County,Putnam County,and Volusia County,Florida. Previously she was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 through 2002.
Larcenia J. Bullard was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate,representing the 39th District,which included parts of Collier,Hendry,Miami-Dade,Monroe,and Palm Beach Counties,from 2002 to 2012.
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.
The 1990 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 6,1990. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Martinez ran for a second term in office,but was defeated by Democratic challenger Lawton Chiles,a former U.S. Senator. As of 2023,this remains the last time in which an incumbent Florida Governor lost reelection.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Moskowitz served on the Broward County Commission from 2021 to 2022 and as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. Before his appointment,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Coral Springs area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi who took office in January 2011.
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 who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 2017 and Florida's 21st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Florida,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary elections for both the Republicans and Democrats took place on August 30,2016.
Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson is an American politician from the state of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party,Johnson was a member of the Florida House of Representatives,and served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
MaryLynn Magar is an American politician from Florida. She was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 82nd District,including most of Martin County and some parts of northern Palm Beach County,from 2012 to 2020.
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.
Matt Willhite is a Democratic politician from Florida who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2016. He represents the 86th District,which includes Greenacres,Haverhill,Loxahatchee Groves,Royal Palm Beach,Wellington and parts of unincorporated Palm Beach County. Willhite currently works as a Captain for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue,making him the first active duty first responder serving in the history of the Florida Legislature.
