Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw is an American banker,attorney,and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress when his term ended on January 3,2017.
Kendrick Brett Meek is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2011. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election for the seat of Mel Martinez,but he and independent candidate Charlie Crist lost in a three-way race to Republican Marco Rubio.
Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida for 24 days from December 1998 to January 1999,upon the death of Lawton Chiles. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. During his career,he also served as a state legislator,a U.S. representative,and special envoy for the Americas.
The lieutenant governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas,a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
The 2000 United States Senate elections were held on November 7,2000. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections,including the presidential election which was won by Republican George W. Bush. It featured a number of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party,which gained a net total of four seats from the Republican Party. This election marked the first election year since 1990 where Democrats made net gains in the Senate.
C. Thomas Gallagher III is an American politician,financier,and insurance agent from the state of Florida and a member of the Republican Party. Gallagher holds the distinction of having served more years as an elected state official than any other individual in Florida history. He began his career in the Florida House of Representatives,where he served from 1974 to 1987.
Florence Donald Shapiro is an American politician from Texas,a Republican former member of the Texas Senate. From 1993 to 1995,she represented the 2nd District and from 1995 to 2013,the 8th District,which includes several cities,towns,and other outlying areas of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
Glenda Evans Hood is an American politician,who was Secretary of State of Florida,from 2003 to 2005,and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando (1992–2003).
The Florida Democratic Party(FDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Sr. is the current chair.
Benigno Repeki Fitial is a Northern Marianan politician who served was the 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The second longest-serving governor in CNMI history,Fitial was elected on November 6,2005,assumed office on January 9,2006,and was re-elected to a (five-year) second term in 2009. He was impeached by the CNMI House of Representatives on February 11,2013,and was scheduled to face trial before the CNMI Senate to determine if he should be removed from office. He resigned on February 20,2013,after 7 years,1 month,and 11 days in office.
Frank T. Brogan is the former Assistant Secretary of Education. He succeeded Deborah S. Delisle. He is the former Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education,former Chancellor of the State University System of Florida,and former President of Florida Atlantic University. He was the 15th lieutenant governor of Florida,serving with Governor Jeb Bush.
Tom Lee is an American Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Senate from 1996 to 2006,and again from 2012 to 2020. He served as Senate President from 2004 to 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in 2006,but lost to Democratic nominee Alex Sink.
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 2008 United States elections were held on November 4. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election,by defeating his near rival John McCain and the Democrats bolstered their majority in both Houses of Congress.
The 2004 United States elections were held on November 2. Republican President George W. Bush won re-election and Republicans retained control of Congress.
Illinois is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections and one of the "big three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and New York. It is one of the most Democratic states in the nation with all state executive offices and both state legislative branches held by Democrats. For most of its history,Illinois was widely considered to be a swing state,voting for the winner of all but two presidential elections in the 20th century. Political party strength in Illinois is highly dependent upon Cook County,and the state's reputation as a blue state rests upon the fact that over 40% of its population and political power is concentrated in Chicago,Cook County,and the Chicago metropolitan area. Outside of Chicago,the suburban collar counties continue trending Democratic while downstate Illinois can be considered more conservative with several Democratic leaning regions including Champaign-Urbana,Bloomington-Normal,Rockford,Peoria,and suburban St. Louis
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:
The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election,while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first and most recent time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004.
