Milton Ruben Young was an American politician,most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement,he was the most senior Republican in the Senate,and the last member of the Lost Generation to serve in the Senate.
Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served two terms as the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's dominant party,controlling 20 out of 28 of Florida's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship and all other statewide offices,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Gayle Harrell is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican,she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District,which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County,from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012.
Richard David Kriseman is an American politician who served as the 53rd Mayor of St. Petersburg from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 53rd district from 2006 to 2012.
Ronald "Doc" Renuart is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 18th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 17th District from 2012 to 2015.
Ed Hooper is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 21st District,which includes Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County and western Pasco County,since 2018.
Andy Gardiner is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 9th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 13th District,which stretches from Orlando to Titusville,from 2012 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016,Gardiner served as the President of the Florida Senate. Prior to Gardiner's election to the Senate,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 40th District from 2000 to 2008.
Aaron Paul Bean is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 4th congressional district since 2023. A Republican,Bean represented the 4th district in the Florida Senate,which included all of Nassau County,Clay County and parts of Duval County,from 2012 to 2022. From 2000 to 2008,he represented the 12th district in the Florida House of Representatives.
Jason T. Brodeur is a Florida State Senator representing the 10th district,which consists of Seminole and a small part of Orange County. Before the redistricting that took effect with the 2022 election,he represented the old 9th district. A Republican,Brodeur previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. From 2010-2012,he represented the 33rd District. During his final six years in the Florida House,Brodeur represented the 28th District,which consists of eastern Seminole County. He also served as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber,which advocates for pro-business practices in Seminole County and across the state of Florida.
Amanda Hickman Murphy is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016,representing parts of western Pasco County,including the city of New Port Richey. She was a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 2018 elections,but was defeated by Ed Hooper.
Sara I. Gideon is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party from Freeport,she represented the 48th district in the Maine House of Representatives,which includes part of Freeport and Pownal in Cumberland County.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,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 President of the United States.
Cynthia "Cyndi" Ward Stevenson is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 17th District,which includes all of northern and central St. Johns County and extends south to St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach.
Paul Marvin Renner is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2022-24 Florida Legislature. He has been in office as a state representative since an April 2015 special election,where he currently represents the 19th District,which includes Flagler County and parts of lower St. Johns County.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term,but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor Rick Scott. The election was the closest Senate race in the state's history.
2018 Idaho Proposition 2 is an approved ballot initiative that was included on the 2018 General Election ballot on November 6,2018. Idaho's Proposition 2 is an initiative which addressed the proposed Medicaid gap within the state. This Ballot Initiative was approved and qualified to be included for voting on July 17,2018,through campaigning and petitioning for signatures to acquire the necessary support of the voting Idaho population to be included for state-wide voting through the 2018 General Election ballot. This initiative moved to expand Medicaid to persons who did not previously qualify. Proposition 2 would expand Medicaid coverage to persons under the age of 65 if their income is below 133% of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL) and are unable to gain medical insurance or coverage through other means.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Republican incumbent Rick Scott won a second term,defeating Democratic former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 12.8 percent. The primary election was August 20,2024.
The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years,20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis,races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28,gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority,giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.
The 2024 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995.
