James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
Kevin Ambler is an American attorney,based in Tampa,Florida. He is currently the senior partner at The Ambler Law Group,which focuses on Personal Injury,Medical Malpractice,Business Law,Construction Litigation,Business Arbitration &Mediation and Government Affairs.
Rodney Warren Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat,Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010,Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. In 2016,Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry,a Republican and former state representative.
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012;he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
Anitere Flores is a Republican politician from Miami,Florida. She served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010. Subsequently,she served in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020. In the 2016–18 legislative session,Flores served as president pro tempore of the Senate.
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.
Raymond Neal Haynes Jr. is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of California.
John David Alexander,known as J. D. Alexander or JD Alexander is a businessman and former Florida Republican politician from Lake Wales. From 2002-2012,he served in the Florida Senate,representing almost 500,000 residents of the 17th district,which included all of Hardee and Highlands and parts of DeSoto,Glades,Okeechobee,Polk,and St. Lucie counties. Previously,he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Alexander has also been the CEO of Atlantic Blue Group and Alico.
Paula Dockery is an independent politician from the U.S. state of Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate for ten years,representing parts of Central Florida from 2002 to 2012 as a Republican. Previously,she served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing a Lakeland-based district from 1996 until her election to the Senate. In January 2017,she left the Republican Party and became an independent.
Mike Fasano is the Tax Collector of Pasco County,Florida. Previously he was a member of the Florida House,representing the 36th District since 2012,a member of the Florida Senate from 2002 through 2012 and a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 2002. He is a Republican.
Tracy Stafford served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1990–2000. He currently lives in Wilton Manors,Florida,where he also served as Mayor from 1986–1990.
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.
Ben Albritton is a Republican politician,current member of the Florida Senate and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 56th District,which includes DeSoto County,Hardee County,and southwestern Polk County,from 2012 to 2018. Albritton previously represented the 66th District from 2010 to 2012.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,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 offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28,2018.
Benjamin Frank Diamond is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 68th district,which includes most of the city of St. Petersburg,Florida,Pinellas County.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida was held on November 3,2020,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican. He was seeking to become the first Democrat elected governor of Florida since 1994.
Lesley J. Miller Jr. is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as a Hillsborough County Commissioner,representing the 3rd District since 2010. Prior to serving on the County Commission,Miller served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000,and in the Florida Senate from 2000 to 2006,and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2006.
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.
