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.
Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida from December 12,1998,to January 5,1999,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 and as a United States representative and special envoy.
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.
Charles William Boustany Jr. is an American politician,physician,and former congressman from Lafayette,Louisiana,who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Robert Gregory Evers was a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Northwest Florida. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 1st District from 2001 to 2010.
Paul Collins Broun Jr. is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Dixon Alan Hays is a politician who was elected Supervisor of Elections for Lake County,Florida,in 2016. He previously was a member of the Florida State Senate from 2010 to 2016 and a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010. He is a Republican.
Will S. Kendrick is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing the 10th District.
Daniel Alan Webster is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011. He represented Florida's 10th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Before his congressional service,he served 28 years in the Florida legislature,and was the first Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
Charles S. Dean Sr. is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 5th District,which includes Baker,Citrus,Columbia,Dixie,Gilchrist,Lafayette,Levy,western Marion,Suwannee,and Union Counties in North Florida,from 2012 to 2016,previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate,Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007.
The 1970 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1970,to determine the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida,concurrent with the election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Dennis K. Baxley is a state legislator in Florida who has served in the Florida Senate since 2016. A Republican,he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2010 until his election to the Senate. He served on the Belleview City Commission and as its mayor.
Thad Altman is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of the Melbourne area in central Brevard County since 2016. Previously,he represented a similar area in the House from 2003 to 2008,and served in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
Charles S. "Chuck" Chestnut IV is a Democratic politician who currently serves as an Alachua County Commissioner,representing the 5th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Alachua County Commission,Chestnut served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012,representing the 96th District.
Perry Eugene Thurston Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 33rd district,which includes Lauderhill,Lauderdale Lakes,North Lauderdale,Margate,Oakland Park,and surrounding areas in Broward County. He previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Fort Lauderdale area from 2006 to 2014,and was the House minority leader in his final term. Thurston was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Florida in 2014.
James Cloudis Smith is an American lawyer who served as the 32nd Florida Attorney General from 1979 to 1987 and 21st and 24th Secretary of State of Florida from 1987 to 1995 and from 2002 until 2003. He currently chairs the Florida State University Board of Trustees.
The 1988 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8,1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Connie Mack III won the open seat,becoming the first Republican to hold this seat since Reconstruction in 1875.
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.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with those of other federal and state offices,including the United States Senate.
Edward L. "Ed" Jennings,Jr.,is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006,representing the 23rd District. After unsuccessfully running for the Florida Senate in 2006,Jennings was appointed as the Regional Director for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
