Peter R. Deutsch is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Deutsch was a Democratic Representative from Florida's 20th congressional district from 1993 until 2005.
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
Paige V. Kreegel is a physician and was previously a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives,where he represented District 72 - which covers all of De Soto County and parts of Charlotte County and Lee County. Kreegel was first elected to the Florida House in 2004,and was unopposed for re-election in 2006. He is a physician and resides in Punta Gorda,Florida. He was a Republican candidate in a special election in April 2014 to fill Florida's 19th district U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by Trey Radel.
Willie Logan is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A former member of the Florida House of Representatives,he campaigned for the United States Senate as an Independent in 2000.
Gustavo "Gus" Alberto Barreiro was a Republican politician from Florida. He served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 107th district in Miami-Dade County from 1998 to 2006. His district encompassed parts of Miami,Miami Beach,and Coral Gables.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
Jose Alex Villalobos is an American lawyer and former politician. He was a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 38th District from 2001 through 2010. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 through 2000. He served as the Republican Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and as the Republican Majority Leader from 2004 to 2006 in the Florida Senate.
Dexter Wayne Lehtinen is an American attorney,former politician,interim U.S. Attorney for south Florida,and a law instructor. He is the husband of former U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Julio Robaina is a state representative from Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2003 from District 117. He ran for Florida Senate from District 36,which was being vacated by Alex Diaz de la Portilla,losing to Miguel Diaz de la Portilla,Alex's brother,in the Republican primary.
Esteban L. "Steve" Bovo Jr. is an American Republican politician from Florida and the current mayor of Hialeah,Florida. Bovo previously served on the Hialeah City Council,in the Florida House of Representatives,and on the Miami-Dade County Commission. He ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2020,losing to Daniella Levine Cava. Prior to serving as an elected official,Bovo worked at the historic Hialeah Park as a marketing and advertising executive.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera is an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.
David Mauricio Rivera is an American Republican politician from Florida. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term,representing parts of South Florida from 2011 to 2013.
Juan Carlos Zapata,is an American businessman,politician and the owner of Zapata Consulting. Founded in 2004,Zapata Consulting focuses on assisting clients in building strong relationships with public officials and community stakeholders,identifying and pursuing business opportunities,and developing strategies to strengthen a company's brand and market position. Prior to the company's inception,Mr. Zapata was involved in importing seafood,real estate and other business ventures. He also has a strong background in non-profit management.
John E. Thrasher is a former state legislator,businessman,lawyer and lobbyist who served as the 15th President of Florida State University. He was approved by the Florida Board of Governors on November 6,2014 and took office on November 10,2014. On September 11,2020,Thrasher and the university board of trustees announced his retirement in a joint statement. In May 2021,Richard McCullough was chosen by Florida State University’s Board of Trustees to succeed Thrasher.
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.
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.
Ana Rivas Logan is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative JoséFélix Díaz,Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House,Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district.
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,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Christopher Benjamin is an American attorney,mediator,arbitrator,magistrate and politician who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 107 since November 2020.
