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Corrine Brown is an American former politician,and former convicted felon,who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district,and a federal indictment for corruption,Brown was defeated in the 2016 Democratic primary by Al Lawson,who went on to win Brown's former seat.
Carrie Mae Pittman Meek was an American educator and elected official,who served as the United States Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district,from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent,she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress,where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. A member of the Democratic Party,she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives,from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate,and from 1993 to 2003,as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives.
Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 23rd congressional district,first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Lois Pines is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and was a candidate for statewide office four times.
Loranne Ausley is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee,Florida. She has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2020,representing Calhoun,Franklin,Gadsden,Gulf,Hamilton,Jefferson,Leon,Liberty,Madison,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties. Previously,she represented the Tallahassee area in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and then again from 2016 to 2020.
Suzanne M. Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 24th congressional district,serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
Kelly Skidmore is a politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 90th District,from 2006 to 2008. A Democrat,she ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate in 2010 and again for the Florida House in 2016.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 2,2010 to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013. Florida had twenty-five seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census,but would soon gain two more congressional seats in 2012.
Elaine Schwartz is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 99th District,which includes most of Hollywood in southern Broward County,from 2006 to 2014.
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.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American politician who has served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013,and as the assistant House Democratic leader since 2021,making her the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat. Her district includes many of Boston's northern and western suburbs,such as Medford,Framingham,Woburn,Waltham,and Clark's hometown of Melrose. A member of the Democratic Party,Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011,and of the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Patty H. Kim is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
Shemia Patricia Fagan is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Oregon secretary of state. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate,representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 2021. She also represented House District 51 from 2013 to 2017. In 2020,Fagan secured the Democratic nomination for Oregon Secretary of State in a close three-way race,and went on to defeat Republican Kim Thatcher in the general election.
The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,2018,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 4. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.
Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020,representing the Sarasota area. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Elizabeth Miranda is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician. Since January 2019,Miranda has served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district. Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. In 2021,Miranda was named Best Politician by Boston Magazine and Progressive Legislator of the Year by Progressive Massachusetts
Kathryn Christine Cammack is an American politician and political advisor serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district. Cammack previously served as deputy chief of staff to Representative Ted Yoho,who announced that he would retire in 2020. She is the third-youngest woman elected to Congress in the 2020 election cycle,behind Democrats Sara Jacobs and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Michele Rayner-Goolsby is an American attorney and politician. She has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020,representing District 70 in Pinellas,Hillsborough,Manatee,and Sarasota Counties. She is the first openly queer Black woman elected to the Florida Legislature.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is an American attorney,businesswoman,and politician serving as the U.S representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. She won a special election in 2022 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Alcee Hastings. Cherfilus-McCormick is a member of the Democratic Party.
