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.
David Joseph Weldon is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Florida's 15th congressional district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race.
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.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida took place on November 7,2006. Elections were held in Florida's 1st through 25th congressional districts.
Alex Díaz de la Portilla is a Cuban-American politician from Florida. As of November 2019,Díaz de la Portilla serves as a City of Miami Commissioner for District 1,which includes the predominantly Hispanic areas of Flagami,Allapattah,and parts of Little Havana. A Republican,he was a member of the Florida Senate from 2000 to 2010,representing parts of Miami-Dade County. Previously,he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 until his election to the Senate.
JoséAntonio Garcia Jr.,known as Joe Garcia,is an American attorney and politician. Garcia represented Florida's 26th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. A Democrat,Garcia represented most of western Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys in Congress.
Annette Joanne Taddeo-Goldstein is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the Florida Senate from the 40th district. She was an unsuccessful candidate for several elections starting in 2008 and was Charlie Crist's running mate in the 2014 Florida gubernatorial election. She was formerly a Democratic candidate in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election,but withdrew to run for Congress in Florida's 27th congressional district to challenge incumbent María Elvira Salazar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JoséFélix Díaz is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017,representing parts of Miami-Dade County. He resigned from the House in 2017 to run for a special election to the Florida Senate,but was not elected.
Frank Artiles is an American Republican politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Miami-Dade County from 2010 to 2016,before being elected to the Florida Senate in 2016. He resigned from the Senate on April 21,2017,after using racial slurs and other profanities against fellow senators.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 Governor of Florida. There was no net party change,as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district,while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.
JoséJavier Rodríguez is an American politician and attorney from Florida. A Democrat,he served one term in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2020,representing Coral Gables,Palmetto Bay,Pinecrest,Key Biscayne,and downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 112th district in Miami-Dade County from 2012 until his election to the Senate.
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. A lawsuit challenging the districts under Florida's Congressional District Boundaries Amendment was filed in 2012 and was resolved in 2015. The results of the lawsuit had major repercussions on the congressional races in Florida in 2016. The primaries were held on August 30.
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.
A special election for Florida's 40th Senate district took place on September 26,2017 to fill a vacancy. Democrat Annette Taddeo defeated Republican Jose Felix Diaz,with approximately 23,000 votes to 21,000.
Ana Maria Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 39th district encompassing Monroe and parts of Miami-Dade Counties since 2020.
Ileana Ydolia Garcia is a Republican politician from Florida,who serves as a member of the Florida Senate.
