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.
Tom Lee is an American Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Senate from 1996 to 2006,and again from 2012 to 2020. He served as Senate President from 2004 to 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in 2006,but lost to Democratic nominee Alex Sink.
Katherine Anne Castor is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,serving since 2007. The district,numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013,is based in Tampa. A Democrat,Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.
The 2014 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democrat George Sheldon and Libertarian Bill Wohlsifer.
Jake Raburn is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 57th District,which includes eastern Hillsborough County,from 2012 to 2018.
Dan Raulerson is a former Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until his resignation in 2017. He represented the 58th District,including northeastern Hillsborough County.
Mark Danish is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 63rd District,which includes northern Hillsborough County,namely northern Tampa,Pebble Creek,Lake Magdalene,University,and Carrollwood,since 2012.
A special election for Florida's 13th congressional district was held March 11,2014,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives,following the death of incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Young on October 18,2013. Primary elections were held on January 14,2014. Young,who had already announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2014,was re-elected in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote. With 100% of the precincts reporting,David Jolly was declared the winner of the special election.
Kathleen M. Peters is an American politician of the Republican Party and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 69th District,which includes southern Pinellas County,stretching from Redington Shores to St. Pete Beach,from 2012 to 2018.
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,so he instead ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
Malcolm Elmore Beard was an American politician from the state of Florida.
Shawn Edward Harrison is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 63rd District,which includes northern Tampa,Pebble Creek,Lake Magdalene,University,and Carrollwood in northern Hillsborough County,from 2014 to 2018. Harrison previously represented the 60th District from 2010 to 2012.
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 re-election to a third consecutive term.
Sean Michael Shaw is an American attorney and politician from the State of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Florida House of Representatives District 61,which includes portions of Hillsborough County in and around Tampa,including Ybor City and Tampa Heights,from 2016 to 2018. Shaw was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 Florida Attorney General election.
An election for Mayor of Tampa was held on March 5,2019. The election is officially nonpartisan,and the winner is elected to a four-year term.
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 governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican. Crist was also an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2014. 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.
St. Petersburg,Florida,held an election for mayor on August 24,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Rick Kriseman was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in St. Petersburg are officially nonpartisan. All candidates appeared on the same primary ballot,and because no candidate garnered at least 50% of the vote,the top two vote-getters advanced to a runoff election on November 2,2021. Former Pinellas County commissioner Ken Welch easily defeated city councillor Robert Blackmon in the runoff and became the first black mayor of St. Petersburg.
