Adam Hughes Putnam is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms,representing the Central Florida-based 12th congressional district. He chaired the House Republican Conference from 2007 to 2009.
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida,the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III,Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida,adopted in 1968,defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The House is composed of 120 members,each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures,provided by the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin immediately upon their election.
Corey Jermaine Simon Sr. is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the Florida State Senator from the 3rd district since 2022. He played as a defensive tackle for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan,United States,sometimes referred to as MIGOP.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond.
Lake Talquin is a reservoir located on the Ochlockonee River between Leon County and Gadsden County in north Florida. The lake,located about 10 miles (15 km) west of Tallahassee,is south of Interstate 10 and bordered by State Road 20 on the east and State Road 267 on the west.
A precinct captain,also known as a precinct chairman,precinct delegate,precinct committee officer or precinct committeeman,is an elected official in the American political party system. The office establishes a direct link between a political party and the voters in a local electoral precinct. Their role is to build a relationship between those who hold public office and those who vote at the polls.
David James Shafer is an American politician who is a former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. From 2002 to 2019,Shafer was a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 48,a suburban district located north of Atlanta that includes portions of Fulton County and Gwinnett County.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. Florida was dominated by the Democratic Party for most of its history. The Republican Party has rapidly gained ground in recent decades. It controls the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Thomas Howell Slade Jr. was an American politician,legislator,lobbyist,and businessman. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing Duval County between 1962 and 1964,before being elected to the Florida State Senate as the representative for the 9th district between 1966 and 1970. Slade was state party chair of the Republican Party of Florida between 1993 and 1999,being described as "one of the architects of the modern Republican party in Florida."
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.
Blaise Ingoglia is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 11th district,since 2022. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2022 in the 35th district,as well as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida from 2015 to 2019.
Leslie Dougher is an American business woman and Republican politician from Florida. Dougher served as Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Florida until 2015.
The Problem Solvers Caucus is a group in the United States House of Representatives that has included members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans,with the Caucus' stated goal of fostering bipartisan cooperation on key policy issues. The group was created in January 2017 as an outgrowth of meetings held by political organization No Labels as early as 2014. It is co-chaired by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as of 2021.
Joe Gruters was the Chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 2018 to 2022,and is a member of the Florida Senate representing the 22nd District,which consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Earlier in his career,Gruters worked on the campaign of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as campaign manager and was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.
Nicole Heather Fried is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the chair of the Florida Democratic Party since 2023. Prior to her election as chair,Fried served as the 12th Florida commissioner of agriculture from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Fried graduated from the University of Florida in 2003. She has previously practiced various forms of law,including corporate law,foreclosure defense,and public defense. Fried has also been a prominent lobbyist for the marijuana industry in the state of Florida.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Jason Shoaf is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 7th district,which includes Franklin,Gulf,Jefferson,Dixie,Suwannee,Hamilton,Lafayette,Liberty,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties,and part of Leon County. He was first elected in a 2019 special election.
Christian Michael Ziegler is an American politician from Florida. He was the chairman of the Florida Republican Party from February 12,2023,to January 8,2024,when he was removed from office by the party.
