Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida,then the Florida Territory,in 1824. In 2010,the population was 181,376,making it the 8th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida,and the 126th-largest city in the United States. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 as of 2018. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region,and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
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.
Scott Charles Maddox is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005. Maddox is the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a former Tallahassee City Commissioner,serving from 1993 to 1995,1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2018.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former Mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Sr. is the current chair.
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is an independent regulatory agency which manages public utilities and motor carriers in Louisiana. The commission has five elected members chosen in single-member districts for staggered six-year terms. Thus the commissioners have large constituencies,long terms,and close involvement with issues of intense consumer interest ; consequently membership on LPSC has been known to serve as a springboard to even higher public office,as in the cases of Huey Long,Jimmie Davis,John McKeithen,and Kathleen Babineaux Blanco —LPSC members who became governors of Louisiana.
Andrew Demese Gillum is an American former politician. who served as the 126th Mayor of Tallahassee. He served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014,first elected at the age of 23. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida,from 2011 to 2020. He previously served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
Alan B. Williams is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016,representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams is currently deputy assistant secretary of housing and urban development for congressional and intergovernmental relations.
Gwendolyn Graham is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2017. She is the daughter of Bob Graham,the former United States senator and governor of Florida. A Democrat,she was a candidate in the Florida 2018 gubernatorial election. Graham is currently assistant secretary of education for legislation and congressional affairs in the Biden administration.
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.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6,2018. All of Florida's executive officers were up for election as well as Florida's Class I Senate seat and all 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were on August 28,2018. The Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate seat held by three-term Democrat Bill Nelson while the Democrats picked up two House seats as well as the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallahassee,Florida,USA.
The Mayor of Tallahassee is head of the executive branch of the government of Tallahassee,Florida.
John Evans Dailey is an American politician from the state of Florida. He is the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,serving since November 19,2018. Dailey previously served for twelve years on the Leon County Board of County Commissioners,representing northwestern Leon County,FL from 2006 to 2018.
The 2014 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 26,2014 in the city of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6,2018,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 2003 Tallahassee mayoral special election was held February 4 and February 25,2003 to elect the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 1997 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on February 4 and February 25,1997 to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida. It was the first election since 1919 that the post of the mayor was directly elected.
Barry Richard is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978.
