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.
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.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Moskowitz served on the Broward County Commission from 2021 to 2022 and as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. Before his appointment,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Coral Springs area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
Annette Joanne Taddeo-Goldstein is a Colombian-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.
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.
Bryan Avila is an American Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 39th District. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 111th District,which includes parts of Miami and Hialeah in northeastern Miami-Dade County,since 2014. Avila will be term limited in 2022 and has announced his intention to run for Miami Dade County commission district 6.
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.
María Elvira Salazar is an American journalist,author,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 27th congressional district. She is a Republican assistant whip. Before entering politics,Salazar worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based WSBS TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision.
Bruno Arthur Barreiro is a Republican politician from Florida. He served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1998 to 2018,representing part of Miami Beach and the Miami neighborhoods of Brickell,Little Havana,Coral Way,and West Flagler. He resigned on March 31,2018,to run for Florida's 27th congressional district in the 2018 elections.
Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and academic administrator who served as a U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district covered the western part of Miami-Dade County,including Homestead,as well as the Florida Keys. Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian American and first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Congress.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida was 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.
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.
Anthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District,which includes part of Miami-Dade County,since 2018.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida.
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.
The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to determine the Mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida,beginning on November 17,2020. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez,first elected in 2011,was term-limited;instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives and winning to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 28 congressional districts. The primary was held on August 23,2022. The elections coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida,other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years,20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis,races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28,gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority,giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,she won a special election in 2022 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Alcee Hastings.
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