WILSON, Frederica, a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, on November 5, 1942; B.A., Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.; M.A., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.; business owner; member of the Miami-Dade County school board; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1998-2002; member of the Florida state senate, 2002-2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Wilson, Frederica S (D-FL-1st) Rep.
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West, Allen B (R-FL-1st) Rep.
April 28, 2011 By 6 Comments
WEST, Allen, a Representative from Florida; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, on February 7, 1961; B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Kansas State University; United States Army; M.M.A.S., U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer College; educator; military adviser to the Afghan army; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Webster, Daniel (R-Fl-1st) Rep.
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WEBSTER, Daniel A., a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971; business owner; member of the Florida state house, 1980-1998, speaker of the house, 1996-1998; member of the Florida state senate, 1998-2008, majority leader, 2006-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Southerland, Steve (R-FL-1st) Rep.
April 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
OUTHERLAND, Steve, a Representative from Florida; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on October 10, 1965; B.S., Troy State University, Ala., 1987; A.A., Jefferson State Community College, Ala, 1989; mortician; business owner; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Rubio, Marco (R-Fl-1st) Senate.
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RUBIO, Marco, a Senator from Florida; born in Miami, Fla., May 28, 1971; graduated University of Florida, B.S., 1993; graduated University of Miami, J.D., 1996; lawyer; West Miami City Commission 1998-2000; member of the Florida house of representatives 2000-2008; majority leader 2003-2006; speaker 2006-2008; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 2017.
Ross, Dennis (R-FL-1st) Rep.
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROSS, Dennis, a Representative from Florida; born in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, on October 18, 1959; B.S., Auburn University, Alabama; J.D., Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.; lawyer, private practice; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 2000-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Rivera, David (R-FL-1st) Rep.
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RIVERA, David, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on September 16, 1965; B.A., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1986; M.P.A., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1994; staff for United States Senator Connie Mack of Florida; campaign manager for the Dole-Kemp presidential campaign, 1996; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 2002-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Nugent, Richard B (R-FL-1st) Rep.
April 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
NUGENT, Richard, a Representative from Florida; born in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, on May 26, 1951; B.A., Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Fla., 1991; M.P.A., Troy State University, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., 1995; Illinois National Guard, 1969-1975; deputy county sheriff, Henrando County, Fla.; elected Henrando County, Fla., sheriff, 2001-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Sandy Adams (R-FL-24th) Rep.
January 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Sandy Adams (R-FL-24th)
Sandy Adams (born December 14, 1956) is the U.S. Representative for Florida’s 24th congressional district. She is a member of the Republican Party. She is also a former law enforcement professional who represented District 33 in the Florida House of Representatives.
- U.S. Congresswoman Sandy Adams official U.S. House site
- Representative Sandra “Sandy” Adams official Florida House of Representatives site
- Sandy Adams for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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Ted Deutch (D-FL) Wins Special Election for Palm Beach-area 19th District
April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In late 2009, Deutch declared himself a candidate in a special election to fill the 19th congressional district seat formerly held by Robert Wexler, who left Congress to lead the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation. He won the Democratic primary with 85% of the vote, and on April 13, 2010, won the special election, defeating Republican Edward J. Lynch.
LeMieux, George- (R – FL) Senate
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
George S. LeMieux (born May 21, 1969) is currently the junior United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, was former Deputy Florida Attorney General, and is credited with spearheading Crist’s successful campaign for Governor.[1] On August 28,2009, Governor Crist announced that he would appoint LeMieux as senator, to replace Senator Mel Martinez,[2] who weeks earlier announced he would resign as soon as Crist announced his successor.[3]
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Posey, Bill (D-FL-15th) Rep.
June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Prior to being elected to Congress, Posey served for eight years in the Florida State Senate where he led the successful effort to reform Florida’s insurance laws to increase competition and lower rates for home-owners and businesses in response to the devastating 2004 hurricane season. And after the controversy surrounding the 2000 Presidential election, Posey sponsored and passed legislation to reform and modernize Florida’s election process by requiring counties to replace their punch card ballot system with optical scanners, set new election recount standards and better educate voters and poll workers. Read more… [Read more...]
Rooney, Tom (R-FL-16th) Rep.
June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In 2004, Tom returned to Florida and went to work as an Assistant Attorney General under Charlie Crist. After leaving the Attorney General’s office, Tom became CEO of “The Children’s Place at Home Safe,” a home for abused and neglected children. [Read more...]
Grayson, Alan (D-FL-8th) Rep.
June 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
Alan’s mammoth struggle against contractor fraud has been applauded by liberals and conservatives alike. And now that he is in Congress, he can do even more to protect the taxpayers. He has joined the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittees of both the House Financial Services Committee and the House Science and Technology Committee. [Read more...]
Kosmas, Suzanne M. (D-FL-24th) Rep.
June 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
Suzanne’s experiences over the course of more than 30 years as a New Smyrna Beach resident have given her a great understanding of the issues important to Central Floridians. She raised her family here, instilling the core values of integrity, accountability, and responsibility in her four children, Paul, Michael, David, and Kristen. In building a successful small business, Suzanne learned to focus on common-sense solutions to address the problems we all face. And her work as a community leader, including serving as Chair of the Board for the United Way of Volusia County, has given her insight into the many difficulties facing Central Florida’s families. Read more… [Read more...]
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