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Florida's 2nd House Of Representatives District
Florida's 2nd House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Alex Andrade. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers the southern portion of Escambia County and a small part of Santa Rosa County. The district is anchored on Pensacola, its largest city, and contains part of its metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 155,932. This district contains Naval Air Station Pensacola and Pensacola International Airport. The district also contains Pensacola State College and Pensacola Christian College, both located in Pensacola. There was a vacancy between March 13, 2013 and March 4, 2014 due to the death of incumbent Clay Ford. Mike Hill, the president of the Northwest Florida Tea Party, won a special election to fill the seat. Representatives from 1967 to the present See also *Florida's 1st Senate district * Florida's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Andrade (politician)
Robert Alexander Andrade (born July 22, 1989) is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 2nd House district, which includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Education Andrade attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. After high school, Andrade graduated in 2011 from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from the College of Journalism and Communications. While at the University of Florida, Andrade competed with the UF Trial Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame. Career After completing his Juris Doctor in 2013, Andrade served as a gubernatorial fellow in Governor Rick Scott’s administration. During this time, Andrade served the legislative affairs office of the Department of Transportation. At the conclusion of the fellowship, Andrade received the Governor Jeb Bush Award for Outstanding Achievement by writing a policy proposal entitled ''Losing “The Campaign” Why ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida's 1st Congressional District
Florida's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida, covering the state's western Panhandle. It includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties and portions of Holmes county. The district is anchored in Pensacola and also includes the large military bedroom communities and tourist destinations of Navarre and Fort Walton Beach and stretches along the Emerald Coast. The district is currently represented by Republican Matt Gaetz. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+20, it is one of the most Republican districts in Florida. Characteristics The district encompasses the western part of the Florida Panhandle, in the extreme western portion of the state, stretching from Pensacola and the Alabama border east to include Walton, Holmes, and Washington counties. Most of the territory now in the 1st District had been the 3rd District from 1903 to 1963; however, it has been numbered as the 1st District since then. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida's 1st Senate District
Florida's 1st Senate District is a legislative district which elects members to the Florida Senate. It encompasses all of Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, and part of Okaloosa County. The district is currently represented by Doug Broxson, a Republican, who was first elected in 2016. List of senators ''NOTE: The following information was gathered from thFlorida Senate website Only records of senators from 1998–present are kept.'' Elections ''NOTE: The following results were gathered from thFlorida Department of State Uncontested election An uncontested election is an election in which the number of candidates is the same as or fewer than the number of places available for election, so that all candidates are guaranteed to be elected. An uncontested single-winner election is one w ... results are not provided.'' 1988 1992 2002 2008 2016 2022 References {{FloridaLegislatureDist Florida Senate districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank White (Florida Politician)
Frank White (born September 20, 1978) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 until 2018. He represented southern Escambia County, including the city of Pensacola. History White was born in Amarillo, Texas, on September 20, 1978. White attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, earning his bachelor's degree in history and business politics in 2001, and his master's degree in business and Juris Doctor in 2006. While there, White was also the student body president and the student representative to the board of trustees. In 2007, White became an attorney at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, an American law firm with offices across the globe. He worked there until 2010, when he moved to Pensacola, Florida, in order to help run his in-laws' car dealership, Sandy Sansing Car Dealerships. White became the dealership's general counsel and chief financial officer, a position he still holds today. In 2016, he became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Ingram
Clay Ingram (born February 5, 1978) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, representing parts of Escambia County. History Ingram was born in Pensacola, Florida. He served as Chairman of the Escambia County Republican Party from 2005 to 2008 and has also served on the Executive Board of the Republican Party of Florida. He has taught and previously coached football at J. M. Tate High School in Gonzalez. Ingram attended Florida State University and played football as a walk-on under coach Bobby Bowden. Ingram was a long snapper for the Seminoles and played on the 1999 undefeated National Championship team. Florida House of Representatives When Republican State Representative Dave Murzin was unable to seek another term due to term limits, Ingram ran to succeed him. He defeated David M. Karasek in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. When the Florida House of Representatives distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Murzin
Dave Murzin (born December 24, 1963) is a realtor and former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Biography Murzin's father, a retired Navy captain and dentist, moved the family to Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola in 1978. Dave graduated from Tate High School and received an Associate of Arts Degree from Pensacola Junior College. He also received a bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the University of West Florida, and began work in educational leadership. He is pursuing a master's degree in Educational Leadership. While working on his bachelor's degree at UWF, Murzin was the Director of the Campus Alcohol and Drug Information Center. He also worked in the Student Activities Office and for the City of Pensacola. He has a son. Murzin was elected to the State House in the 2nd districted from November 5, 2002, to November 2, 2010, and worked on health care, en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Maygarden
Jerry Louis Maygarden (born December 22, 1948) is a former American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 55th Mayor of Pensacola from 1991 to 1994. Politics Maygarden was a member of the Pensacola City Council from 1985 to 1992, and was Mayor Pro Tempore of Pensacola from 1989 to 1991. Maygarden was Mayor Pro Tempor at the time of Vince Whibbs' retirement from the office, causing him to become Mayor. Maygarden also served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives 1994 to 2002. He received some notoriety during the Florida election recount imbroglio by stating during a rally in Pensacola: "We've come together to express our collective concerns over the manner in which our votes are being systematically devalued in favor of dangling chads, pregnant chads and dimpled chads. Well, they can kiss my chad." After his tenure in elected office, Maygarden re-en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Benson
Lois Holden Benson is an American politician who represented the 2nd District in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994 as well as various city government roles and state appointments. Pensacola City Council Benson previously served on Pensacola City Council as the representative for District 1, from 1988 to 1990; she resigned to seek state office. She also previously served in the 2nd district of Escambia County. Florida House of Representatives She also served in Florida House of Representatives 2nd from November 3, 1992 – November 8, 1994. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Benson was initially appointed to the ECUA seat by Governor Jeb Bush on November 23, 2004, following the October 31 resignation of George Watson. She currently serves on the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority board member for Escambia County District 2. Bid for US House/Florida State Senate/Mayor Of Pensacola She has also run for the Florida State Senate, the U.S. House of Repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Ritchie
Walter Jaycox "Buzz" Ritchie, Jr. (born June 7, 1947, in Bay Shore, New York) is an American banker and politician. He previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. Education Ritchie received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1969. He received his Juris Doctor from UF as well in 1972. Career Ritchied served in Florida's House of Representatives in the 2nd district from November 8, 1988, to November 3, 1992, and from the 3rd district from November 3, 1992, to November 3, 1998. He is president of Gulf Coast Community Bank in Pensacola, Florida Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal .... He is also a Democrat. Personal life He lives in Pensacola, Florida with his family. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Bass Wetherell
Virginia Bass "Ginger" Wetherell (born May 15, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2nd district between 1982 and 1988, then the first Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from 1991-1998. Biography Early life Wetherell was born in Anniston, Alabama and graduated from Anniston High School in 1965. She received her bachelor's degree in biological science and psychology from Auburn University in August 1968 and taught at Anniston High School prior to a brief unsuccessful marriage. She went back to school and earned a master's degree in counseling from Jacksonville State University in 1972. Family life Wetherell married again in 1973 and two girls were born to the couple. She worked with the Bass family businesses in Pensacola throughout the 1970s which included a Pepsi bottling company, a truck freight company, a mortgage investment company and a food & beverage vending compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Patterson (Florida Politician)
Thomas R. Patterson (born May 6, 1943) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Patterson was born in Michigan and moved to Florida in 1965. He served in the Florida House of Representatives 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 ... for the 2nd district from November 2, 1976, to November 2, 1982, as a Democrat. References 1943 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Politicians from Pensacola, Florida People from East Lansing, Michigan {{Florida-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
