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The Florida Legislature is authorized by the Florida Constitution to create and amend the laws of the state of Florida, subject to the governor's power to veto legislation. To do so, legislators propose legislation in the forms of bills drafted by a nonpartisan, professional staff.
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. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "African-American state legislators in Florida" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Elected State Representative for District 119 in 2018. Redistricted into District 118 in 2022. Won landslide victories in Primary and General redistricting elections. Resigned in 2023. Mike Redondo: Republican: December 5, 2023 - present Miami Won in special election with 52% of the votes.
The speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives.The Speaker and his staff provide direction and coordination to employees throughout the House and serve the members in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities.
Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).
Representative Party Years of service Hometown Notes James N. Beck [1]: Democratic: 1967 - November 5, 1968 East Palatka: James Glisson [1]: Republican: November 5, 1968 – November 7, 1972