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Duncan U. Fletcher was Florida's longest-serving senator (1909–1936). Florida is one of sixteen states alongside Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.
Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Florida Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1822 to 1845. These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Retired to run for U.S. senator. Ron DeSantis: Republican 6th: January 3, 2013 – September 10, 2018 Resigned to run for Governor of Florida: Ted Deutch: Democratic 19th: April 13, 2010 – January 3, 2013 Redistricted. 21st: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 Redistricted. 22nd: January 3, 2017 – September 30, 2022 Retired, resigned early ...
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower 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]
Florida's 28th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises Collier , Hendry , and parts of Lee county. Its current senator is Republican Kathleen Passidomo .
Jim Boyd (born October 22, 1956) is a Republican politician and a current member of the Florida Senate, representing the 21st District, which includes northern Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County. Boyd previously represented the 68th District from 2010 to 2012 and the 71st District from 2012 to 2018.
Bryan Avila (born June 25, 1984) 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.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Republican incumbent Rick Scott won a second term, defeating Democratic former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 12.8 percent.