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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]
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber , the Senate , and a lower chamber , the House of Representatives .
The two bodies meet in the Florida State Capitol. The Florida House of Representative members serve for two-year terms, while Florida Senate members serve staggered four-year terms, with 20 senators up for election every two years. [16] Members of both houses are term limited to serve a maximum of eight years. [17]
Clay Yarborough (born February 6, 1981) is an American politician who has served in the Florida Senate from the 4th district since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 12th district from 2016 to 2022 and on the Jacksonville City Council from the 1st district from 2007 to 2015.
Lori Berman (born June 27, 1958) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing parts of central Palm Beach County since being elected in an April 2018 special election. She previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until her election to the Senate.
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Tom Lee (born January 21, 1962) is an American Republican politician from Florida.He represented parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Senate from 1996 to 2006, and again from 2012 to 2020.
Florida's 5th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of part of Duval county , in the U.S. state of Florida . The current senator is Democrat Tracie Davis .