Escambia County is the westernmost and oldest county in the U.S. state of Florida. It is in the state's northwestern corner. At the 2020 census,the population was 321,905. Its county seat and largest city is Pensacola. Escambia County is included within the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent,Florida,Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county population has continued to increase as the suburbs of Pensacola have developed.
Jefferson Bingham Miller is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,his district included all of Escambia County,Santa Rosa County,Okaloosa County,Walton County,Holmes County and Washington County.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
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 counties,and portions of Walton 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+19,it is the most Republican district in Florida.
Robert Gregory Evers was a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Northwest Florida. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 1st District from 2001 to 2010.
Donald Jay Gaetz is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida State Senate from 2006 to 2016,representing parts of Northwest Florida. He was Senate president from 2012 to 2014.
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979,with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 for service during World War II.
George Albright is a Republican politician who has served as Marion County Tax Collector since 2005. Previously,Albright served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1986 to 2000,representing the 24th and 25th Districts,and unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate in 2000.
Thad Altman is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of the Melbourne area in central Brevard County since 2016. Previously,he represented a similar area in the House from 2003 to 2008,and served in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
Brad Drake is a Republican politician who is currently serving as Walton County Commissioner,District 3. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on September 7,2023.
Denise Grimsley is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate,representing parts of Central and Southwest Florida since 2012. She has represented the 26th district,which includes Highlands,Okeechobee,Glades,DeSoto,Hardee,southern Polk,eastern Charlotte,and northern Lee Counties,since 2016,after being redistricted from the 21st district. She served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Highlands County-based 77th district from 2004 to 2012.
Ed Hooper is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 21st District,which includes Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County and western Pasco County,since 2018.
Clay Ingram is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018,representing parts of Escambia County.
Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016 and 2018 to 2020,representing the Pensacola area.
John Ray Broxson was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 1st district from 1966 to 1972. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 19th sheriff of Santa Rosa County from 1959 to 1961
In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6,2018,20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections will serve four year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2022,and the winners of the two special elections will serve two year terms from November 6,2018,to November 6,2020.
Robert Alexander Andrade is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 2nd House district,which includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Michelle Salzman is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 1st District,which includes the northern portion of Escambia County. She was elected to the seat in November 2020,after she defeated Democratic candidate Franscine Mathis in the general election. Prior to that she defeated incumbent Mike Hill in the Republican primary in August 2020.
The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years,20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis,races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28,gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority,giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.
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.
