Carrie Mae Pittman Meek was the United States Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district,from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent,she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress,where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. An educator,legislator,stateswoman and a member of the Democratic Party,she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives,from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate,and from 1993 to 2003,as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives. She was the founder of the Carrie Meek Foundation.
Stanton College Preparatory School is a preparatory high school in Jacksonville,Florida,United States. Stanton College Preparatory School is a highly selective school that offers both the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate.
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.
Karen Lee Loveland Thurman is a former U.S. Representative from Florida,serving five consecutive terms from 1993 to 2003. She is a Democrat and served as chair of the Florida Democratic Party from 2005 to 2010.
Thomas Lester Hazouri Sr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986,as the 3rd Mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991,and represented School District 7 in the Duval County School Board from 2004 to 2012. He was later an At-Large member of the Jacksonville City Council.
Audrey Gibson is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 6th district,which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County,since 2016. She previously represented the 9th district from 2012 to 2016 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2012. Gibson also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 15th district in downtown Jacksonville from 2002 to 2010.
Terry L. Fields is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing the 14th District,which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016.
Ronald "Doc" Renuart is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 18th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 17th District from 2012 to 2015.
Janet H. Adkins is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 11th District,which includes Nassau County and eastern Duval County,since 2012,previously representing the 12th District from 2008 to 2012.
The government of Jacksonville is organized under the city charter and provides for a "strong" mayor–council system. The most notable feature of the government in Jacksonville,Florida,is that it is consolidated with Duval County,which the jurisdictions agreed to in the 1968 Jacksonville Consolidation.
Reginald "Reggie" Fullwood is former a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives. From 2010 to 2014 and 2015 to 2016,he represented downtown Jacksonville in central Duval County.
Richard Michael Corcoran is an American politician who served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Republican,Corcoran represented the 37th district,which includes central Pasco County,from 2012 to 2018,and previously represented the 45th district from 2010 to 2012. From 2019 to 2022,Corcoran served as the state's education commissioner. In 2023,he became president of the New College of Florida.
Paul Marvin Renner is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,starting in November 2022. He has been in office as a Representative since 2015,where he currently represents the 19th District,which includes Flagler County and St. Johns County.
Richard H. Kravitz is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 19th District,from 2000 to 2008. Kravitz most recently ran for office in 2016,when he lost to Jason Fischer in the Republican primary for Florida State House District 16.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an Independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville,Florida. She serves in the Florida House of Representatives. Nixon is currently Director for the Florida Public Service Union's (FPSU) Higher Education Campaign and was previously the Florida state field director for the Service Employees International Union,of which FPSU is an affiliate.
Florida's 13th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Tracie Davis. This district is located in Northeast Florida,and encompasses part of the First Coast,as well as the central part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The district covers central Duval County and Downtown Jacksonville,as well as the western half of the Arlington neighborhood. The district is located entirely within Jacksonville,though it only contains part of the city center. As of the 2010 Census,the district's population is 158,781. This district is majority-minority.
The 2022 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody was reelected for a second term,defeating Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala by a 21-point margin.
The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21,2023,with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run,including four Republicans,two Democrats,and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system where all candidates,regardless of party affiliation,appear on the same ballot.
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.
