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The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district. The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. ...


Representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. A representative must be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the district in which he or she will serve, and a resident of Florida for at least two years before being qualified to run for election. Once elected, representatives are limited to four terms.


The entire Florida Legislature meets every year in a session beginning on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and lasting 60 calendar days. Special sessions may be called either by the Governor or by the leaders of both chambers acting jointly.


The Speaker of the House is elected by the representatives for a two-year term. The Speaker has the power to preside over the chamber during a session, to appoint committee members and chairs of committees, to influence the placement of bills on the calendar, and to rule on procedural motions. The Speaker pro tempore presides if the Speaker leaves the Chair or if there is a vacancy.

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 78
  Democratic Party 41
 Total
 119 and 1 vacant
 Government Majority
 50

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The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

Current Members of the Florida House of Representatives

  • Jeff Kottkamp (R) Left his seat to run for Lieutenant Governor with Charlie Crist.
District Representative Party First elected
1 Greg Evers Republican 2001
2 Dave Murzin Republican 2002
3 VACANT, upon resignation of Holly Benson on December 31, 2006 - To be filled by special election.
4 Ray Sansom Republican 2002
5 Don Brown Republican 2000
6 Jimmy Patronis Republican 2006
7 Marti Coley Republican 2005, Special election
8 Curtis Richardson Democrat 2000
9 Loranne Ausley Democrat 2000
10 Will Kendrick[1] Republican 2000
11 Debbie Boyd
 Democrat 2006
12 Aaron Bean Republican 2000
13 JC Carroll Republican 2003
14 Terry Fields Democrat 2000
15 Audrey Gibson Democrat 2002
16 Mark Mahon Republican 2000
17 Stan Jordan Republican 2000
18 Don Davis Republican 2000
19 Dick Kravitz Republican 2000
20 William Proctor Republican 2004
21 Joe Pickens Republican 2000
22 Larry Cretul Republican 2002
23 Charles Chestnut IV Democrat 2006
24 Dennis Baxley Republican 2000
25 Alan Hays Republican 2000
26 Pat Patterson Republican 2002
27 Joyce Cusack Democrat 2000
28 Dorothy Hukill Republican 2004
29 Ralph Poppell Republican 2002
30 Thad Altman Republican 2003
31 Mitch Needelman Republican 2000
32 Bob Allen Republican 2000
33 Sandy Adams Republican 2002
34 David Mealor Republican 2000
35 Dean Cannon Republican 2000
36 Scott Randolph Democrat 2006
37 David Simmons Republican 2000
38 Bryan Nelson Republican 2006
39 Geraldine Thompson Democrat 2006
40 Andy Gardiner, Majority Leader Republican 2000
41 Steve Precourt Republican 2006
42 Hugh Gibson Republican 2000
43 Charlie Dean Republican 2002
44 Robert Schenck Republican 2006
45 Tom Anderson Republican 2002
46 John Legg Republican 1998
47 Kevin Ambler Republican 2002
48 Peter Nehr Republican 2006
49 John "Q" Quinones Republican 2002
50 Ed Hooper Republican 2006
51 Janet Long Democrat 2006
52 Bill Heller Democrat 2006
53 Rick Kriseman Democrat 2006
54 James Frishe Republican 2006
55 Frank Peterman Democrat 2000
56 Anthony Traviesa Republican 1996
57 Faye Culp Republican 2002
58 Michael Scionti Democrat 2006
59 Betty Reed Democrat 2006
60 Ed Homan Republican 2002
61 Will Weatherford Republican 2006
62 Richard Glorioso, Republican 2004
63 Seth McKeel Republican 2006
64 Dennis A. Ross Republican 2006
65 Marty Bowen Republican 2000
66 Baxter Troutman Republican 2002
67 Ron Reagan Republican 2002
68 Bill Galvano Republican 2002
69 Keith Fitzgerald Democrat 2006
70 Doug Holder Republican 2006
71 Micheal Grant Republican 2004
72 Paige Kreegel Republican 2004
73 Nick Thompson Republican 2006
74 Gary Aubuchon Republican 2006
75 Trudi Williams Republican 2004
76 Garrett Richter Republican 2006
77 Denise Grimsley Republican 2004
78 Richard Machek Democrat 2000
79 Frank Attkisson Republican 2000
80 Stan Mayfield Republican 2000
81 Gayle Harrell Republican 2000
82 William Snyder Republican 2006
83 Carl Domino Republican 2002
84 Priscilla Taylor Democrat 2000
85 Shelley Vana Democrat 2002
86 Maria Sachs Democrat 2006
87 Adam Hasner Republican 2002
88 Susan Bucher Democrat 2000
89 Mary Brandenburg Democrat 2002
90 Kelly Skidmore Democrat 2006
91 Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff Republican 2004
92 Jack Seiler Democrat 2000
93 Perry Thurston Jr. Democrat 2006
94 Matthew Meadows Democrat 2000
95 Jim Waldman Democrat 2006
96 Ari Abraham Porth Democrat 2004
97 Martin David Kiar Democrat 2006
98 Franklin Sands Democrat 2004
99 Elaine Schwartz Democrat 2006
100 Evan Jenne Democrat 2006
101 Mike Davis Republican 2002
102 Eduardo Gonzalez Republican 2006
103 Wilbert Holloway Democrat 2000
104 Yolly Roberson Democrat 2002
105 Joseph Gibbons Democrat 2006
106 Dan Gelber Democrat 2000
107 Luis Garcia Democrat 2006
108 Ronald Brise Democrat 2006
109 Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Democrat 2000
110 Rene Garcia Republican 2000
111 Marco Rubio, Speaker Elect Republican 2000
112 David Rivera Republican 2002
113 Carlos Lopez-Cantera Republican 2004
114 Anitere Flores
 Republican 2004
115 Juan-Carlos Planas Republican 2002
116 Marcelo Llorente Republican 2002
117 Julio Robaina Republican 2002
118 Edward Bullard Democrat 2000
119 Juan C. Zapata Republican 2002
120 Ronald Saunders Democrat 2006

Greg Evers (born June 16, 1955) has been a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2001. ... Anna Holliday Holly Benson (born June 1, 1971) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rep. ... Audrey L. Gibson is a native of Jacksonvilles northside. ... Joyce Marie Cusack (born May 21, 1942) is an American politician, being a member of the Florida House of Representatives, honoring the 27th District and a member of the Democratic party. ... Kevin Ambler (born 1961) is a lawyer and the representative of District 47 in the Florida House of Representatives. ... Keith Fitzgerald is a United States political scientist specializing in American politics with a focus on institutions and public policy. ... Paige Kreegel, M.D. is a Republican Representative in the Florida House of Representatives. ... Dan Gelber (born November 26, 1960) has been the Florida Houses District 106 Representative since 2000. ... Marco Rubio is the Speaker-Designate in the Florida House of Representatives for the 2007 Legislative session. ... Anitere Flores (born September 8, 1976) is a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives. ... Edward Bullard is a geophysicist born into a wealthy brewing family in Norwich on September 21, 1907. ...

References

  1. ^ Elected as a Democrat. See Will Kendrick, a Democrat No More

See also

The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. ... The Florida Senate is part of the Legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. ... The Government of the State of Florida is established and operated according the Florida Constitution. ... The Florida Channel is a public affairs television network operated by Florida State University, WFSU-TV and the Florida State Legislature. ...

External links

  • Official site Florida House
  • Official site Florida Elections Division
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  Results from FactBites:
 
Florida House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (232 words)
A representative must be at least 21 years of age, must be a resident of the district in which he or she will serve, and must be a resident of Florida for at least two years before being qualified to run for election.
The Speaker of the House is elected by his or her fellow representatives for a two-year term.
He or she has the power to preside over the chamber during a session, to appoint committee members and chairs of committees, to influence the placement of bills on the calendar, and to rule on procedural motions.
U.S. presidential election, 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5249 words)
On December 8, the Florida Supreme Court, by a 4 to 3 vote, ordered a manual recount of disputed ballots in all Florida counties in which such a recount was not already complete.
The actions of the Florida Secretary of State, Katherine Harris, who was in charge of state election procedures, also came under fire, due to her status as a Bush state campaign co-chairwoman, her involvement with the "scrub list", and her behavior during the recount crisis.
Florida Department of State (June 1998) which ruled that Florida could not prevent a man convicted of a felony in Connecticut, where his civil rights had not been lost, from exercising his civil rights.
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