Audrey L. Gibson is a native of Jacksonville's

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

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She is the current Florida State Senator for Senate District 1. She was elected in a special election on Sept. 20, 2011 to fill former Sen. Tony Hill seat. She beat out three other democrats in the race, including former Rep. Terry Fields. During the race she received the endorsement of Congresswoman Corrine Brown. Gibson is also a former State Representative for District 15 in Florida. She served on the following committees and councils during her tenure:

• Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council (Democratic Ranking Member)
• Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee
• Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
• Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee
• Rules & Calendar Council
• Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review
• Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee

She also served on the following committees: Colleges & Universities, Juvenile Justice, Military & Veterans Affairs, State Administration Appropriations and State Administration Council. She is the former Democratic Floor Leader. Gibson has been appointed the state director of Women in Government.

Career Overview

During her career, Gibson has worked as Congressional District Administrator and as a Business Community Liaison. Gibson sits on numerous committees and is affiliated with many organizations, such as Jax Pride; First Coast African American Chamber of Commerce; Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Blue Print for Leadership - Class of 1999; Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI); Manufacturers North Community Advisory Panel (CAP); Citizens for Tree Protection; the Democratic Executive Committee; Jacksonville Chapter of the Links, Inc.; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter and the Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation.