List of United States Representatives from Florida
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This is an incomplete list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida in alphabetical order.
Unlike many smaller states that generally have continuity in their districts when reapportioned every 10 years after the US Census, Florida has had too much demographic change to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before reapportionment. For example, while Adam Putnam
and before him Charles T. Canady
have represented the 12th District since 1993, they are often seen as "successors" of Andy Ireland
not Tom Lewis since the current district and the previous 10th district were the Polk County
districts designed to give this medium sized district its own representative.
Unlike many smaller states that generally have continuity in their districts when reapportioned every 10 years after the US Census, Florida has had too much demographic change to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before reapportionment. For example, while Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
Adam H. Putnam is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
and before him Charles T. Canady
Charles T. Canady
Charles Terrance Canady is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida and has been a Justice on the court since taking his seat in 2008...
have represented the 12th District since 1993, they are often seen as "successors" of Andy Ireland
Andy Ireland
Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a prestigious private school within the city. He finished his high school career at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, a school that is known as a stepping stone...
not Tom Lewis since the current district and the previous 10th district were the Polk County
Polk County, Florida
Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...
districts designed to give this medium sized district its own representative.
Representative | Party | District | Years | District home | Note |
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Jim Bacchus Jim Bacchus James Bacchus is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a former chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization.... |
Democratic | 1991-1993 | Redistricting | ||
1993-1995 | Retired | ||||
Louis A. Bafalis Louis A. Bafalis Louis Arthur Bafalis, is a retired American politician, who served as a Representative from Florida.... |
Republican | 1973-1983 | Ran for governor (lost) | ||
Charles Edward Bennett Charles Edward Bennett Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:... |
Democratic | 1949-1967 | Redistricting | ||
1967-1993 | Chairman of House Ethics Committee (1979-1981); retired; longest-serving member of Congress from Florida until at least 2015 | ||||
Gus Bilirakis Gus Bilirakis Gus Michael Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.- Early life, education and career :... |
Republican | 2007-Present | Incumbent; son of predecessor Michael Bilirakis | ||
Michael Bilirakis Michael Bilirakis Michael Bilirakis , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida.... |
Republican | 1983-2007 | Retired; father of successor Gus Bilirakis | ||
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Horatio Bisbee, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Canton, Maine, Bisbee attended the public schools, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, in 1863.... |
Republican | 1877-1879 | Election contested, unseated | ||
1881 | Contested election, seated | ||||
1882-1885 | Contested election, seated, re-elected 1882, lost 1884 election | ||||
Allen Boyd Allen Boyd Fred Allen Boyd Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.-Early life, education and career:... |
Democratic | 1997-2011 | Lost re-election | ||
William Henry Brockenbrough William Henry Brockenbrough William Henry Brockenbrough was a US Representative from Florida.Born in Virginia, Brockenbrough studied law, was admitted to the bar and settled in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1837 he became a member of the State house of representatives and served in the State senate from 1840 to 1844, sitting as... |
Democratic | 1846-1847 | Contested election, seated | ||
Corrine Brown Corrine Brown Corrine Brown is an U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange Counties.... |
Democratic | 1993-Present | Incumbent | ||
Ginny Brown-Waite Ginny Brown-Waite Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party.... |
Republican | 2003-2011 | Retired | ||
Vern Buchanan Vern Buchanan Vernon G. "Vern" Buchanan is the Congressman for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:... |
Republican | 2007-Present | Incumbent | ||
Robert Bullock Robert Bullock Robert Bullock was a United States Representative from Florida and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He was born in Greenville, North Carolina where he attended the common schools. He moved to Fort King, Florida in 1844 which was then a United States Government post, near the... |
Democratic | 1889-1893 | Retired | ||
J. Herbert Burke J. Herbert Burke J. Herbert Burke was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burke attended the public schools of Chicago, Illinois.He attended Central YMCA College in Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University.... |
Republican | 1967-1973 | Redistricting | ||
1973-1979 | Lost re-election | ||||
Edward Carrington Cabell Edward Carrington Cabell Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;... |
Whig | 1845-1846 | 1st Florida Representative; election contested, unseated | ||
1847-1853 | Chairman of Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (1847-1849); lost re-election | ||||
Millard F. Caldwell Millard F. Caldwell Millard Fillmore Caldwell was an American politician. He was the 29th Governor of Florida and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, including as a U.S. Representative and Florida Supreme Court justice.Caldwell was born in the rural area of Beverly, Tennessee,... |
Democratic | 1933-1941 | Retired; later 29th Governor of Florida (1945-1949) | ||
Richard K. Call Richard K. Call Richard Keith Call was the third and fifth territorial governor of Florida.Named after his uncle, a Revolutionary War hero, he was born in Pittsfield, Prince George County, Virginia. In 1813 he left school to take part in the Creek War. He came favorably to the attention of General Andrew Jackson,... |
Delegate | Territory Florida Territory's At-large congressional district Until statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida Territory was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.-References:*... |
1823-1825 | Retired; later 3rd & 5th Territorial Governor of Florida (1835-1840) & (1841-1844); uncle of Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1879 to 1897.Call was a nephew of Florida Governor Richard K. Call and cousin of Arkansas Senator James D... |
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Courtney W. Campbell Courtney W. Campbell Courtney Warren Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Chillicothe, Missouri, Campbell was educated in Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, and the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.... |
Democratic | 1953-1955 | Lost re-election | ||
Charles T. Canady Charles T. Canady Charles Terrance Canady is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida and has been a Justice on the court since taking his seat in 2008... |
Republican | 1993-2001 | Retired; later Justice & current Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Florida | ||
Pat Cannon Pat Cannon Pat Cannon was a United States Representative from Florida. His full name was Arthur Patrick Cannon. He was born in Powder Springs, Georgia. Later, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina where he attended the public schools... |
Democratic | 1939-1947 | Lost re-election | ||
Kathy Castor Kathy Castor Kathy Castor is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district covers most of the city of Tampa, most of south St... |
Democratic | 2007-Present | Incumbent | ||
William V. Chappell, Jr. William V. Chappell, Jr. William Venroe Chappell, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Kendrick, Florida, Chappell was in the University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967.... |
Democratic | 1969-1989 | Lost re-election | ||
Frank Clark Frank Clark (politician) Frank Clark was an American politician.He was born in Eufaula, Alabama. A Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1925. He died in Washington, D.C... |
Democratic | 1905-1925 | Lost re-election; Chairman of Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (1913-1919) | ||
Charles Merian Cooper Charles Merian Cooper Charles Merian Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Athens, Georgia, Cooper moved with his parents to Florida in 1864.He pursued academic studies at Gainesville Academy.He studied law.... |
Democratic | 1893-1897 | Retired | ||
William C. Cramer William C. Cramer William Cato Cramer was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Cramer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was three years old when his parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the public schools and St... |
Republican | 1955-1963 | Redistricting | ||
1963-1967 | Redistricting | ||||
1967-1971 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) United States Senate election in Florida, 1970 The 1970 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spessard Holland decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term... |
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Ander Crenshaw Ander Crenshaw Ander Crenshaw is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:... |
Republican | 2001-Present | Incumbent | ||
Robert H. M. Davidson Robert H. M. Davidson Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida.... |
Democratic | 1877-1879 | |||
1879-1891 | Chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (1883-1889); lost primary | ||||
Jim Davis | Democratic | 1997-2007 | Ran for governor (lost) Florida gubernatorial election, 2006 The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited, and could not run for re-election. Republican Charlie Crist, the state's Attorney General, won the election for Governor of Florida.-Democrats:... |
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Robert Wyche Davis Robert Wyche Davis Robert Wyche Davis was a United States Representative from Florida.Born near Albany, Georgia, Davis attended public schools. He enlisted in 1863 in the Fifth Georgia Regiment of the Confederate States Army at the age of 14... |
Democratic | 1897-1905 | Retired | ||
Peter Deutsch Peter Deutsch Peter R. Deutsch is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Deutsch was a Democratic Representative from Florida's 20th congressional district from 1993 until 2005.- Background :... |
Democratic | 1993-2005 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) United States Senate election in Florida, 2004 The 2004 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob... |
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart Lincoln Diaz-Balart Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart was the U.S. Representative for from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate... |
Democratic | 1993-2011 | Retired; succeeded by his brother, Mario Diaz-Balart | ||
Mario Diaz-Balart Mario Diaz-Balart Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero is the current U.S. Representative for , serving since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2010 to succeed his brother, Lincoln Diaz-Balart. The district includes the city of Hialeah, along with several of Miami's southwestern suburbs... |
Democratic | 2003-2011 | Changed districts | ||
2011-Present | Incumbent; succeeded his brother, Lincoln Diaz-Balart | ||||
Charles Dougherty Charles Dougherty (Florida) Charles Dougherty was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Athens, Georgia. He moved to Florida in 1871. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889. He died in Daytona Beach, Florida.-References:*... |
Democratic | 1885-1889 | Retired | ||
Charles Downing Charles Downing Charles Downing was a Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Florida Territory. He was born in Virginia, although it is unknown when. In his life, Downing studied law, and after being admitted to The Florida Bar, practiced in St. Augustine, Florida... |
Delegate | Territory Florida Territory's At-large congressional district Until statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida Territory was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.-References:*... |
1847-1851 | ||
Herbert J. Drane Herbert J. Drane Herbert Jackson Drane was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Franklin, Kentucky, Drane attended the public schools of Louisville, Kentucky, and Brevards Academy at Franklin, Kentucky.... |
Democratic | 1917-1933 | Lost primary | ||
Dante Fascell Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the... |
Democratic | 1955-1963 | Redistricting | ||
1963-1973 | Redistricting | ||||
1973-1983 | Redistricting | ||||
1983-1993 | Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee (1984-1993); retired | ||||
Tom Feeney Tom Feeney Thomas Charles "Tom" Feeney III, usually known as Tom Feeney , is an American politician from the state of Florida. He represented . He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.-Early life:... |
Republican | 2003-2009 | Lost general | ||
Jesse J. Finley Jesse J. Finley Jesse Johnson Finley was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida and the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was also a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.... |
Democratic | 1876-1877 | Contested election, seated | ||
1879 | Contested election, seated | ||||
1881-1882 | Election contested, unseated; unsuccessfully appointed to U.S. Senate 1887 | ||||
Mark Foley Mark Foley Mark Adam Foley is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party.... |
Republican | 1995-2006 | Resigned | ||
Tillie K. Fowler | Republican | 1993-2001 | Retired | ||
Louis Frey, Jr. Louis Frey, Jr. Louis Frey, Jr. is an American+ politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 until 1979... |
Republican | 1969-1973 | Redistricting | ||
1973-1979 | Ran for governor (lost) | ||||
Don Fuqua Don Fuqua Don Fuqua is a U.S. Democratic politician.Fuqua graduated from the University of Florida in 1957. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1987.During most of his congressional career, Fuqua maintained his... |
Democratic | 1963-1967 | Redistricting | ||
1967-1987 | Chairman of House Committee on Science and Technology (1979-1987); retired | ||||
Sam Gibbons Sam Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons is a politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives.-Early life and education:... |
Democratic | 1963-1967 | Redistricting | ||
1967-1973 | Redistricting | ||||
1973-1993 | Redistricting | ||||
1993-1997 | Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee United States House Committee on Ways and Means The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committees unless they apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership... ; retired |
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Porter Goss | Republican | 1989-1993 | Redistricting | ||
1993-2004 | Chairman of House Intelligence Committee United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is a committee of the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Mike Rogers. It is the primary committee in the U.S... (1997-2004); resigned to become 19th Director of Central Intelligence Director of Central Intelligence The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence was the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the principal intelligence advisor to the President and the National Security Council, and the coordinator of intelligence activities among and between the various United... (2004-2005), redesignated Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Director of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Director of National Intelligence . The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central... (2005) |
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James W. Grant James W. Grant James William "Bill" Grant is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida.A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U. S. Congress from 1987 to 1991... |
Democratic | 1987-1989 | Re-elected, changed parties | ||
Republican | 1989-1991 | Lost re-election | |||
Alan Grayson Alan Grayson Alan Mark Grayson is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party and loves cookies. After losing the election he moved to Austin to start stand-up comedy and a cookie business. The district Grayson represented lies in central Florida... |
Democratic | 2009-2011 | Orlando Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
Lost general | |
Robert A. Green Robert A. Green Robert Alexis Green was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Lake Butler, Bradford County , Florida, Green attended the rural schools.... |
Democratic | 1925-1944 | Chairman of Committee on Territories United States House Committee on Territories The United States House Committee on Territories was a committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1825 to 1946 . Its jurisdiction was reporting on a variety to topics related to the territories, including legislation concerning them, and their admission as new states.... (1933-1944); ran for governor (lost); resigned to become lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy United States Navy The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S... , served past the end of World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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Bill Gunter Bill Gunter William Dawson "Bill" Gunter, Jr. was an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life and education:Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Florida in 1956... |
Democratic | 1973-1975 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Edward Gurney | Republican | 1963-1967 | Redistricting | ||
1967-1969 | U.S. Senator (1969-1974) | ||||
James A. Haley James A. Haley James Andrew Haley was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in Troop A, Second Cavalry, in April 1917 and served overseas. He was an accountant in Sarasota, Florida from... |
Democratic | 1953-1973 | Redistricting | ||
1973-1977 | Chairman of Interior and Insular Affairs Committee (1973-1977); retired | ||||
Charles M. Hamilton Charles Memorial Hamilton Charles Memorial Hamilton was a US Representative from Florida.-Biography:Born in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbia Law School, Columbia, Pennsylvania.During the American Civil War, Hamilton entered the Union Army as... |
Republican | 1868-1871 | Lost primary | ||
Katherine Harris Katherine Harris Katherine Harris is an American Republican politician, former Secretary of State of Florida, and former member of the United States House of Representatives. Harris won the 2002 election to represent Florida's 13th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She held that post... |
Republican | 2003-2007 | Lost general | ||
Alcee Hastings Alcee Hastings Alcee Lamar Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... |
Democratic | 1993-Present | Miramar Miramar, Florida Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041... |
Incumbent | |
George Sydney Hawkins George Sydney Hawkins George Sydney Hawkins was a US Representative from Florida.Born in Kingston, Ulster County, New York; attended the common schools and was graduated from Columbia University, New York City; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Florida and settled in Pensacola, Florida;... |
Democratic | 1857-1861 | Withdrew due to the secession of Florida | ||
Joe Hendricks Joe Hendricks Joseph Edward Hendricks was a United States Representative from Florida. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree... |
Democratic | 1937-1949 | Retired | ||
Joseph Marion Hernández Joseph Marion Hernández José Mariano Hernández or Joseph Marion Hernández was an American politician, plantation owner, and soldier. He was the first from the Florida Territory and the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Congress. He served from September 1822 to March 1823. He was a member of the Whig... |
Delegate | Territory Florida Territory's At-large congressional district Until statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida Territory was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.-References:*... |
1822-1823 | 1st delegate; lost re-election | |
Albert S. Herlong, Jr. Albert S. Herlong, Jr. Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Herlong was born in the small community of Manistee, Alabama in 1909, and moved with his parents to Marion County, Florida in 1912. He attended the public schools of Sumter and Lake counties and graduated from Leesburg High School... |
Democratic | 1949-1967 | Redistricting | ||
1967-1969 | Retired | ||||
Noble A. Hull Noble A. Hull Noble Andrew Hull was a U.S. Representative from Florida and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Florida.-Early life:... |
Democratic | 1879-1881 | Election contested, unseated | ||
Earl Dewitt Hutto Earl Dewitt Hutto Earl Dewitt Hutto was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools, and received a Bachelor of Science from Troy State University in 1949. He did graduate work in broadcasting at Northwestern University in 1951 and served in the United... |
Democratic | 1979-1995 | Retired | ||
Andy Ireland Andy Ireland Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a prestigious private school within the city. He finished his high school career at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, a school that is known as a stepping stone... |
Democratic | 1977-1983 | Redistricting | ||
1983-1984 | Re-elected, changed parties | ||||
Republican | 1984-1993 | Retired | |||
Craig T. James Craig T. James Craig T. James is an American politician who was elected to the 101st United States Congress representing Florida's 4th Congressional district in 1988 as a newly-registered Republican, defeating William V. Chappell, Jr... |
Republican | 1989-1993 | Retired | ||
Harry Johnston Harry Johnston (politician) Harry A. Johnston II is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
Democratic | 1989-1993 | Redistricting | ||
1993-1997 | Retired | ||||
Walter Kehoe Walter Kehoe James Walter Kehoe was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Eufaula, Alabama, Kehoe attended the common schools.He moved to Florida in 1883.He studied law.... |
Democratic | 1917-1919 | Lost re-election | ||
Ric Keller Ric Keller Richard Anthony "Ric" Keller is an American politician, and was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing .Keller was defeated in his bid for a fifth term by Democrat Alan Grayson.... |
Republican | 2001-2009 | Lost general | ||
Richard Kelly Richard Kelly (politician) Richard Kelly was an American politician from Florida. He was the only Republican convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scandal.-Early life and career:... |
Republican | 1975-1981 | Lost primary | ||
Ron Klein Ron Klein Ronald "Ron" Klein is a lawyer and former member of the United States House of Representatives for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He is currently employed by the law firm Holland & Knight.-Early life,... |
Democratic | 2007-2011 | Lost general | ||
Suzanne Kosmas Suzanne Kosmas Suzanne M. Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party... |
Democratic | 2009-2011 | Lost general | ||
William Bailey Lamar William Bailey Lamar William Bailey Lamar was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Florida.-Biography:Lamar was born in Monticello, Florida, and attended Jefferson Academy in Monticello and the University of Georgia in Athens. He lived in Athens from 1866 through 1873... |
Democratic | 1903-1909 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
William C. Lantaff William C. Lantaff William Courtland Lantaff—also known as Bill Lantaff— was a Democratic politician from Florida. He served as State court judge in Florida, 1939; member of Florida House of Representatives, 1947–50; U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55... |
Democratic | 1951-1955 | Retired | ||
William Lehman William Lehman (Florida politician) William H. Lehman was a United States Representative from Florida.Born in Selma, Alabama, he graduated from Dallas Academy and Selma High School, 1930. He received a B.S... |
Democratic | 1973-1983 | Redistricting | ||
1983-1993 | Retired | ||||
Claude L'Engle Claude L'Engle Claude L'Engle was a United States Representative from Florida. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida where he attended the public schools and Duval High School... |
Democratic | 1913-1915 | Lost primary | ||
Tom Lewis | Republican | 1983-1993 | Redistricting | ||
1993-1995 | Retired | ||||
Connie Mack Connie Mack III Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III , popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican... |
Republican | 1983-1989 | U.S. Senator (1989-2001); father of Connie Mack IV | ||
Connie Mack IV Connie Mack IV Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV popularly known as Connie Mack IV is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes Fort Myers and Naples.... |
Republican | 2005-Present | Incumbent; son of Connie Mack III | ||
Buddy MacKay Buddy MacKay Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt... |
Democratic | 1983-1989 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) United States Senate election in Florida, 1988 The 1988 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Connie Mack III won the open seat.-Candidates:... ; later, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Florida Lieutenant Governor of Florida The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it... (1991-1998) & 42nd Governor of Florida (1998-1999) |
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Tim Mahoney Tim Mahoney Timothy Edward "Tim" Mahoney was a U.S. Representative for and a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected in November 2006 after his opponent, six-term Republican incumbent Mark Foley, resigned on September 29, 2006, after questions were raised about an email exchange with a congressional... |
Democratic | 2007-2009 | Lost general | ||
Stephen Mallory II Stephen Mallory II Stephen Russell Mallory, Jr. was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Florida who served as a Democrat. He was the son of U.S... |
Democratic | 1891-1895 | Later U.S. Senator (1897-1907d); son of Stephen Mallory Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as, Senator from Florida from 1850 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs... |
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Donald Ray Matthews Donald Ray Matthews Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida.... |
Democratic | 1953-1963 | Redistricting | ||
1963-1967 | Lost primary | ||||
Augustus Maxwell Augustus Maxwell Augustus Emmett Maxwell was a United States Representative from Florida as well as a senator in the Confederate Congress representing Florida.-Early life:... |
Democratic | 1853-1857 | Later Confederate Senator Congress of the Confederate States The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865... (1862-1865); Associate Justice Supreme Court of Florida (1865-1866); its Chief Justice, then Associate Justice (1887-1891); grandfather of Emmett Wilson Emmett Wilson Emmett Wilson was a United States Representative from Florida. He was the grandson of Augustus Emmett Maxwell... |
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Dannite H. Mays Dannite H. Mays Dannite Hill Mays was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.... |
Democratic | 1909-1913 | Lost primary | ||
Bill McCollum Bill McCollum Ira William "Bill" McCollum, Jr. is a former Florida Attorney General. A Republican, he was Florida's 36th attorney general, taking office in 2007... |
Republican | 1981-1993 | Redistricting | ||
1993-2001 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) United States Senate election in Florida, 2000 The 2000 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent U.S. Senator Connie Mack III decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Democrat Bill Nelson won the open seat.-Candidates:... ; later Florida Attorney General Florida Attorney General The Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... (2007-2011) |
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Chester B. McMullen Chester B. McMullen Chester Bartow McMullen was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida.McMullen was born in Largo, Florida to Eli and Emma Cox McMullen and attended Largo High School. His paternal grandfather, Daniel McMullen Chester Bartow McMullen (December 6, 1902 – November 3, 1953) was an... |
Democratic | 1951-1953 | Retired | ||
Carrie P. Meek Carrie P. Meek Carrie P. Meek is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida.-Background and early life:Meek, the granddaughter of slaves and daughter of former sharecroppers, was born and raised in segregated Tallahassee, Florida... |
Democratic | 1993-2003 | Retired; succeeded by her son, Kendrick Meek | ||
Kendrick Meek Kendrick Meek Kendrick Brett Meek is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2011. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election for the seat of Mel Martinez, but he lost in a three way race to Republican Marco Rubio along with Independent Charlie Crist.-Early life,... |
Democratic | 2003-2011 | Succeeded his mother, Carrie P. Meek; ran for U.S. Senate (lost) United States Senate election in Florida, 2010 -Polling:-Results:-Background:Upon Senator Martinez's announcement that he would not run for reelection, early speculation surrounded former Governor Jeb Bush. It was thought that if Bush decided to run, other potential Republican candidates would allow Bush to run uncontested... |
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Dan Mica | Democratic | 1979-1983 | Redistricting | ||
1983-1989 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost primary) United States Senate election in Florida, 1988 The 1988 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Connie Mack III won the open seat.-Candidates:... |
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Dan Miller Dan Miller (U.S. politician) Daniel Miller is an American Republican politician from the state of Florida. He represented the state and its 13th district in the House of Representatives for ten years... |
Republican | 1993-2003 | Retired | ||
Jeff Miller Jeff Miller Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties.... |
Republican | 2001-Present | Incumbent; Chairman of House Veterans' Affairs Committee United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education , vocational... (2011-Present) |
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Bill Nelson Bill Nelson Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida... |
Democratic | 1979-1983 | Redistricting | ||
1983-1991 | Ran for governor (lost primary) Florida gubernatorial election, 1990 -Overview:Republican incumbent Bob Martinez, who was just a second member of his party elected Governor of Florida after Reconstruction, was deeply unpopular. His job approval rating had sunk to around 24% after, in 1989, he called the Florida Legislature into special session in an effort to pass... ; U.S. Senator (2001-Present) |
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Silas L. Niblack Silas L. Niblack Silas Leslie Niblack was a Democratic US Representative from Florida. He was the cousin of William Ellis Niblack, US Representative from Indiana.... |
Democratic | 1873 | Contested election, seated; lost re-election | ||
Ruth Bryan Owen Ruth Bryan Owen Ruth Bryan Owen was the daughter of William Jennings Bryan and mother of Helen Rudd Brown. A Democrat, in 1929 she became Florida’s first woman representative in the United States Congress, coming from Florida’s 4th district. Representative Owen was also the first woman to earn a spot on the... |
Democratic | 1929-1933 | Lost primary; later, first woman Ambassador United States Ambassador to Denmark The first representative from the United States to Denmark was appointed in 1827 as a Chargé d'Affaires. There followed a series of chargés and ministers until 1890 when the first full ambassador was appointed... (1933-1936) |
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Claude Pepper Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s... |
Democratic | 1963-1967 | Previously U.S. Senator (1936-1951); redistricting | ||
1967-1973 | Chairman of House Select Committee on Crime United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee.-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:... (1969-1981); redistricting |
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1973-1983 | Chairman of House Committee on Aging United States House Permanent Select Committee on Aging The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Aging was a permanent select committee of the United States House of Representatives between 1974 and 1992.... (1977-1983); redistricting |
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1983-1989 | Died; Chairman of House Rules Committee United States House Committee on Rules The Committee on Rules, or Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor... (1983-1989) |
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J. Hardin Peterson J. Hardin Peterson James Hardin Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the public schools there. Peterson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1914... |
Democratic | 1933-1951 | Chairman of Committee on Public Lands (1943-1947) & (1949-1951); retired | ||
Douglas Peterson Pete Peterson Douglas Brian "Pete" Peterson was a U.S. Air Force pilot who spent over six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese Army after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. He returned to Hanoi in 1997 as the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam... |
Democratic | 1991-1997 | Former POW in Vietnam Prisoner of war A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict... ; retired; later, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam United States Ambassador to Vietnam The United States Ambassador to Vietnam is the chief American diplomat to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. After the First Indochina War and the defeat of the French dominion over Vietnam, the nation was split into North and South Vietnam at the Geneva Conference of 1954... (1997-2001) |
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Bill Posey Bill Posey William "Bill" Posey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.... |
Republican | 2009-Present | Incumbent | ||
Emory H. Price Emory H. Price Emory Hilliard Price was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He was graduated from Jacksonville Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida... |
Democratic | 1943-1949 | Lost primary | ||
William J. Purman William J. Purman William James Purman was a Republican US Representative from Florida.Born in Millheim, Centre County, Pennsylvania; attended the common schools and completed his studies at Aaronsburg Academy, Centre County, Pa.; taught school; studied law at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; during the American Civil War... |
Republican | 1873-1875 | Resigned | ||
1875-1877 | Re-elected; lost re-election | ||||
Adam Putnam Adam Putnam Adam H. Putnam is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:... |
Republican | 2001-2011 | Retired | ||
Dwight L. Rogers Dwight L. Rogers Dwight Laing Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Reidsville, Georgia, Rogers attended the public schools and Locust Grove Institute at Locust Grove, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1909 and from the law department of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia... |
Democratic | 1945-1954 | Died; had been re-elected to another term; succeeded by his son, Paul Rogers | ||
Paul Rogers Paul Rogers (politician) Paul Grant Rogers was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Rogers served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the member from Florida's 11th congressional district. He was chairman of Research!America from 1996 to 2005.-Early life:Rogers was born in... |
Democratic | 1955-1967 | Succeeded his late father, Dwight L. Rogers; redistricting | ||
1967-1973 | Redistricting | ||||
1973-1979 | Retired | ||||
Tom Rooney Tom Rooney (politician) Thomas J. "Tom" Rooney is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:... |
Republican | 2009-Present | Incumbent | ||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. She is a member of the Republican Party.... |
Republican | 1989-Present | Incumbent; Chairwoman of House Foreign Affairs Committee (2011-Present) | ||
Joe Scarborough Joe Scarborough Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel... |
Republican | 1995-2001 | Resigned; had been re-elected to another term | ||
William J. Sears William J. Sears William Joseph Sears was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Smithville, Georgia, Sears moved with his parents to Ellaville, Georgia, and thence to Kissimmee, Florida, in January 1881.... |
Democratic | 1915-1929 | Chairman of Committee on Education United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. From 1947 until 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011, during Democratic control of the House, it was known as the Committee on Education and Labor.-History of the Committee:Attempts were... (1917-1919); lost primary |
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1933-1937 | Redistricting; lost primary | ||||
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | Republican | 1981-1983 | Redistricting | ||
1983-1993 | Redistricting | ||||
1993-2007 | Lost general | ||||
Robert L. F. Sikes Robert L. F. Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools.... |
Democratic | 1941-1944 | Resigned to serve in the U.S. Army United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services... during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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1963-1979 | Retired | ||||
George Smathers George Smathers George Armistead Smathers was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate for eighteen years, from 1951 until 1969, as a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:... |
Democratic | 1947-1951 | U.S. Senator (1951-1969) | ||
Lawrence J. Smith Lawrence J. Smith Lawrence Jack Smith is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.... |
Democratic | 1983-1993 | Retired | ||
John H. Smithwick John H. Smithwick John Harris Smithwick was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Smithwick was born near Orange, Georgia and attended the public schools. He graduated from Reinhardt Normal College in Waleska, Georgia in 1895 and from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University on Lebanon, Tennessee in 1897... |
Democratic | 1919-1927 | Lost primary | ||
Stephen M. Sparkman Stephen M. Sparkman Stephen Milancthon Sparkman was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born on a farm in Hernando County, Florida, Sparkman attended the common schools.He taught school 1867-1870.He studied law.... |
Democratic | 1895-1917 | Chairman of Committee on Rivers and Harbors (1911-1917); retired | ||
Edward J. Stack Edward J. Stack Edward John Stack was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Stack attended the public schools.B.A., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1931.... |
Democratic | 1979-1981 | Lost primary | ||
Cliff Stearns Cliff Stearns Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:According to his official biography, Stearns was born in Washington, D.C... |
Republican | 1989-Present | Incumbent | ||
Karen Thurman Karen Thurman Karen L. Thurman is a former U.S. Representative from Florida. She is a Democrat.She was born on January 12, 1951 in Rapid City, South Dakota, but has spent most of her life in Florida. She received her Associate's Degree from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville in 1970 and her Bachelor's... |
Democratic | 1993-2003 | Redistricting; lost general | ||
Josiah T. Walls Josiah T. Walls Josiah Thomas Walls was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.- Early life :... |
Republican | 1871-1873 | Election contested, unseated | ||
1873-1875 | Redistricting; re-elected | ||||
1875-1876 | Election contested, unseated | ||||
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate... |
Democratic | 2005-Present | Incumbent | ||
Dave Weldon Dave Weldon David Joseph Weldon, is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing .-Early life:... |
Republican | 1995-2009 | Retired | ||
Allen West | Republican | 2011-Present | Incumbent | ||
Robert Wexler Robert Wexler Robert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing , from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.-Early life:Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and... |
Democratic | 1997-2010 | Resigned; became president of S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace is an American non-profit organization that works with leaders and policymakers in the United States and the Middle East to help reach a just and comprehensive peace that will bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict... |
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Joseph M. White Joseph M. White Joseph M. White was a Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Florida Territory.Born in Franklin County, Kentucky; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1821; one of the commissioners under the act of Congress... |
Delegate | Territory Florida Territory's At-large congressional district Until statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida Territory was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.-References:*... |
1825-1837 | Lost re-election | |
J. Mark Wilcox J. Mark Wilcox James Mark Wilcox was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Willacoochee, Georgia, Wilcox attended the public schools and Emory College, Atlanta, Georgia.... |
Democratic | 1933-1939 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Emmett Wilson Emmett Wilson Emmett Wilson was a United States Representative from Florida. He was the grandson of Augustus Emmett Maxwell... |
Democratic | 1913-1917 | Lost primary; grandson of Augustus Maxwell Augustus Maxwell Augustus Emmett Maxwell was a United States Representative from Florida as well as a senator in the Confederate Congress representing Florida.-Early life:... |
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Tom A. Yon Tom A. Yon Thomas Alva Yon was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Yon was born near Blountstown, Florida. At the age of five his family moved to a farm in Jackson County, Florida. Yon attended rural schools and graduated from Lanier Southern Business College in Macon, Georgia, in 1903... |
Democratic | 1927-1933 | Lost primary | ||
Bill Young Bill Young Charles William "Bill" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is currently the longest-serving Republican member of Congress... |
Republican | 1971-1973 | Redistricting | ||
1973-1983 | Redistricting | ||||
1983-1993 | Redistricting | ||||
1993-Present | Incumbent; Chairman of House Appropriations Committee United States House Committee on Appropriations The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States... (1999-2005) |
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David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War... |
Delegate | Territory Florida Territory's At-large congressional district Until statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida Territory was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.-References:*... |
1841-1845 | Statehood; U.S. Senator (1845-1851) & (1855-1861) (secession) |