United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the twenty nine Congressional representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

from the state, one from each of the state's twenty nine Congressional districts, a two seat increase due to the 2010 United States Census. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election

United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

, and a U.S. Senate election

United States Senate election in Florida, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in Florida will be held on November 6, 2012 alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Congress, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S...

District 2

Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

Steve Southerland

Steve Southerland is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 1st district, which encompasses Cocke County, Greene County, Hamblen County, and Unicoi County. He was elected to the 103rd, 104th, and 105th General Assemblies and currently serves as a member of the...

was first elected to represent Florida's 2nd congressional district

Florida's 2nd congressional district

Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast, and is anchored in the state capital of Tallahassee and includes Panama...

in 2010. State representative

Florida House of Representatives

The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...

Leonard L. Bembry

Leonard L. Bembry is a Democratic politician who serves as the District 10 member of the Florida House of Representatives....

; Jay Liles, an activist; and Alvin Peters, an attorney and former chairman of the Bay County

Bay County, Florida

Bay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 163,505 . Its county seat is Panama City, Florida. The county is best known for its white sand beaches and crystal blue water, where large pods of dolphins swim year-round...

Democratic Party, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Southerland. Former Republican state senator

Florida Senate

The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....

Nancy Argenziano will run on the Independent Party of Florida line, after being barred from running as a Democrat.
External links

Alvin Peters campaign website

District 3

Democrat 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....

, who has represented Florida's 3rd congressional district

Florida's 3rd congressional district

Florida's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district includes portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, and Volusia counties....

since 1993, is expected to seek re-election. Mike Yost, who unsuccessfully challenged Brown as the Republican nominee in 2010 and LeAnne Kolb will run for the Republican nomination. Gerald Nyren will run as a Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

candidate.

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District 5

Florida's 5th congressional district

Florida's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that comprises all of Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter counties and most of Lake, Levy, and Pasco counties and portions of Marion and Polk counties...

has been represented by Republican Rich Nugent

Rich Nugent

Richard B. Nugent is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly the Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida. On November 2, 2010 Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo, to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite...

since January 2011. John Russell, an acute care

Acute care

Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...

nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioner

A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced practice registered nurse who has completed graduate-level education . Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist s, CNMs, and CNSs...

, will challenge Nugent with no party affiliation

No Party Affiliation

No Party Affiliation or NPA is a term used to apply to those voters or politicians who do not hold an affiliation with any particular political party. Another term which is often used in place of "NPA" is "Independent".In the U.S...

.
External links

John Russell campaign website

District 6

Republican 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...

, who has represented Florida's 6th congressional district

Florida's 6th congressional district

Florida's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, gerrymandering down to the northern tip of the...

since 1989, is expected to seek re-election. Ted Yoho will challenge Stearns in the Republican primary, while Steve Schonberg will run with no party affiliation

No Party Affiliation

.
External links

District 7

Republican John Mica

John Mica

John L. Mica is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, starting January 3, 2011....

has represented Florida's 7th congressional district

Florida's 7th congressional district

Florida's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and includes St. Augustine, the first settlement in the United States. The district includes all of Flagler and St...

since 1993. Billy Kogut has filed to run.

External links

Bill Kogut campaign website

District 8

Republican Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster (Florida politician)

Daniel A. "Dan" Webster is the Republican U.S. Representative for central , serving since January 3, 2011. He defeated the incumbent Democrat, Alan Grayson, by an 18 percent margin in the November 2010 election. Previously, Webster served 28 years in the Florida state legislature...

has represented Florida's 8th congressional district

Florida's 8th congressional district

Florida's 8th congressional district lies in central Florida. The district takes in parts of Orange County, Lake County, Marion County and Osceola County. Most of Orlando is in the district, including Walt Disney World...

since January 2011. Democrat 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...

, who represented the district from 2009 until 2011, will run either for the 8th district or for a newly-created seat in 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...

. Former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and wife of the Orange County Sheriff

Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency for Orange County, Florida, USA. The office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States with a budget of more than $180 million dollars and over 2,400 sworn and civilian employees...

Val Demings has announced that she will also run as a Democrat.

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District 10

Republican 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...

, who has represented Florida's 10th congressional district

Florida's 10th congressional district

Florida's 10th congressional district is the only Florida district entirely within a single county, Pinellas County, Florida. It is currently represented by Republican Bill Young. Barack Obama received 51% of the vote in this district in 2008....

and its predecessors since 1971, may retire rather than seek re-election in 2012. Former state senator

Florida Senate

Charlie Justice

Charlie Justice (politician)

Charlie Justice is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 16th District since 2006. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District from 2001 through 2006....

, who unsuccessfully challenged Young in 2010, state representative

Florida House of Representatives

Rick Kriseman

Rick Kriseman is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He received his Bachelors degree in Broadcasting from the University of Florida in 1984. In addition, he received his Juris Doctorate from Stetson University. It should also be noted he lives in St...

, former state representative Janet Long

Janet C. Long

Janet C. Long is a Democratic politician and educator who serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for House District 51. She was a member of the Seminole, Florida City Council from 2002 to 2006...

and Pinellas County

Pinellas County, Florida

Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. Its county seat is Clearwater, Florida, and its largest city is St. Petersburg. This county is contained entirely within the telephone area code 727, except for some sections of Oldsmar, which have the area code 813...

Commissioner Kenneth Welch may run for the Democratic nomination. If Young retires, former governor Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. is an American politician who was the 44th Governor of Florida. Prior to his election as governor, Crist previously served as Florida State Senator, Education Commissioner, and Attorney General...

, who was elected in 2006

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:...

as a Republican and ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010

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...

as an independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

, may run as a Democrat.

District 11

Democrat 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...

has represented Florida's 11th congressional district

Florida's 11th congressional district

Florida's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that encompasses most of the city of Tampa and its suburbs and the shoreline of southeastern Hillsborough County. It also includes two areas in other counties: urban neighborhoods of south St...

since 2007. Josh Kiernan, retired Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

Colonel

Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...

Evelio Otero Jr., and Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Florida

As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...

Commissioner Mark Sharpe are running for the Republican nomination to challenge Castor. State representative

Florida House of Representatives

Shawn Harrison may also run for the Republican nomination, if redistricting draws his home into the district. Michael S. Bennett

Michael S. Bennett

Michael S. Bennett is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, who has represented the 21st District since 2002. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002....

, a Republican state senator

Florida Senate

, had planned to seek the Republican nomination, but ended his campaign in June 2011.
External links

Josh Kiernan campaign website

District 13

Republican 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:...

, who has represented Florida's 13th congressional district

Florida's 13th congressional district

Florida's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that encompasses all of Sarasota, DeSoto, and Hardee counties and most of Manatee County except for a small northern coastal portion that is located in the neighboring 11th Congressional District...

since 2007, will not for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Former state representative

Florida House of Representatives

Keith Fitzgerald

Keith Fitzgerald is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 69th District for two terms from 2007 to 2010.-Political career:...

will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Buchanan.
External links

Keith Fitzgerald campaign website

District 14

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....

, who has represented Florida's 14th congressional district

Florida's 14th congressional district

Florida's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district is located in the Gulf Coast region in Southwestern Florida and includes all of Lee County and portions of Charlotte and Collier counties...

since 2005, will run for the U.S. Senate

United States Senate election in Florida, 2012

rather than for re-election. State representative

Florida House of Representatives

Gary Aubuchon

Gary Aubuchon is a Cape Coral, Florida, real estate broker and Republican politician who serves as the Representative from District 74 of the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 and won re-election in 2008...

; Joe Davidow, an attorney; Chauncey Goss, the son of former 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...

Porter Goss; Tammy Hall, the District 4 Lee County

Lee County, Florida

Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. Located in southwest Florida, the principal cities in the county are Fort Myers and Cape Coral...

Commissioner; and Timothy John Rossano, a resident of south Lee County, will seek the Republican nomination to succeed Mack. Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah; Jeff Kottkamp

Jeff Kottkamp

Jeffrey "Jeff" Kottkamp is an American politician from Florida, and served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor, from 2007 to 2011....

, the former 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...

; and former state senator

Florida Senate

Burt Saunders

Burt L. Saunders is a registered Republican and a former member of the Florida Senate, representing the 37th District since 1999. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. In 2008 Mr. Saunders ran for the United States House of Representatives in...

may also run for the Republican nomination. Former state representative Dudley Goodlette

J. Dudley Goodlette

J. Dudley Goodlette in Kentucky.Goodletter previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He received his Bachelors degree from Eastern Kentucky University, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.-External links:*...

; Tom Grady, the commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation; Ray Price, a member of the Naples

Naples, Florida

Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...

City Council; and state senator Garrett Richter, all of whom are Republicans, will not run.

James Roach, a businessman and unsuccessful candidate for the 14th district in 2010, will seek the Democratic nomination.

External links

District 15

Republican 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....

has represented Florida's 15th congressional district

Florida's 15th congressional district

Florida's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district contains most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa, all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County...

since 2009. Mark Anthony Oxner will also seek the Republican nomination. David Gunter, an attorney; and Shannon Roberts, a former employee of several federal agencies, will seek the Democratic nomination.
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District 20

Democrat 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...

has represented Florida's 20th congressional district

Florida's 20th congressional district

Florida's 20th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district takes in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district is based in Fort Lauderdale and includes many of its suburbs including Davie...

since 2005. Businessman Ozzie deFaria, businesswoman Karen Harrington, who unsuccessfully challenged Wasserman Schultz in 2010, Americans Against Hate

Americans Against Hate

Americans Against Hate is an organization that describes itself as a "terrorist watchdog group," founded in 1998 by Republican activist Joe Kaufman....

founder Joe Kaufman, Tea Party activist

Tea Party movement

The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...

Joe Goldner and Carl Mathiesen will seek the Republican nomination. Ozzie deFaria will also seek the Republican nomination.

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District 22

Republican incumbent Allen West, who was first elected to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district

Florida's 22nd congressional district

Florida's 22nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district encompasses the coastline from northern...

in 2010, will seek re-election. Lois Frankel

Lois Frankel

Lois J. Frankel is an American politician and lawyer. A former member of the Florida House of Representatives for fourteen years, Frankel became the first woman to serve as Minority Leader of the State House in Florida's history...

, the former mayor of West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

, and Patrick Murphy, an environmental services executive, both announced in March 2011 that they would run for the Democratic nomination to challenge West.

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Lois Frankel (D)	Allen West (R)
Viewpoint Florida	March 25, 2011	38%	53%

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District 23

Democrat 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:...

has represented Florida's 23rd congressional district

Florida's 23rd congressional district

Florida's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district is highly racially gerrymandered and consists of the heavily African American parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties...

since 1993. Bernard Sansaricq, the former president of the Senate of Haiti

Senate of Haiti

The Senate of Haiti is the upper house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The lower house of the National Assembly is the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the...

who unsuccessfully challenged Hastings as the Republican nominee in 2010, has filed with the Florida Division of Elections to run again.

External links

District 24

Republican Sandy Adams

Sandy Adams

Sandra "Sandy" Adams is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She is also a former law enforcement professional who represented District 33 in the Florida House of Representatives....

has represented Florida's 24th congressional district

Florida's 24th congressional district

Florida's 24th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Created after the 2000 U.S. Census, the district includes portions of Brevard County and parts of Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties...

since January 2011. Nicholas Ruiz has filed to run for the Democratic nomination.

District 25

Republican David Rivera

David Rivera

David Mauricio Rivera is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a Miami-based public affairs consultant and formerly represented District 112 in the Florida House of Representatives....

was first elected to represent Florida's 25th congressional district

Florida's 25th congressional district

Florida's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes parts of Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties...

in 2010. Political consultant

Political consulting

Political consulting, beyond the self-evident definition of consulting in political matters, refers to a specific management consulting industry which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns. This article deals primarily with the development and nature of political consulting...

Carlos Curbelo, state representative

Florida House of Representatives

Juan-Carlos Planas

Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas is the Representative for State House District 115 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida....

, and state senators

Florida Senate

Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Anitere Flores

Anitere Flores

Anitere Flores is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, a body in which she represents the 38th District. Her district of almost 500,000 residents includes Kendall, Westchester, Fontainebleau, and portions of Southwest Miami-Dade County in South Florida. Senator Anitere Flores was sworn in...

may challenge Rivera in the Republican primary. State representative Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia (politician)

Luis R. Garcia, Jr. is a retired Miami Beach, Florida Fire Department Chief and Democratic politician who serves as the Representative for District 107 of the Florida House of Representatives...

and Annette Taddeo, a businesswoman who unsuccessfully ran for the 18th district

Florida's 18th congressional district

Florida's 18th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section includes most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of...

in 2008, are expected to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Rivera.
External links

Luis Garcia campaign website

Unknown districts

Karen Diebel, a former Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...

city commissioner who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 24th district in 2010, will run for a new district to be created in Central Florida

Central Florida

Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....

. State representative

Florida House of Representatives

Paige Kreegel

Paige Kreegel, M.D. is a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives. Kreegel represents District 72, which covers all of De Soto County and parts of Charlotte County and Lee County. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2004, and was unopposed for re-election in 2006.Dr...

is exploring a congressional run for the Republican nomination in a district yet to be determined.
External links

Karen Diebel campaign website

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