Tag-Archive for Reelection

Author: Granny4Life

Kathy Castor is one of the few Democrats representing the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives. She covers the 11th congressional district, representing the majority of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Castor first took office in 2007, joining the wave of Democrats seizing control of Congress after ten years of Republican rule. Before [...]

Author: Granny4Life

Serving as the congressman from Florida’s 9th district, Gus Bilirakis took federal office in 2007 following a close-fought race with his Democratic opponent. A lifelong Republican, Bilirakis first served in the Florida House of Representatives before becoming a US Congressional Representative. He is a member of his party’s Whip team, helping to get the necessary [...]

Author: Granny4Life

John Mica was born on January 27, 1943, and is the US Representative for Florida’s 7th congressional district and has been serving since 1993. His home city right now is Winter Park. He is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, starting January 3, 2011. Mica’s a member of the Republican Party. As [...]

Author: Granny4Life

Serving in Congress since 1989, Clifford Bundy “Cliff” Stearns, Sr. is one of the most tenured Republican representatives in the US House of Representatives. Representing Florida’s 6th congressional district, Stearns serves on both the Energy and Commerce and Veterans’ Affairs committees. During his tenure, he has taken strong conservative stances on a number of issues, [...]

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Replacing Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite in 2010, Representative Richard B. Nugent is best known as the Sheriff of Hernando County, Floria. Before representing the state’s 5th congressional district, Sheriff Nugent made a name for himself by balancing the budget for law enforcement and updating the sheriff’s department’s technology and computer system. Supported by the Tea Party, [...]

Author: Granny4Life

After serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Congressman Ander Crenshaw launched a series of failed statewide office bids in the 1980s and 1990s, including an attempt against Governor Jeb Bush. Crenshaw is a member of the Republican Party and serves on the Appropriations Committee. Politically, Crenshaw has balanced pragmatism and the growing discord [...]