Members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years, while members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years.
On 1 July 2006, both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation {HB 453} and {SB 676} selecting "Key lime pie" as the official pie of the state of Florida.
In addition to being first in succession to the governor, the lieutenant governor was the ex officio president of the Florida Senate, and cast a vote in the case of a tie.
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Andy Gardiner (born January 23, 1969, in Orlando, Florida) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 13th District, which includes parts of Brevard County and Orange County, since 2012.
The modern history of what became known as the city of Atlantis originates in a ranch called Mulberry Farms, owned by Philip D. Lewis, a former Florida state senator.
When incumbent State Representative Arthenia Joyner opted to run for the Florida Senate rather than seek re-election, Reed ran to succeed her in the 59th District, which stretched from University to Gibsonton and included much of Tampa in Hillsborough County.
Antone worked as a legislative aide to State Senator Buddy Dyer from 1992 to 1999, including serving as his chief of staff.
She ran for the Florida Senate in a special election in March of 1998 to replace Ken Jenne, who had resigned his seat in the Senate when Governor Lawton Chiles appointed him as Broward County Sheriff, but lost to Steven Geller, a State Representative and the Democratic nominee.
Slosberg's successor in the House, fellow Democrat Kelly Skidmore, declined to seek a third term in 2010, instead opting to run for the Florida Senate against Republican Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, so Slosberg ran to succeed his successor.
When Florida Senate districts were reconfigured in 2012, Benacquisto ran for re-election in the 30th District, which included parts of the old 27th District that she had represented, but was not where her home in Wellington was located.
Combee was going to run for the legislature in 2010 when incumbent State Representative Kelli Stargel was planning on seeking the Florida Senate seat held by Paula Dockery, who planned on running for Governor.
In 2012, Florida Senate districts were reconfigured, and rather than run for a third term in the newly created 7th District, Oelrich instead announced in January 2012 that he would run against incumbent Republican United States Congressman Cliff Stearns in the redrawn 3rd district.
Dennis L. Jones (born 1941), Republican member of the Florida Senate
In 2012, Florida Senate districts were reconfigured, and Setnor Bogdanoff was drawn into a district with Democratic State Senator Maria Sachs, and a competitive election ensued.
JD Alexander (born 1959), Republican member of the Florida Senate