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Heather Fitzenhagen
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen (born October 8, 1960) is a Republican politician from Florida. She represented the 78th District, encompassing Fort Myers, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020. History Fitzenhagen was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, before moving to the state of Florida in 1987. She then attended the Shepard Broad Law Center, the law school at Nova Southeastern University. Afterwards, she started Resolution Strategies, a mediation and arbitration company, and worked as the Marketing Director at the Condo & HOA Law Group, PLLC. Florida House of Representatives In 2012, she ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the newly created 78th District, based in the city of Fort Myers. Fitzenhagen faced Jonathan Martin in the Republican primary, whom she was able to defeat with 69% of the vote. In the general election, she had Independent Party of Florida nominee Kerry Babb as her opponent, and she ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Persons
Jenna Persons-Mulicka (born February 18, 1983) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 78th district. She assumed office on November 3, 2020. Early life and education Persons-Mulicka was born in Naples, Florida and raised in Fort Myers, where she graduated from Fort Myers Senior High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and another in government from Evangel University, followed by a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School. Career Since 2012, Persons-Mulicka has been an attorney and partner Strayhorn & Persons, where she specializes in business law, real estate, planning, and zoning. She was elected to the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention To Propose Amendments To The United States Constitution
A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50) the Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which become law only after Ratification#Ratification in the United States Constitution, ratification by three-fourths of the U.S. state, states (38 of the 50). The Article V convention method has never been used; but 33 amendments have been proposed by the other method, a supermajority, two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress; and List of amendments to the United States Constitution, 27 of these have been ratified by three-fourths of the States. Although there has never been a federal constitutional convention since the Constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party Members Of The Florida House Of Representatives
Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or against monarchy; the opposite of monarchism *** Republicanism in Australia *** Republicanism in Barbados ***Republicanism in Canada *** Republicanism in Ireland *** Republicanism in Morocco *** Republicanism in the Netherlands *** Republicanism in New Zealand ***Republicanism in Spain *** Republicanism in Sweden ***Republicanism in the United Kingdom *** Republicanism in the United States **Classical republicanism, republicanism as formulated in the Renaissance *A member of a Republican Party: ** Republican Party (other) **Republican Party (United States), one of the two main parties in the U.S. **Fianna Fáil, a conservative political party in Ireland **The Republicans (France), the main centre-right political party in France **The Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News-Press
''The News-Press'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper located in Fort Myers, Florida, serving primarily Lee County, as well as parts of Hendry, Collier, and Charlotte Counties. The paper publishes several editions of its "Local & State" (metro) section for suburban communities, including Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, and South Fort Myers. Further, special sections are published on the paper's Web site, including "Education", "Environment", and "Growth/Development". ''The News-Press'' is owned by the Virginia-based Gannett, which has owned it since 1971. ''The News-Press'' is printed in Stuart, FL along with the Naples Daily News. It has been printed there since May 2021. References Further reading * External links * Today's ''The News-Press'' front pageat the Newseum Newspapers published in Florida Mass media in Fort Myers, Florida Gannett publications Newspapers established in 1884 1884 establishments in Florida Companies b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan & Morgan
Morgan & Morgan is an American law firm. Founded in 1988 by John Morgan, it is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. While Morgan & Morgan was historically considered a firm focused on personal injury, medical malpractice and class action lawsuits, it also expanded practices to other areas of legal services. The firm has offices in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., and employs over 1,000 attorneys. History The law firm was established in Orlando, Florida, in 1988 by John Morgan and his partners Stewart Colling and Ron Gilbert. In 1989, the law firm began advertising on television and radio. In 2005, Morgan bought out his partners' share of the company and renamed the firm "Morgan & Morgan", adding his wife Ultima as partner. The ''Orlando Sentinel'' cited a "fundamental difference over growth and expansion of the law firm" as the reason for the firm's break up. By the early 2000s, the firm had expanded throughout Florida with 420 employees. In 2013, the firm had 260 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Rodrigues
Raymond Wesley Rodrigues (born April 17, 1970) is the 12th chancellor of the State University System of Florida since 2023. Previously, he served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing southern and coastal Lee County from 2012 to 2020 and one term in the Florida Senate from 2020 to 2022. His campaign website describes him as conservative. History Rodrigues was born in Pensacola and attended Berry College in Rome, Georgia, where he received a scholarship from the WinShape Foundation and graduated in 1992. Following graduation, he moved to Estero, where he became an active member of the community, eventually working as the Budget Manager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University and getting his MPA there in 2017. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including vice-chairman from 2010 to 2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizbeth Benacquisto
Lizbeth Benacquisto is a Republican politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020. She was a candidate in the 2014 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district. History Benacquisto was born in Rockville Centre, New York, in 1967 and moved to Florida in 1978, where she attended Palm Beach Atlantic University and worked as a realtor and marketing consultant. She served as a Wellington Village Councilwoman from 2002 to 2010. Florida Senate In 2010, incumbent Democratic State Senator Dave Aronberg opted against seeking another term in the state senate, instead choosing to run for Attorney General of Florida. Benacquisto ran to succeed him, and narrowly defeated State Representative Sharon J. Merchant and Mike Lameyer in the Republican primary. In the general election, Benacquisto faced off against Kevin J. Rader, a state representative and the Democratic nominee. The district spanned from West Palm Beach on the Gold Coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Senate
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building. The Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 27 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 10 seats. One seat is held by an independent, and two seats are vacant. Terms Article III of the Florida Constitution defines the terms for state legislators. The Constitution requires state senators from odd-numbered districts to be elected in the years that end in numbers that are multiples of four. Senators from even-numbered districts must be elected in even-numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Florida
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, and various state and local elections. In what was considered an upset, the Republican Party retook the two seats that it lost to the Democrats in 2018, expanding its 14–13 majority to 16–11. Statewide District 1 The 1st district encompasses the western Panhandle, and includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties, as well as part of Holmes County. The district includes the cities of Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Navarre. Republican Matt Gaetz, who had represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2018. Republican primary Candidates =Nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida's 19th Congressional District
Florida's 19th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, U.S. congressional district in Southwest Florida. It includes the cities of Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Florida, Sanibel, Bonita Springs, Florida, Bonita Springs, Naples, Florida, Naples and Marco Island, Florida, Marco Island, as well as unincorporated areas in Lee and Collier counties. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Byron Donalds since 2021. The 19th district was created as a result of the 1980 United States redistricting cycle, redistricting cycle after the 1980 United States census, 1980 census. From then until 1993, it was a Miami-based district; much of its territory is now the 25th district. From 1993 to 2013, it covered parts of Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach; this area is now the 23rd district. The current 19th covers most of the territory that wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
