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Sean Shaw
Sean Michael Shaw (born March 17, 1978) is an American attorney and politician from the State of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Florida House of Representatives District 61, which includes portions of Hillsborough County in and around Tampa, including Ybor City and Tampa Heights, from 2016 to 2018. Shaw was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 Florida Attorney General election. Early life and education Shaw was born in Jacksonville, Florida on March 17, 1978. His father was Leander J Shaw Jr., who would later serve on the Supreme Court of Florida, becoming Florida's first African-American Chief Justice. As a result of his father's position, Shaw grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. Shaw attended Princeton University and graduated with an A.B. in politics in 2000 after completing a 76-page long senior thesis, titled "How Can the Republican Party Turn Black Conservatism into Black Votes?", under the supervision of Tali Mendelberg. He later attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Narain
Edwin "Ed" Aubron Narain (born September 8, 1976) is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 61st District, which includes West and East Tampa, Progress Village, Sulphur Springs and the University parts of Tampa in Central and Northern Hillsborough County, from 2014-2016. History Narain was born in New York City and later moved to Florida, where he grew up in Fort Lauderdale. In 1994, he moved to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida, where he served as the President of the Student Body from 1997 to 1998. Narain later received his bachelor's degree in psychology from Saint Leo University, where he also received his Master of Business Administration in 2009. Narain works for AT&T a Assistant Vice President and serves as a member of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, the Tampa Bay Chamber, and the Tampa Economic Development Council. In 2013, he graduated from the Stetson University Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthenia Joyner
Arthenia Joyner (born February 3, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and civil rights activist from Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate for ten years, representing parts of the Tampa Bay Area from 2006 to 2016. She was the Senate minority leader during her last two years in office. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Joyner served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing an eastern Tampa-based district from 2000 to 2006. History Joyner was born in Lakeland, and attended Florida A&M University, receiving her bachelor's degree in political science in 1964. She later attended the Florida A&M University College of Law, graduating with her Juris Doctor in 1968. While attending FAMU, Joyner was twice arrested for her role in the civil rights movement for her protests in support of movie theater desegregation. After graduation, she worked as a legal assistant to State Representative Joe Lang Kershaw in 1969. Joyner was a founding p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida 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. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately upon their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building. Following the November 2022 elections, Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 28 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 12 seats. Titles Members of the Senate are referred to as Senators. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of the U.S. Senate, constituents and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections (only one electorate goes to election). In most systems, a general election is a regularly scheduled election where both a head of government (such as president or prime minister), and either " a class" or all members of a legislature are elected at the same time. Occasionally, dates for general elections may align with dates of elections within different administrative divisions, such as a local election. United Kingdom The term ''general election'' in the United Kingdom often refers to the elections held on the same day in all constituencies of their Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. Historically, English and later British general elections took place over a period of several weeks, with individual constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Sink
Adelaide Alexander Sink (born June 5, 1948) is an American politician and financier. A member of the Democratic Party, Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida and faced Republican nominee Rick Scott in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election, losing to Scott by a 1% margin. Sink was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the 2014 special election for Florida's 13th congressional district, losing to Republican David Jolly on March 11, 2014, in a race to fill the vacancy created by the death in 2013 of U.S. Representative Bill Young. Personal life Sink was born and raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the daughter of Adelaide A. (née Bunker) and Kester A. Sink. Her maternal great-grandfather was Chang Bunker, one of the famous conjoined "Siamese Twins", Chang and Eng Bunker. She is a graduate of Wake Forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Financial Officer Of Florida
The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal. The office heads the Florida Department of Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the state's finances, collecting revenue, paying state bills, auditing state agencies, regulating cemeteries and funerals, and handling fires and arsons. In addition, the CFO has administrative oversight over the offices which handles banking and insurance regulation. The CFO is a member of the Cabinet is third (behind the lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Florida. History Tom Gallagher was the first state CFO and a former treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal. Gallagher retired from the position in 2006 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davis (Florida Politician)
James Oscar Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election, but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist. Early life and education Davis was born in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from Jesuit High School of Tampa in 1975, and attended Washington and Lee University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. He later attended the University of Florida's College of Law, received his Juris Doctor in 1982. He later credited his grandfather as an important influence on his life. Career Davis worked as a lawyer in private practice from 1982 to 1988, when he became a partner in the Tampa-based business law firm of Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy. Davis was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1989 and serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Reed
Betty Reed (May 5, 1941 – May 20, 2022) was a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. History Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop in Ybor City during the 1980s. She then started working for Remington College, where she was an assistant to the president, the director of financial aid and financial assistance, and then the director of career services. Additionally, she served as the President of the Lucy-Dell Civic Association and the Associate Director of the North Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Florida House of Representatives When incumbent State Representative Arthenia Joyner opt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Crist
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010. Crist served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, vacating his seat to run unsuccessfully against incumbent Bob Graham for the U.S. Senate in 1998. He won a 2000 special election to serve as Florida Education Commissioner from 2001 to 2003 and a 2002 election to serve as Florida Attorney General from 2003 to 2007. He was elected Governor of Florida in 2006 after winning against Democrat Jim Davis. While he was governor, Crist again ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010. He initially led in polls in the race for the Republican nomination, but was later overtaken by Marco Rubio. In April of that year, he left the Republican Party to run in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP is a law firm based in Miami, Florida that was founded in 1920. Scott Meyers is the chairman and CEO.Q&A: Akerman Leader Scott Meyers Discusses Competition in the Face of Consolidation and Continuity of Leadership Law.com; Feb. 1, 2020 History Akerman was founded in 1920; it was formerly known as Akerman Senterfitt LLP and changed its name to Akerman LLP in 2013.Bloomberg Business[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tali Mendelberg
Tali Mendelberg (born 1964) is the John Work Garrett Professor in Politics at Princeton University, and winner of the American Political Science Association (APSA), 2002 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award for her book, '' The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality''. Education Mendelberg gained her degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1985, and her PhD in political science from the University of Michigan in 1994. Awards and honors * 2002 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award from (APSA) * 2014 Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award: Political Communication Section from APSA * 2012 Best Paper Award: Political Psychology Section from APSA (with Christopher Karpowitz) * 2014 Best Paper Award: Political Psychology Section from APSA *Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected 2018 Bibliography Gender and deliberation * *Pdf.* * *Pdf.*Pdf.*Pdf.*Pdf. Deliberative politics *Pdf.* *Pdf.* *Pdf.*Pdf. Racial Attitudes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
