Anika Tene Omphroy is an American politician who served as a member of 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, Section 1 of the C ...
from 2018 to 2022. Omphroy represented the State's 95th House District, which includes part of
Broward County
Broward County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Florida, United States, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County and the List of the most ...
. She is a member of the
Democratic Party.
Florida House of Representatives
Omphroy became State Representative-Elect on Qualifying day when incumbent state Representative Barrington Russell, Sr. failed to qualify at noon on June 22, 2018. Omphroy became the youngest State Representative to serve House District 95.
Omphroy ran for office in 2016. She had never held elected office before. She faced the Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, Barrington Russell, in the Florida House District 95 open-seat election. Despite finishing third, Omphroy was within three percentage points of Russel and Robert Lynch. The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorsed her in that race, stating that "Omphroy is a business consultant who exudes energy and passion for helping people and businesses do better."
References
External links
Anika Omphroy House Rep Page
21st-century American women politicians
Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Florida
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Florida Legislature
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