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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Legislative branch of the state government of Florida</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Seal_of_Florida.svg/255px-Seal_of_Florida.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Seal_of_Florida.svg/340px-Seal_of_Florida.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chambers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">May 26, 1845</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_the_Territory_of_Florida" title="Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida">Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">November 19, 2024<span class="noprint">; 9 days ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-11-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Florida_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Florida Senate">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Albritton" title="Ben Albritton">Ben Albritton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">R</a>) <br />since November 19, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Senate Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boyd_(politician)" title="Jim Boyd (politician)">Jim Boyd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">R</a>) <br />since November 19, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Senate Minority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Pizzo" title="Jason Pizzo">Jason Pizzo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">D</a>) <br />since November 19, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Florida_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Perez_(politician)" title="Daniel Perez (politician)">Daniel Perez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">R</a>) <br />since November 19, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">House Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Sirois" title="Tyler Sirois">Tyler Sirois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">R</a>) <br />since November 19, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">House Minority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Fentrice_Driskell" title="Fentrice Driskell">Fentrice Driskell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">D</a>) <br />since November 21, 2022 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>160</b> voting members<br /> <ul><li>40 senators</li> <li>120 representatives</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg/250px-Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg/375px-Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg/500px-Florida_Senate_Diagram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State Senate">State Senate</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Majority</b> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E81B23; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">Republican</a> (28)</span></li></ul> <p><b>Minority</b> </p> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (12)</span></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_House,_March_27_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Florida_House%2C_March_27_2024.svg/250px-Florida_House%2C_March_27_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Florida_House%2C_March_27_2024.svg/375px-Florida_House%2C_March_27_2024.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (35)</span></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State Senate">State Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Florida_Senate_election" title="2024 Florida Senate election">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Florida_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2024 Florida House of Representatives election">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State Senate">State Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">November 3, 2026</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">November 3, 2026</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Motto</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>In God We Trust</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tallahassee_Old_and_New_Capitols_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tallahassee_Old_and_New_Capitols_3.jpg/275px-Tallahassee_Old_and_New_Capitols_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="367" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tallahassee_Old_and_New_Capitols_3.jpg/413px-Tallahassee_Old_and_New_Capitols_3.jpg 1.5x, 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<b>Florida Legislature</b> is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. It is organized as a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> body composed of an <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house"> upper chamber</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Senate</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower chamber</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>. Article III, Section 1 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Florida" title="Constitution of Florida">Florida Constitution</a>, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legislature is composed of 160 state legislators (120 in the House and 40 in the Senate). The primary purpose of the legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. It meets in the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Capitol" title="Florida State Capitol">Florida State Capitol</a> building in <a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Florida_Senate">Florida Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Florida Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Florida Senate</a></div> <p>The Senate is the upper house of the state legislature. As of 2024, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">Republicans</a> hold the majority in the Senate with 28 seats; <a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">Democrats</a> are in the minority with 12 seats.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Florida_House_of_Representatives">Florida House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Florida House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">Florida House of Representatives</a></div> <p>The House of Representatives is the lower house of the state legislature. As of 2024, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">Republicans</a> hold the majority in the House of Representatives with 85 seats, and <a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">Democrats</a> hold 35 seats.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terms">Terms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All terms were truncated again in 2016, with all 40 Senate seats up for election, due to court-ordered redistricting.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida_Legislature_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida_Legislature-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the House of Representatives are elected for terms of two years in each even-numbered year.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida_Legislature_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida_Legislature-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Term_limits">Term limits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Term limits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992 voters passed Amendment 9 to amend the State Constitution to limit federal and state officials to eight-year terms. In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enact congressional term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications">Qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years before an election.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida_Legislature_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida_Legislature-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_session">Legislative session</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legislative session"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_legislative_session">Regular legislative session</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular legislative session"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day Regular Legislative Session each year. Regular Legislative Sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each even-numbered year.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida_Legislature_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida_Legislature-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before 1991, the Regular Legislative Session began in April. Senate Joint Resolution 380 (1989) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1990) that shifted the starting date of Regular Legislative Session from April to February. Subsequently, Senate Joint Resolution 2606 (1994) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1994) shifting the start date to March, where it remains. In recent years, the Legislature has opted to start in January to allow lawmakers to be home with their families during school spring breaks, and to give more time ahead of the legislative elections in the Fall.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_session">Special session</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_Legislature&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Special session"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Special Legislative Sessions may be called by the governor, by a joint proclamation of the Senate president and House speaker, or by a three-fifths vote of all Legislators. 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Seal_of_Florida.svg/140px-Seal_of_Florida.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Seal_of_Florida.svg/210px-Seal_of_Florida.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Seal_of_Florida.svg/280px-Seal_of_Florida.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Florida" title="Constitution of Florida">Constitution</a> and <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Florida" title="Law of Florida">law</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">United States Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Florida" title="Constitution of Florida">Florida Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Florida" title="Law of Florida">Florida law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Florida" title="Government of Florida">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Florida" title="List of governors of Florida">Governor</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" title="Ron DeSantis">Ron DeSantis</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Lieutenant Governor</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeanette_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeanette Núñez">Jeanette Núñez</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Cabinet" title="Florida Cabinet">Cabinet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Attorney_General" title="Florida Attorney General">Attorney General</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Moody" title="Ashley Moody">Ashley Moody</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Financial_Officer_of_Florida" title="Chief Financial Officer of Florida">Chief Financial Officer</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Patronis" title="Jimmy Patronis">Jimmy Patronis</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" title="Florida Commissioner of Agriculture">Commissioner of Agriculture</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wilton_Simpson" title="Wilton Simpson">Wilton Simpson</a> (R)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_state_agencies" title="List of Florida state agencies">State agencies</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Florida_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Florida Senate">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Albritton" title="Ben Albritton">Ben Albritton</a> (R)</li> <li>President pro Tempore: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Brodeur" title="Jason Brodeur">Jason Brodeur</a> (R)</li> <li>Majority Leader: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Boyd_(politician)" title="Jim Boyd (politician)">Jim Boyd</a> (R)</li> <li>Minority Leader: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Pizzo" title="Jason Pizzo">Jason Pizzo</a> (D)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">House</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Florida_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Perez_(politician)" title="Daniel Perez (politician)">Daniel Perez</a> (R)</li> <li>Speaker pro Tempore: <a href="/wiki/Wyman_Duggan" title="Wyman Duggan">Wyman Duggan</a> (R)</li> <li>Majority Leader: <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Sirois" title="Tyler Sirois">Tyler Sirois</a> (R)</li> <li>Minority Leader: <a href="/wiki/Fentrice_Driskell" title="Fentrice Driskell">Fentrice Driskell</a> (D)</li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Judiciary of Florida">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Florida" title="Supreme Court of Florida">Supreme Court</a> <ul><li>Chief Justice: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_G._Mu%C3%B1iz" title="Carlos G. Muñiz">Carlos G. Muñiz</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_court_of_appeal_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="District court of appeal (Florida)">District courts of appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_court_(Florida)" title="Circuit court (Florida)">Circuit courts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Florida" title="Elections in Florida">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States" title="List of political parties in the United States">Political parties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">Republican Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution Party of Florida">Constitution Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecology_Party_of_Florida" title="Ecology Party of Florida">Ecology Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Florida" title="Green Party of Florida">Green Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Party_of_Florida" title="Independent Party of Florida">Independent Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_of_Florida" title="Libertarian Party of Florida">Libertarian Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_for_Socialism_and_Liberation" title="Party for Socialism and Liberation">Party for Socialism and Liberation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">National minor parties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Florida" title="Political party strength in Florida">Political party strength</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Florida" title="Administrative divisions of Florida">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Florida" title="List of counties in Florida">Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Florida">Municipalities</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Florida" title="United States congressional delegations from Florida">Congressional delegation</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Scott" title="Rick Scott">Rick Scott</a> (R)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Florida's 1st congressional district">1</a>: vacant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Florida's 2nd congressional district">2</a>: <a href="/wiki/Neal_Dunn" title="Neal Dunn">Neal Dunn</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Florida's 3rd congressional district">3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kat_Cammack" title="Kat Cammack">Kat Cammack</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 4th congressional district">4</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Bean" title="Aaron Bean">Aaron Bean</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 5th congressional district">5</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Rutherford_(Florida_politician)" title="John Rutherford (Florida politician)">John Rutherford</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 6th congressional district">6</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltz" title="Michael Waltz">Michael Waltz</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 7th congressional district">7</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cory_Mills" title="Cory Mills">Cory Mills</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 8th congressional district">8</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Posey" title="Bill Posey">Bill Posey</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 9th congressional district">9</a>: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Soto" title="Darren Soto">Darren Soto</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 10th congressional district">10</a>: <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Frost" title="Maxwell Frost">Maxwell Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 11th congressional district">11</a>: <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster_(Florida_politician)" title="Daniel Webster (Florida politician)">Daniel Webster</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 12th congressional district">12</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Bilirakis" title="Gus Bilirakis">Gus Bilirakis</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 13th congressional district">13</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anna_Paulina_Luna" title="Anna Paulina Luna">Anna Paulina Luna</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 14th congressional district">14</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Castor" title="Kathy Castor">Kathy Castor</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_15th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 15th congressional district">15</a>: <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Lee" title="Laurel Lee">Laurel Lee</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 16th congressional district">16</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vern_Buchanan" title="Vern Buchanan">Vern Buchanan</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 17th congressional district">17</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Steube" title="Greg Steube">Greg Steube</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_18th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 18th congressional district">18</a>: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Franklin_(politician)" title="Scott Franklin (politician)">Scott Franklin</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 19th congressional 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To do so, Legislators propose legislation in the forms of bills drafted by a nonpartisan, professional staff. Successful legislation must undergo Committee review, three <a href="/wiki/Reading_(legislature)" title="Reading (legislature)">readings</a> on the floor of each house, with appropriate voting majorities, as required, and either be signed into law by the Governor or enacted through a veto override approved by two-thirds of the membership of each legislative house.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its statutes, called "chapter laws" or generically as "<a href="/wiki/Slip_law" title="Slip law">slip laws</a>" when printed separately, are compiled into the <i><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Florida" title="Laws of Florida">Laws of Florida</a></i> and are called "<a href="/wiki/Session_laws" title="Session laws">session laws</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-sunshine_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sunshine-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Florida_Statutes" title="Florida Statutes">Florida Statutes</a></i> are the <a href="/wiki/Codification_(law)" title="Codification (law)">codified</a> statutory laws of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-sunshine_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sunshine-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, legislators filed 2,138 bills for consideration. 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href="/wiki/Michelle_Salzman" title="Michelle Salzman">Michelle Salzman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alex_Andrade" title="Alex Andrade">Alex Andrade</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joel_Rudman" title="Joel Rudman">Joel Rudman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patt_Maney" title="Patt Maney">Patt Maney</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shane_Abbott" title="Shane Abbott">Shane Abbott</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philip_Griffitts" title="Philip Griffitts">Philip Griffitts</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Shoaf" title="Jason Shoaf">Jason Shoaf</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gallop_Franklin" title="Gallop Franklin">Gallop Franklin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Allison_Tant" title="Allison Tant">Allison Tant</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Brannan" title="Chuck Brannan">Chuck Brannan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Garrison_(Florida_politician)" title="Sam Garrison (Florida politician)">Sam Garrison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wyman_Duggan" title="Wyman Duggan">Wyman Duggan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angie_Nixon" title="Angie Nixon">Angie Nixon</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Daniels" title="Kimberly Daniels">Kimberly Daniels</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dean_Black" title="Dean Black">Dean Black</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kiyan_Michael" title="Kiyan Michael">Kiyan Michael</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Baker" title="Jessica Baker">Jessica Baker</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Stevenson" title="Cyndi Stevenson">Cyndi Stevenson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Renner_(politician)" title="Paul Renner (politician)">Paul Renner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Payne" title="Bobby Payne">Bobby Payne</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Hayes_Hinson" title="Yvonne Hayes Hinson">Yvonne Hayes Hinson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Clemons" title="Chuck Clemons">Chuck Clemons</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Massullo" title="Ralph Massullo">Ralph Massullo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Chamberlin" title="Ryan Chamberlin">Ryan Chamberlin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Yarkosky" title="Taylor Yarkosky">Taylor Yarkosky</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Truenow" title="Keith Truenow">Keith Truenow</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stan_McClain" title="Stan McClain">Stan McClain</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Leek" title="Tom Leek">Tom Leek</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Webster_Barnaby" title="Webster Barnaby">Webster Barnaby</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chase_Tramont" title="Chase Tramont">Chase Tramont</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Sirois" title="Tyler Sirois">Tyler Sirois</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thad_Altman" title="Thad Altman">Thad Altman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Fine" title="Randy Fine">Randy Fine</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Brackett" title="Robbie Brackett">Robbie Brackett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Keen_(politician)" title="Tom Keen (politician)">Tom Keen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Plakon" title="Rachel Plakon">Rachel Plakon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Plasencia" title="Susan Plasencia">Susan Plasencia</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Smith_(Florida_politician)" title="David Smith (Florida politician)">David Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Doug_Bankson" title="Doug Bankson">Doug Bankson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/LaVon_Bracy" class="mw-redirect" title="LaVon Bracy">LaVon Bracy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Antone" title="Bruce Antone">Bruce 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Bell">Melony Bell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Canady" title="Jennifer Canady">Jennifer Canady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josie_Tomkow" title="Josie Tomkow">Josie Tomkow</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Temple_(Florida_politician)" title="John Temple (Florida politician)">John Temple</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Holcomb" title="Jeff Holcomb">Jeff Holcomb</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Maggard" title="Randy Maggard">Randy Maggard</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Steele_(politician)" title="Kevin Steele (politician)">Kevin Steele</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Yeager" title="Brad Yeager">Brad Yeager</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adam_Anderson_(politician)" title="Adam Anderson (politician)">Adam Anderson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Berfield" title="Kim Berfield">Kim Berfield</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Berny_Jacques" title="Berny Jacques">Berny Jacques</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Cross" title="Lindsay Cross">Lindsay Cross</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Linda_Chaney" title="Linda Chaney">Linda Chaney</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michele_Rayner" title="Michele Rayner">Michele Rayner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Hart" title="Dianne Hart">Dianne Hart</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Valdes" title="Susan Valdes">Susan Valdes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Gonzalez_Pittman" title="Karen Gonzalez Pittman">Karen Gonzalez Pittman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Traci_Koster" title="Traci Koster">Traci Koster</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fentrice_Driskell" title="Fentrice Driskell">Fentrice Driskell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_McClure" title="Lawrence McClure">Lawrence McClure</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Danny_Alvarez" title="Danny Alvarez">Danny Alvarez</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Beltran" title="Mike Beltran">Mike Beltran</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Robinson_(Florida_politician)" title="Will Robinson (Florida politician)">Will Robinson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fiona_McFarland" title="Fiona McFarland">Fiona McFarland</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan_(Florida_politician)" title="James Buchanan (Florida politician)">James Buchanan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Grant" title="Michael J. Grant">Michael J. Grant</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Roach" title="Spencer Roach">Spencer Roach</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Esposito" title="Tiffany Esposito">Tiffany Esposito</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jenna_Persons" title="Jenna Persons">Jenna Persons</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Giallombardo" title="Mike Giallombardo">Mike Giallombardo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adam_Botana" title="Adam Botana">Adam Botana</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Rommel" title="Bob Rommel">Bob Rommel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Melo" title="Lauren Melo">Lauren Melo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kaylee_Tuck" title="Kaylee Tuck">Kaylee Tuck</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_Trabulsy" title="Dana Trabulsy">Dana Trabulsy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Toby_Overdorf" title="Toby Overdorf">Toby Overdorf</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Snyder_(Florida_politician)" title="John Snyder (Florida politician)">John Snyder</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Caruso_(politician)" title="Mike Caruso (politician)">Mike Caruso</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jervonte_Edmonds" title="Jervonte Edmonds">Jervonte Edmonds</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Silvers" title="David Silvers">David Silvers</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Casello" title="Joseph Casello">Joseph Casello</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Gossett-Seidman" title="Peggy Gossett-Seidman">Peggy Gossett-Seidman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Skidmore" title="Kelly Skidmore">Kelly Skidmore</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Waldron" title="Katherine Waldron">Katherine Waldron</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Roth" title="Rick Roth">Rick Roth</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christine_Hunschofsky" title="Christine Hunschofsky">Christine Hunschofsky</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Daley" title="Dan Daley">Dan Daley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Dunkley" title="Lisa Dunkley">Lisa Dunkley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Hawkins-Williams" title="Patricia Hawkins-Williams">Patricia Hawkins-Williams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">State legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Legislature" title="Alabama Legislature">Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Legislature" title="Alaska State Legislature">Alaska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alaska_House_of_Representatives" title="Alaska House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Senate" title="Alaska State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature">Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_General_Assembly" title="Arkansas General Assembly">Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Arkansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_General_Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly">Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_General_Assembly" title="Connecticut General Assembly">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state legislative elections">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2008 United States state legislative 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