Florida

# Florida on Ballotpedia

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Florida 2022 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Congressional special elections • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Candidate ballot access

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Florida elections, 2023
Past elections: 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

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Voting in Florida

### Federal politics[edit]

* U.S. congressional delegation from Florida
* Federal courts in Florida

### Florida state politics[edit]

* Florida state executive offices
* Florida State Legislature (House, Senate)
* Courts in Florida
* Ballot measures

### Local politics in Florida[edit]

* Municipal elections
* Mayoral elections

* Duval County, Hialeah, Hillsborough County, Jacksonville, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Orange County, Orlando, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Tampa
* School districts in Florida
* Local courts and judges by county

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### Policy issues in Florida[edit]

* Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
* Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
* Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
* Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
* Energy: Energy information • Fracking
* Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
* Finance: Financial regulation information
* Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
* Immigration: Immigration information
* Pensions: Public pensions

### Influencers in Florida[edit]

Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.

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State leadership[1]

* Governor: Ron DeSantis

* Secretary of State: Cord Byrd

* Speaker of the House: Chris Sprowls

* Chief Justice: Carlos Muñiz

Capital: Tallahassee
Motto: | In God We Trust
Population: | 20,244,914
Land area of state: | 53,625 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.: | 1845

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The legislative leaders on this list are current as of the most recent regular session of the state legislature. Know of an update we can make to this list? Email us to report a change.