List of presidents of the Florida Senate explained
This is a list of presidents of the Florida Senate. In Florida, the president of the Senate is elected by the Senate membership to a two-year term. They appoint committees and their chairs and route bills to the committees.[1] They also co-ordinate with the chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendar on the ordering of bills on the calendar.[2] From 1865 to 1887, the lieutenant governor was the president of the Senate.[3]
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- 1854 Hamlin Valentine Snell
- Office held by Lieutenant Governor ex officio from 1865 until 1887
- 1889 Joseph B. Wall
- 1891 Jefferson B. Browne
- 1893 William H. Reynolds
- 1917 J. B. Johnson
- 1945 Walter W. Rose
- 1975–1976 Dempsey J. Barron
- 1992–1993 Ander Crenshaw
- 1993–1994 Pat Thomas
- November 16, 2004 – November 21, 2006 Tom Lee, Republican
- November 2006–November 2008 Ken Pruitt, Republican
- November 2008–November 2010 Jeffrey Atwater, Republican
- November 2010–November 2012 Mike Haridopolos, Republican
- November 20, 2012 – November 18, 2014 Don Gaetz, Republican
- November 18, 2014 – November 22, 2016 Andy Gardiner, Republican
- November 22, 2016 – November 20, 2018 Joe Negron, Republican
- November 20, 2018 – November 17, 2020 Bill Galvano, Republican
- November 17, 2020 – November 22, 2022 Wilton Simpson, Republican
- November 22, 2022 – present Kathleen Passidomo of Naples, Republican
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See also
Notes and References
- Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 173. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. Softcover Hardcover
- Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 164. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. Softcover Hardcover
- Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 169. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. Softcover Hardcover
- https://floridacitrushalloffame.com/inductees/jesse-j-parrish/
- Philip D. Beall Jr.
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-obituary-for-newm/48141079/
- https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/07/21/former-senate-president-peterson-dies-in-surgery/
- Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 169-170. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. Softcover Hardcover
- Web site: February 2019. The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019. February 22, 2022. Florida House of Representatives.