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State Fact Sheet - Florida

U.S. Congress (Total Seats: 2 U.S. Senators, 25 U.S. Representatives)
Paula F. Hawkins (R)1

U.S. Senator

1981-1987

Suzanne Kosmas (D) U.S. Representative 2009-present
Kathy Castor (D) U.S. Representative 2007-present
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) U.S. Representative 2005-present
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) U.S. Representative 2003-present
Corrine Brown (D) U.S. Representative 1993-present
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)2 U.S. Representative 1989-present
Katherine Harris (R) U.S. Representative 2003-2007
Karen Thurman (D) U.S. Representative 1993-2003
Carrie Meek (D) U.S. Representative 1993-2003
Tillie Fowler (R) U.S. Representative 1993-2001 
Ruth Bryan Owen (D) U.S. Representative 1929-1933
  1. Hawkins won a general election and was then appointed to fill a brief vacancy caused by the resignation of her predecessor.
  2. Ros-Lehtinen initially won a special election to fill a vacancy and was subsequently re-elected. She is the first Cuban-American elected to Congress and the first Hispanic woman to serve there.

Statewide Elective Executives (Total Positions: 5)
Alex Sink (D) Chief Financial Officer 2007-present
Toni Jennings (R) Lieutenant Governor 2003-2007
Katherine Harris (R) Secretary of State 1999-2003
Sandra B. Mortham (R) Secretary of State 1995-1999
Betty Castor (D) Comm. of Education 1987-1993
Paula F. Hawkins (R)1 Public Service Commissioner 1973-1979
Mamie Eaton Greene (D)2 Railroad Comm. 1927-1934
  1. Hawkins resigned in March 1979.
  2. Greene was initially appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband; she was subsequently elected.

State Legislature
Year State
Rank		  

Senate
 Total
Women/
Total
Senate 		 

House
 Total
Women/
Total
House 		Total
Women/
Total
Legis.		  
%
Total
Women
D R D R
2009 25 5 4 9/ 40 15 14 29/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
2008 25 6 4 10/ 40 16 11 27/ 120 37/ 160 23.1
2007 24 6 4 10/ 40 16 11 27/ 120 37/ 160 23.1
2006 22 5 4 9/ 40 12 18 30/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2005 22 5 4 9/ 40 13 17 30/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2004 20 5 5 10/ 40 15 15 30/ 120 40/ 160 25.0
2003 22 5 5 10/ 40 15 14 29/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2002 21 3 4 7/ 40 17 14 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
2001 21 3 4 7/ 40 17 14 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
2000 23 3 4 7/ 40 21 11 32/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
1999 23 3 4 7/ 40 20 11 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1998 19 2 4 6/ 40 23 9 32/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1997 19 2 4 6/ 40 23 9 32/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1996 30 3 3 6/ 40 20 5 25/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1995 30 3 3 6/ 40 20 5 25/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1994 31 4 2 6/ 40 17 6 23/ 120 29/ 160 18.1
1993 31 4 2 6/ 40 16 6 22/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1992 21 8 2 10/ 40 11 9 20/ 120 30/ 160 18.8
1991 22 8 2 10/ 40 11 9 20/ 120 30/ 160 18.8
1990 25 7 3 10/ 40 8 8 16/ 120 26/ 160 16.3
1989 25 7 3 10/ 40 8 8 16/ 120 26/ 160 16.3
1988 13 6 4 10/ 40 13 10 23/ 120 33/ 160 20.6
1987 13 6 4 10/ 40 13 10 23/ 120 33/ 160 20.6
1986 10 7 2 9/ 40 11 11 22/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1985 10 7 2 9/ 40 11 11 22/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1984 13 7 2 9/ 40 11 8 19/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1983 13 7 2 9/ 40 11 8 19/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1981 25 2 2 4/ 40 9 4 13/ 120 17/ 160 10.6
1979 16 - - 3/ 40 - - 15/ 120 18/ 160 11.3
1977 14 - - 2/ 40 - - 16/ 120 18/ 160 11.3
1975 20 - - 1/ 40 - - 12/ 120 13/ 160 8.1