List of United States Senators from Florida

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Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Florida's Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled since July 1868. Its current senators are Bill Nelson (D) and George LeMieux (R).

Contents 1 Class 1 2 Class 3 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Took office	Left office	Other offices	Term	Electoral history
1	David Levy Yulee	Democratic	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1851	Florida Territory's Congressional Delegate (1841–1845) Later served in Florida's Class 3 seat	1	Elected in 1845 Lost re-election
2	Stephen Mallory	Democratic	March 4, 1851	January 21, 1861[1]	Confederate States Secretary of the Navy (1861–1865)	2	Elected in 1851
						3	Re-elected in 1857 Withdrew
Vacant			January 21, 1861[1]	June 17, 1868			Civil War and Reconstruction
						4
3	Adonijah Welch	Republican	June 17, 1868	March 4, 1869			Elected to finish term Retired
4	Abijah Gilbert	Republican	March 4, 1869	March 4, 1875		5	Elected in 1869 Retired
5	Charles W. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1875	March 4, 1887		6	Elected in 1875
						7	Re-elected in 1881 Retired
Vacant			April 17, 1899	April 20, 1899		8
6	Samuel Pasco	Democratic	May 19, 1887	April 18, 1899	Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (1887)		Elected late to finish term in 1887
						9	Appointed in 1893 to continue next term Elected to finish term
						10	Appointed in 1899 to continue next term Lost election to finish term
Vacant			April 17, 1899	April 20, 1899
7	James P. Taliaferro	Democratic	April 20, 1899	March 4, 1911			Elected to finish Pasco's term
						11	Re-elected in 1904 Lost re-election
8	Nathan P. Bryan	Democratic	March 4, 1911	March 4, 1917	Judge of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (1920–1935)	12	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election
9	Park Trammell	Democratic	March 4, 1917	May 8, 1936	Governor of Florida (1913–1917) Florida Attorney General (1909–1913) President of the Florida Senate (1905)	13	Elected in 1916
						14	Re-elected in 1922
						15	Re-elected in 1928
						16	Re-elected in 1934 Died
Vacant			May 8, 1936	May 26, 1936
10	Scott M. Loftin	Democratic	May 26, 1936	November 3, 1936	President of the American Bar Association (1934–1935)		Apointed to continue Trammell's term Successor elected
11	Charles O. Andrews	Democratic	November 4, 1936	September 18, 1946			Elected to finish Trammell's term having been elected to the next term
						17	Elected to full term in 1936
						18	Re-elected in 1942 Died
Vacant			September 18, 1946	September 25, 1946
12	Spessard Holland	Democratic	September 25, 1946	January 3, 1971	Governor of Florida (1941–1945)		Elected to finish Andrews's term
						19	Elected to full term in 1948
						20	Re-elected in 1954
						21	Re-elected in 1960
						22	Re-elected in 1966 Retired
13	Lawton Chiles	Democratic	January 3, 1971	January 3, 1989	Governor of Florida (1991–1998)	23	Elected in 1970
						24	Re-elected in 1976
						25	Re-elected in 1982 Retired
14	Connie Mack III	Republican	January 3, 1989	January 3, 2001	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1989)	26	Elected in 1988
						27	Re-elected in 1994 Retired
15	Bill Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 2001	Incumbent	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1991) Florida Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal (1995–2000)	28	Elected in 2000
						29	Re-elected in 2006
#	Senator	Party	Took office	Left office	Other offices	Term	Electoral history

[edit] Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Took office	Left office	Other offices	Term	Electoral history
1	James Westcott	Democratic	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1849		1	Elected in 1845 Retired
2	Jackson Morton	Whig	March 4, 1849	March 4, 1855	Confederate States Representative (1862–1865)	2	Elected in 1849 Retired
3	David Levy Yulee	Democratic	March 4, 1855	January 21, 1861	Florida Territory's Congressional Delegate (1841–1845) Also served in Florida's Class 1 seat (1845–1851)	3	Elected in 1855 Withdrew[1]
Vacant			January 21, 1861	June 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
						4
						5
4	Thomas W. Osborn	Republican	June 25, 1868	March 4, 1873	Commissioner, Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia (1876)		Elected to finish term Retired
5	Simon B. Conover	Republican	March 4, 1873	March 4, 1879	Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Florida Treasurer (1868–1873)	6	Elected in 1873 Retired
6	Wilkinson Call	Democratic	March 4, 1879	March 4, 1897		7	Elected in 1879
						8	Elected in 1885
						9	Elected in 1891 Retired
7	Stephen R. Mallory, Jr.	Democratic	May 15, 1897	December 23, 1907	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1891–1895)	10	Elected in 1897
						11	Appointed to continue term Elected to finish term Died
Vacant			December 23, 1907	December 26, 1907
8	William James Bryan	Democratic	December 26, 1907	March 22, 1908			Appointed to finish Mallory's term Died
Vacant			March 22, 1908	March 27, 1908
9	William Hall Milton	Democratic	March 27, 1908	March 4, 1909			Appointed to finish Bryan's term Retired
10	Duncan U. Fletcher	Democratic	March 4, 1909	June 17, 1936		12	Elected in 1908
						13	Re-elected in 1914
						14	Re-elected in 1920
						15	Re-elected in 1926
						16	Re-elected in 1932 Died
Vacant			June 17, 1936	July 1, 1936
11	William Luther Hill	Democratic	July 1, 1936	November 3, 1936			Appointed to continue Fletcher's term Retired when successor qualified
12	Claude Pepper	Democratic	November 4, 1936	January 3, 1951	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1989)		Elected to finish Fletcher's term
						17	Elected to full term in 1938
						18	Re-elected in 1944 Lost renomination
13	George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1951	January 3, 1969	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947–1951)	19	Elected in 1950
						20	Re-elected in 1956
						21	Re-elected in 1962 Retired
14	Edward J. Gurney	Republican	January 3, 1969	December 31, 1974	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1969)	22	Elected in 1968 Retired and resigned early
15	Richard Stone	Democratic	January 1, 1975	December 31, 1980	Ambassador at Large and Special Envoy to Central America Ambassador to Denmark Florida Secretary of State (1970–1974)		Appointed to finish Gurney's term having been elected to next term
						23	Elected in 1974 Lost re-election and resigned early
16	Paula Hawkins	Republican	January 1, 1981	January 3, 1987			Appointed to finish Gurney's term having been elected to next term
						24	Elected in 1980 Lost re-election
17	Bob Graham	Democratic	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2005	Governor of Florida (1979–1987)	25	Elected in 1986
						26	Re-elected in 1992
						27	Re-elected in 1998 Retired
18	Mel Martinez	Republican	January 3, 2005	September 9, 2009	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2001–2003)	28	Elected in 2004 Resigned
19	George LeMieux	Republican	September 10, 2009	Incumbent			Appointed to finish Martinez's term
#	Senator	Party	Took office	Left office	Other offices	Term	Electoral history

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Mallory and Yulee, along with several other senators, announced they were withdrawing from the Senate on January 21, 1861, due to their states' decisions to secede from the Union. Mallory's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Yulee's was already vacant because his term ended at noon on March 4, 1861.

[edit] See also

• List of United States Representatives from Florida
• United States congressional delegations from Florida

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