1998-2000 Senators
Senators are chosen by the citizens of Florida to represent them and the area (district) where they live. Each member of the Senate must live in the district that he or she represents. Senators are elected to serve four-year terms. Currently, 40 Senators serve the people of Florida.
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Senator | District | Party | Counties |
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Bankhead, William G. "Bill"
Resigned 1/13/1999 |
8 | Republican | Consisted of Flagler and parts of Duval, Marion, St. Johns and Volusia county |
Bronson, Charles H. | 18 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Brevard and Osceola county |
Brown-Waite, Ginny | 10 | Republican | Consisted of Hernando and parts of Pasco, Polk and Sumter county |
Burt, Locke | 16 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Volusia county |
Campbell, Walter G. "Skip" | 33 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Broward county |
Carlton, Lisa | 24 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota county |
Casas, Roberto | 39 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Childers, W.D. | 1 | Republican | Consisted of Holmes, Washington, parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county |
Clary, Charlie | 7 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county |
Cowin, Anna P. | 11 | Republican | Consisted of Lake and parts of Citrus, Marion, Seminole and Sumter county |
Dawson, M. Mandy | 30 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Broward and Palm Beach county |
Diaz de la Portilla, Alex
Elected 1/25/2000 |
34 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Diaz-Balart, Mario | 37 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Dyer, John H. "Buddy"
Minority (Democratic) Leader |
14 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Orange and Seminole county |
Forman, Howard C. | 32 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Broward and Dade county |
Geller, Steven A. | 29 | Democrat | Consisted of Hendry, and parts of Broward, Collier and Palm Beach county |
Grant, John A. | 13 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Hillsborough and Pasco county |
Gutman, Alberto "Al"
Resigned 10/27/1999 |
34 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Hargrett, James T. "Jim" | 21 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas county |
Holzendorf, Betty S. | 2 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Putnam and St. Johns county |
Horne, Jim | 6 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Clay, Duval and St. Johns county |
Jennings, Toni
President |
9 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Orange and Seminole county |
Jones, Daryl L. | 40 | Democrat | Consisted of Monroe and part of Dade county |
King, James E. "Jim" , Jr.
Elected 3/9/1999 |
8 | Republican | Consisted of Flagler and parts of Duval, Marion, St. Johns and Volusia county |
Kirkpatrick, George Grier | 5 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee and Union county |
Klein, Ron | 28 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Broward and Palm Beach county |
Kurth, Patsy Ann | 15 | Democrat | Consisted of Parts of Brevard, Indian River and St. Lucie county |
Latvala, Jack
Majority (Republican) Leader |
19 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Pasco and Pinellas county |
Laurent, John F. | 17 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Highlands, Okeechobee and Polk county |
Lee, Tom | 23 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Hillsborough and Polk county |
McKay, John M. | 26 | Republican | Consisted of Desoto, Hardee and parts of Highlands, Manatee and Sarasota county |
Meek, Kendrick | 36 | Democrat | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Mitchell, Richard | 4 | Democrat | Consisted of Baker, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Nassau, Taylor and parts of Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwannee and Union county |
Myers, William G. "Doc"
President Pro Tempore |
27 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie county |
Rossin, Tom | 35 | Democrat | Consisted of Glades, and parts of Charlotte, Lee, Martin, Okeechobee and Palm Beach county |
Saunders, Burt L. | 25 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Collier and Lee county |
Scott, James A. "Jim" | 31 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Broward and Palm Beach county |
Sebesta, Jim | 20 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas county |
Silver, Ronald A. | 38 | Democrat | Consisted of Part of Dade county |
Sullivan, Donald C. "Don" | 22 | Republican | Consisted of Part of Pinellas county |
Thomas, Pat
Died in Office 6/21/2000 |
3 | Democrat | Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla, parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon and Madison county |
Webster, Daniel | 12 | Republican | Consisted of Parts of Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia county |