Monitor State Legislative Activities
Click on the Florida House and Florida Senate seals below to monitor bills and look up committee agenda’s during session. SAYFIEREVIEW is an excellent source of news and blogs that monitors the legislative session. It is what most legislators and lobbyists will review first thing in the morning.
Below you will find portraits of the two U.S. Senators and Members of Congress serving The Villages, and your State Representatives, including Governor, House Speaker, and State Senator and Representative for Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties. Simply click on a portrait to be taken to the individual’s website where you will find contact information and lots of other details about them and their achievments.
Federal Representatives
Each state elects two Senators to the United States Senate for staggered 6-year terms. Senators represent the entire state. Florida’s senators are:
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen. There are two congressmen representing The Villages, Florida. – Lake, Marion and Sumter counties.
Congressman Daniel Webster represents Florida, District 11, which includes The Villages in both Marion and Sumter Counties. Congressman Michael Waltz represents Florida, District 6 which includes parts of The Villages and Lake County. Zip codes: 32158, 32159, and 32162 overlap congressional districts 6 and 11. If you live in one of those zip codes, go to the United States House of Representatives website and enter your street address to find your Congressman.
State Representatives
Florida’s Constitution provides the same governmental organization found on the federal level in order to provide checks and balances. The executive branch of state government is also known as the “cabinet”. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor share power with the Attorney General.
Jeanette Nuñez
Florida House of Representatives and Senate Leadership
The Speaker of the House is a constitutional officer who leads the House for a two-year term, manages its operations, and presides over its sessions. He is elected by his fellow Representatives. Among his most important duties are the appointment of committee members and selection of their Chairs. Chairs are key figures in the legislative process and play an important role in determining content of legislation considered by the House.
The Senate President is a constitutional officer who leads the Florida Senate for a two-year term. The President, who is elected by members of the Senate, manages the operations of the Senate and presides over its sessions. The President’s many duties include: selecting a Majority Leader, appointing Senators to standing Senate committees, appointing committee chairs, and appointing citizens to a variety of boards and commissions.
Kathleen Passidomo
The Villages Area District Officeholders
In Florida each electoral district is represented by a single officeholder in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives. Florida Senators are elected to four-year terms. Florida Representatives are elected to two-year terms. Both positions are subject to the party nomination process.
Lake County Representatives
Marion County Representatives
Sumter County Representatives
