Upper house of the Florida Legislature
TheFlorida Senate is theupper house of theFlorida Legislature , thestate legislature of theU.S. state ofFlorida , theFlorida House of Representatives being thelower house . Article III, Section 1 of theConstitution of Florida , adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted.[ 2] single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building.
TheRepublicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 26 seats;Democrats are in the minority with 10 seats.[ 3] independent , and three seats are vacant.
Article III of theFlorida Constitution defines the terms for state legislators. The Constitution requires state senators from odd-numbered districts to be elected in the years that end in numbers that are multiples of four. Senators from even-numbered districts must be elected in even-numbered years, the numbers of which are not multiples of four.[ 4]
To reflect the results of the U.S. census and the redrawing of district boundaries, all seats are up for election in redistricting years, with some terms truncated as a result. Thus, senators in odd-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms in 2022 (following the 2020 census), and senators in even-numbered districts will be elected to two-year terms in 2032 (following the 2030 census).
Candidates for re-election to the Florida Senate cannot appear on the ballot after serving for eight consecutive years. This was established by Amendment No. 9 (1992) affecting Article 6, Section 4 of the state Constitution.[ 4] [ 5]
Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years prior to election.[ 2]
Legislative session [ edit ] Coat of arms of the Florida Senate, adopted by the Florida Senate in 1972Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new legislative session.
Regular legislative session [ edit ] Senate chamber in 2018 The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the State Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular sessions at a time of its choosing.[ 4]
Special legislative sessions may be called by the governor, by a joint proclamation of the Senate president and House speaker, or by a three-fifths vote of all legislators. During a special session, the Legislature may only address legislative business that is within the purpose or purposes stated in the proclamation calling the session.[ 4]
TheFlorida Statutes codified statutory laws of the state.[ 6]
The Senate is headed by theSenate President , who controls the agenda along with theSpeaker of the House andGovernor .[citation needed
Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Republican Democratic Independent Vacant End of 2020–22 legislature 23 16 0 39 1 Start of previous (2022–24) legislature 28 12 0 40 0 End of previous legislature Start of current (2024–26) legislature 28 12 0 40 0 February 13, 2025[ a] 11 39 1 March 31, 2025[ b] 27 38 2 April 24, 2025[ c] 10 1 June 10, 2025[ d] 28 39 1 July 21, 2025[ e] 27 38 2 August 12, 2025[ f] 26 37 3 September 2, 2025[ g] 11 38 2 Latest voting share
District Name Party Residence Counties represented First elected[ 14] Term up 1 Don Gaetz Rep Crestview Escambia ,Santa Rosa , part ofOkaloosa 2024 2028 2 Jay Trumbull Rep Panama City Bay ,Calhoun ,Holmes ,Jackson ,Walton Washington , part ofOkaloosa 2022 2026 3 Corey Simon Rep Tallahassee Dixie ,Franklin ,Gadsden ,Gulf ,Hamilton ,Jefferson ,Lafayette ,Leon ,Liberty ,Madison ,Suwannee ,Taylor ,Wakulla 2022 2028 4 Clay Yarborough Rep Jacksonville Nassau , part ofDuval 2022 2026 5 Tracie Davis Dem Jacksonville Part ofDuval 2022 2028 6 Jennifer Bradley Rep Fleming Island Baker ,Bradford ,Clay ,Columbia ,Gilchrist ,Union , part ofAlachua 2020 2026 7 Tom Leek Rep Ormond Beach Flagler ,Putnam ,St. Johns , part ofVolusia 2024 2028 8 Tom A. Wright Rep New Smyrna Beach Parts ofBrevard andVolusia 2018 2026 9 Stan McClain Rep Summerfield Marion , parts ofAlachua andLevy 2024 2028 10 Jason Brodeur Rep Sanford Seminole , part ofOrange 2020 2026 11 Vacant Citrus ,Hernando ,Sumter , part ofPasco 2028 12 Colleen Burton Rep Lakeland Part ofPolk 2022 2026 13 Keith Truenow Rep Tavares Lake , part ofOrange 2024 2028 14 Vacant Part ofHillsborough 2026 15 LaVon Bracy Davis Dem Ocoee Part ofOrange 2025* 2028 16 Darryl Rouson Dem St. Petersburg Parts ofHillsborough andPinellas 2016 2026 17 Carlos Smith Dem Orlando Part ofOrange 2024 2028 18 Nick DiCeglie Rep Indian Rocks Beach Part ofPinellas 2022 2026 19 Debbie Mayfield Rep Indialantic Part ofBrevard 2025* 2028 20 Jim Boyd Rep Bradenton Parts ofHillsborough andManatee 2020 2026 21 Ed Hooper Rep Clearwater Parts ofPasco andPinellas 2018 2028 22 Joe Gruters Rep Sarasota Sarasota , part ofManatee 2018 2026 23 Danny Burgess Rep Zephyrhills Parts ofHillsborough andPasco 2020 2028 24 Mack Bernard Dem West Palm Beach Part ofPalm Beach 2024* 2026 25 Kristen Arrington Dem Orlando Osceola , part ofOrange 2024 2028 26 Lori Berman Dem Lantana Part ofPalm Beach 2018* 2026 27 Ben Albritton Rep Wauchula Charlotte ,DeSoto ,Hardee , parts ofLee andPolk 2018 2028 28 Kathleen Passidomo Rep Naples Collier ,Hendry , part ofLee 2016 2026 29 Erin Grall Rep Vero Beach Glades ,Highlands ,Indian River ,Okeechobee , part ofSt. Lucie 2022 2028 30 Tina Polsky Dem Boca Raton Parts ofBroward andPalm Beach 2020 2026 31 Gayle Harrell Rep Stuart Martin , parts ofPalm Beach andSt. Lucie 2018 2028 32 Rosalind Osgood Dem Fort Lauderdale Part ofBroward 2022* 2026 33 Jonathan Martin Rep Fort Myers Part ofLee 2022 2028 34 Shevrin Jones Dem West Park Part ofMiami-Dade 2020 2026 35 Barbara Sharief Dem Plantation Part ofBroward 2024 2028 36 Ileana Garcia Rep Miami Part ofMiami-Dade 2020 2026 37 Jason Pizzo Ind. North Miami Beach Parts ofBroward andMiami-Dade 2018 2028 38 Alexis Calatayud Rep Miami Part ofMiami-Dade 2022 2026 39 Bryan Avila Rep Hialeah Part ofMiami-Dade 2022 2028 40 Ana Maria Rodriguez Rep Doral Monroe , part ofMiami-Dade 2020 2026
*Elected in a special election.
Districts and party composition of the Florida Senate after the 2024 elections Democratic Party
Republican Party
Past composition of the Senate [ edit ] ^ "The 2017 Florida Statutes F.S. 11.13 Compensation of members" . Florida Legislature.^a b "Florida Statutes" . Florida Legislature. RetrievedOctober 26, 2022 .^ "Senators" . Florida Senate.^a b c d "The Florida Constitution" . Florida Legislature.public domain .^ "Vote Yes On Amendment No. 9 To Begin Limiting Political Terms" .Sun-Sentinel . October 27, 1992. Archived fromthe original on July 18, 2018. RetrievedDecember 6, 2017 .^ "Statutes & Constitution: Online Sunshine" . Florida Legislature. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2013 .^ Petro, Allison (February 13, 2025)."Florida State Senator Geraldine Thompson dies at 76, family says" .WESH . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2025 . ^ Berman, David (November 27, 2024)."Fine to run for Congress in Daytona Beach area; Mayfield seeks return to Florida Senate" .Florida Today . RetrievedApril 1, 2025 . ^ Ellenbogen, Romy (April 24, 2024)."Florida Senate Democratic leader drops party, switches to no-party affiliation" .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedApril 24, 2025 . ^ Costeines, Michael (June 11, 2025)."Florida Republicans Earn Clean Sweep in Special Elections" . The Floridian. RetrievedJune 11, 2025 . ^ Swisher, Skyler (July 16, 2025)."DeSantis names Sen. Blaise Ingoglia Florida's next CFO" . Orlando Sentinel. RetrievedJuly 16, 2025 . ^ Rohrer, Gray; Bridges, C.A. (August 12, 2025)."Gov. Ron DeSantis taps Jay Collins to be lieutenant governor of Florida" . Tallahassee Democrat. RetrievedAugust 12, 2025 . ^ Ogles, Jacob (September 2, 2025)."LaVon Bracy Davis will succeed Geraldine Thompson in SD 15 following Special Election win" . Florida Politics. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2025 . ^ And previous terms of service, if any.
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