Gator Caucus Spotlight
Gator Caucus
The Gator Caucus is comprised of Florida lawmakers who are legislative advocates for the University of Florida. These legislators have either graduated from the University of Florida, attended the University of Florida, have immediate family members who are students or alums of the University of Florida, or represent legislative districts in proximity to the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida.
2010 Roster
Florida House of Representatives
- Rep. Mackenson "Mack" Bernard**** (D - Palm Beach)
- Rep. Debbie Boyd (D - High Springs)
- Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff (R - Ft. Lauderdale)
- Rep. Mary Brandenburg (D - Lake Worth)
- Rep. Dean Cannon (R - Winter Park)
- Rep. Jennifer Carroll (R - Jacksonville)
- Rep. Charles "Chuck" Chestnut (D - Gainesville)
- Speaker Larry Cretul (R - Ocala)
- Rep. Chris Dorworth (R - Heathrow)
- Rep. Brad Drake*** ( R - DeFuniak Springs)
- Rep. Anitere Flores (R - Miami)
- Rep. Jim Frishe (R - Belleair Bluffs)
- Rep. Bill Galvano (R - Bradenton)
- Rep. Alan Hays (R - Umatilla)
- Rep. Mike Horner*** (R - Kissimmee)
- Rep. Dorothy Hukill (R - Port Orange)
- Rep. Martin Kiar (D - Parkland)
- Rep. Rick Kriseman (D - St. Petersburg)
- Rep. Debbie Mayfield*** (R - Vero Beach)
- Rep. Charles McBurney (R - Jacksonville)
- Rep. Seth McKeel (R - Lakeland)
- Rep. Peter Nehr (R - Tarpon Springs)
- Rep. Bryan Nelson (R - Apopka)
- Rep. Ralph Poppell (R - Titusville)
- Rep. Steve Precourt (R - Winter Garden
- Rep. Lake Ray (R - Jacksonville)
- Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda*** (D - Tallahassee)
- Rep. Ronald Renuart*** (R - Ponte Vedra)
- Rep. Darryl Rouson (D - St. Petersburg)
- Rep. Maria Sachs (D - Delray Beach)
- Rep. Ron Saunders (D - Tavernier)
- Rep. Elaine Schwartz (D - Hollywood)
- Rep. Richard Steinberg*** (D - Miami)
- Rep. Nick Thompson (R - Ft. Myers)
- Rep. John Tobia** (R - Satellite Beach)
- Rep. Baxter Troutman (R - Winter Haven)
- Rep. Charles Van Zant*** (R-Keystone Heights)
- Rep. Jim Waldman (D - Coconut Creek)
- Rep. Mike Weinstein*** (R - Jacksonville)
TOTAL 38 Members
Florida Senate
- Sen. JD Alexander (R - Winter Haven)
- Sen. Thad Altman **(R - Melbourne)
- Sen. Jeff Atwater (R - North Palm Beach)
- Sen. Lee Constantine (R - Altamonte Springs)
- Sen. Charles Dean (R - Inverness)
- Sen. Ted Deutch (D - Delray Beach)
- Sen. Paula Dockery (R - Lakeland)
- Sen. Don Gaetz (R - Ft. Walton Beach)
- Sen. Dan Gelber ** (D - Miami Beach)
- Sen. Mike Haridopolos (R-Melbourne)
- Sen. Dennis Jones (R - Seminole)
- Sen. Evelyn Lynn (R - Daytona Beach)
- Sen. Steve Oelrich (R - Gainesville)
- Sen. Nan Rich (D - Sunrise)
- Sen. Gary Siplin (D - Orlando)
TOTAL 15 Members in Senate
TOTAL in House and Senate - 55
***Elected 2008
****Elected 2009
**Chair
*Co-chair