List of presidents of the Florida Senate
| President of the Florida Senate | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Florida Senate | |
since November 19, 2024 | |
| Legislative branch of the Florida government | |
| Style |
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| Type | Presiding officer |
| Appointer | Florida Senate |
| Term length | 2 years; renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Florida |
| Inaugural holder | James A. Berthelot |
| Formation | 1845 (180 years ago) |
| Website | Official website |
This is a list of presidents of the Florida Senate. In Florida, the president of the Senate is elected by the Senate membership to a two-year term. They appoint committees and their chairs and route bills to the committees. They also co-ordinate with the chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendar on the ordering of bills on the calendar. From 1865 to 1887, the lieutenant governor was the president of the Senate.
- 1845 James A. Berthelot
- 1846 D. H. Mays
- 1847 Daniel G. McLean
- 1848 Erasmus Darwin Tracy
- 1850 Robert J. Floyd
- 1854 Hamlin Valentine Snell
- 1856 Philip Dell
- 1858 John Finlayson
- 1860 Thomas Jefferson Eppes
- 1861 Thomas Jefferson Eppes
- 1862 Enoch J. Vann
- 1863 Enoch J. Vann
- 1864 Abraham K. Allison
- Office held by Lieutenant Governor ex officio from 1865 until 1887
- 1889 Joseph B. Wall
- 1891 Jefferson B. Browne
- 1893 William H. Reynolds
- 1895 Frederick T. Myers
- 1897 Charles J. Perrenot
- 1899 Frank Adams
- 1901 Thomas Palmer
- 1903 Frank Adams
- 1905 Park M. Trammell
- 1907 W. Hunt Harris
- 1909 Frederick M. Hudson
- 1911 Frederick Preston Cone
- 1913 Herbert J. Drane
- 1915 Charles E. Davis
- 1917 J. B. Johnson
- 1919 James E. Calkins
- 1921 William A. MacWilliams
- 1923 Theodore Tiffany Turnbull
- 1925 John Stansel Taylor
- 1927 Samuel W.Anderson
- 1929 Jesse J. Parrish, citrus businessman
- 1931 Patrick C. Whitaker
- 1933 Truman G. Futch
- 1935 William C. Hodges
- 1937 D. Stuart Gillis
- 1939 J. Turner Butler
- 1941 John R. Beacham
- 1943 Philip D. Beall Sr., his son also got into politics
- 1945 Walter W. Rose
- 1947 Scott Dilworth Clarke
- 1949 Newman Collins Brackin, owned a drugstore
- 1951 Wallace E. Sturgis
- 1953 Charley E. Johns
- 1955 W. Turner Davis
- 1957 William A. Shands
- 1959 Dewey M. Johnson
- 1961 W. Randolph Hodges
- 1962–1963 F. Wilson Carraway
- 1965 James E. Connor
- 1966–1968 Verle A. Pope
- 1969–1970 John E. Mathews Jr.
- 1971–1972 Jerry Thomas
- 1973–1974 Mallory E. Horne
- 1975–1976 Dempsey J. Barron
- 1977–1978 Lew Brantley
- 1979–1980 Philip D. Lewis
- 1981–1982 Wyon D. Childers
- 1983–1984 N. Curtis Peterson Jr., a Democrat
- 1985–1986 Harry A. Johnston, II
- 1987–1988 John W. Vogt
- 1989–1990 Robert B. Crawford
- 1991–1992 Gwen Margolis
- 1992–1993 Ander Crenshaw
- 1993–1994 Pat Thomas
- 1995–1996 James A. Scott
- 1997–1998 Toni Jennings
- 1999–2000 Toni Jennings
- November 2000–November 2002 John M. McKay
- November 2002–November 2004 Jim King, Republican
- November 16, 2004 – November 21, 2006 Tom Lee, Republican
- November 2006–November 2008 Ken Pruitt, Republican
- November 2008–November 2010 Jeffrey Atwater, Republican
- November 2010–November 2012 Mike Haridopolos, Republican
- November 20, 2012 – November 18, 2014 Don Gaetz, Republican
- November 18, 2014 – November 22, 2016 Andy Gardiner, Republican
- November 22, 2016 – November 20, 2018 Joe Negron, Republican
- November 20, 2018 – November 17, 2020 Bill Galvano, Republican
- November 17, 2020 – November 22, 2022 Wilton Simpson, Republican
- November 22, 2022 – November 19, 2024 Kathleen Passidomo of Naples, Republican
- November 19, 2024 – present Ben Albritton, Republican