Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its U.S. Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Florida's Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state's current Senators are Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R).
List of Senators
Living former U.S. Senators from Florida
As of October 2016, there are five living former U.S. Senators from Florida, one from Class 1 and four from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Paula Hawkins on Class 3 (1981-1987) on December 4, 2009. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Lawton Chiles (1971-1989) on December 12, 1998.
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Florida
- United States congressional delegations from Florida
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.Â
- Taft, George S. (1885). "Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885". United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.Â