Republican Party of Florida | |
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Chairman | Evan Power |
Governor | Ron DeSantis |
Senate President | Kathleen Passidomo |
Speaker of the House | Paul Renner |
Senate Majority Leader | Ben Albritton |
Florida House Majority Leader | Michael J. Grant |
Founded | 1867 |
Headquarters | 420 E. Jefferson Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Student wing | Florida College Republicans |
Youth wing | Florida Young Republicans Florida Teen Age Republicans |
Women's wing | Florida Federation of Republican Women |
Membership (2023) | 5,158,753[1] |
Ideology | |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Senate | 28 / 40 |
House of Representatives | 84 / 120 |
Statewide Executive Offices | 6 / 6 |
U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 (Florida seats) |
U.S. House of Representatives | 20 / 28 (Florida seats) |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
www.florida.gop | |
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. Florida was dominated by the Democratic Party for most of its history (like most southern states). The Republican Party has rapidly gained ground in recent decades. It is currently the state's dominant party, controlling 20 out of 28 of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship and all other statewide offices, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.