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1 online resource (681 pages) |
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Florida Government and Politics |
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Florida government and politics.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Florida: Population Magnet, Microcosm of America, Trailblazer Incubator; 2. The Risk-Takers: Beating All Odds, Blazing the Trail for Others; 3. Trailblazers: The Florida Legislature-House and Senate; The Florida House of Representatives; Timeline; Frederick Charles Usina, Jr., 1942 (D); Edmond J. Gong, 1963 (D); Elvin L. Martinez, 1966 (D); Maurice A. Ferré, 1967 (D); Joseph M. Martinez, Jr., 1967 (R); Joe Lang Kershaw, 1968 (D) |
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Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sawyer Cherry, 1970 (D)John "Gus" Plummer, 1980 (R); Ileana Ros, 1982 (R); Roberto Casas, 1982 (R); Humberto J. Cortina, Jr., 1982 (R); Mimi K. McAndrews, 1992 (D); Annie Betancourt, 1994 (D); Frederica S. Wilson, 1998 (D); Phillip J. Brutus, 2000 (D); Edward B. "Ed" Bullard, 2000 (D); Susan Bucher, 2000 (D); John "Q" Quiñones, 2002 (R); Yolly Roberson, 2002 (D); Juan C. Zapata, 2002 (R); Jennifer S. Carroll, 2003 (R); Hazelle P. "Hazel" Rogers, 2008 (D); Ana Rivas Logan, 2010 (R); Ricardo Rangel, 2012 (D); Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill, 2013 (R); The Florida Senate; Timeline |
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Louis de la Parte, Jr., 1966 (D)Edmond J. Gong, 1966 (D); Arnett E. Girardeau, 1982 (D); Carrie Meek, 1982 (D); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1986 (R); Roberto Casas, 1988 (R); Javier D. Souto, 1988 (R); Frederica S. Wilson, 2002 (D); Oscar Braynon II, 2011 (D); Darren Soto, 2012 (D); Leadership-Speaker of House; President of Senate; House Speaker Marco Rubio, 2006 (R); Senate President Louis de la Parte, Jr., 1974 (D); 4. Trailblazers: State Executive Offices-Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Cabinet; Timeline; Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Robert "Bob" Martinez, 1986 (R) |
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Jennifer S. Carroll, 2010 (R)Carlos López-Cantera, 2014 (R); Cabinet; M. Athalie Range, 1971 (D); Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., 1978 (D); Douglas L. "Tim" Jamerson, 1993 (D); 5. Trailblazers: The Florida Supreme Court; Timeline; Justices; Joseph W. Hatchett, 1975; Rosemary Barkett, 1985; Peggy A. Quince, 1998; Raoul G. Cantero III, 2002; Chief Justice: Florida Supreme Court; Leander J. Shaw, Jr., 1990; Rosemary Barkett, 1992; Peggy A. Quince, 2008; Jorge Labarga, 2014; 6. Trailblazers in Congress: U.S. House and U.S. Senate; Timeline; House; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1989 (R); Corrine Brown, 1992 (D) |
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart, 1992 (R)Alcee L. Hastings, 1992 (D); Carrie Meek, 1992 (D); Mario Diaz-Balart, 2002 (R); Kendrick Meek, 2002 (D); Allen West, 2010 (R); Frederica S. Wilson, 2010 (D); Joe Garcia, 2012 (D); Senate; Melquíades "Mel" Rafael Martinez, 2004 (R); 7. Summary and Reflections: Push Factors at Work in Trailblazers' Lives; Appendix A: Significant Milestones; Florida; Appendix B: Black Members of the House of Representatives and Senators (Florida Legislature); 1960s-2016; Appendix C: Hispanic Members of the House of Representatives and Senators (Florida Legislature); 1800s-2016 |
| Summary |
Drawing primarily from personal interviews, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of fifty-one trailblazers--the first minority men and women, both Democrat and Republican--who were elected or appointed to state legislative, executive, and judicial offices and to Congress since the 1960s |
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Appendix D: Florida Supreme Court |
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Minorities -- Political activity -- Florida
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Civil rights -- Florida -- History
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Legislators -- Florida -- History
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Judges -- Florida -- History
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Civil rights
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Judges
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Legislators
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Minorities -- Political activity
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Politics and government
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Florida -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85049240
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Florida
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813059648 |
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081305964X |
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