
Despite minority gains, 2023 Florida Legislature remains overrepresented by white males
Hispanics make gains, while for 3rd time in history, Senate president is a woman By Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jan 3, 2022. While Republicans make up 36% of voters in the November election, 71% of lawmakers are Republicans. Two-thirds of the House are white-only, while 18.3% are Black. The Senate is 70% white,