Your voice matters. You need to tell your state legislators what you think.
The fact that the state Capitol in Tallahassee is hundreds of miles away is all the more reason why you have to make your voice heard. Most legislators love hearing from their constituents. It helps them make decisions, and it’s just as important for them to hear a contrasting point of view.
The Legislature’s websites (flsenate.gov and flhouse.gov) are easy to use. If you want to be heard on a specific bill, use those websites’ search bars to find the bill number and the committees to which it is referred. Then go to those committee pages and find which legislators are on those committees, and contact them. Keep your messages short, specific and factual. Put the bill number, such as HB 113, in the email subject line.
Twenty-seven people represent Broward and Palm Beach counties in Tallahassee. They include 18 Democrats, seven Republicans and one with no party affiliation. Two House seats, both in Palm Beach, are currently vacant.
No matter where you live, you have a senator and a representative in the state Capitol.
Here is the contact information for all legislators who represent Broward and Palm Beach in the Legislature.
Senators
Sen. Rosalind Osgood, D-Fort Lauderdale, 850-487-5032
osgood.rosalind.web@flsenate.gov
Sen. Jason Pizzo, NPA-Sunny Isles Beach, 850-487-5037
Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, 850-487-5030
Sen. Barbara Sharief, D-Miramar, 850-487-5035
sharief.barbara.web@flsenate.gov
Representatives
Rep. Robin Bartleman, D-Weston, Delegation Chair, 850-717-5103
Rep. Daryl Campbell, D-Fort Lauderdale, 850-717-5099
Rep. Hillary Cassel, R-Dania Beach, 850-717-5101
Rep. Dan Daley, D-Coral Springs, 850-717-5096
Rep. Lisa Dunkley, D-Sunrise, 850-717-5097
Rep. Mike Gottlieb, D-Davie, 850-717-5102
Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, D-Parkland, 850-717-5095
Rep. Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, 850-717-5100
Rep. Felicia Robinson, D-Miami Gardens, 850-717-5104
Rep. Mitch Rosenwald, D-Oakland Park, 850-717-5098
Rep. Marie Woodson, D-Hollywood, 850-717-5105
Senators
Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, 850-487-5026
Sen. Mack Bernard, D-West Palm Beach, 850-487-5024
Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, 850-487-5031
harrell.gayle.web@flsenate.gov
Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, 850-487-5030
Representatives
Rep. Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds, D-West Palm Beach, 850-717-5088
A map of Florida House District 92 in Palm Beach County. (courtesy, Florida House)
Rep. Anne Gerwig, R-Wellington, 850-717-5093
Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, R-Highland Beach, 850-717-5091
peggy.gossettseidman@flhouse.gov
Rep. Kelly Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, 850-717-5092
State Rep. Debra Tendrich, D-Lake Worth Beach, first elected in 2024, is a member of the House Select Committee on Property Taxes.
Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, Delegation Chair, 850-717-5086
Rep. Debra Tendrich, D-Lake Worth Beach, 850-717-5089
Rep. Meg Weinberger, R-Palm Beach Gardens, 850-717-5094
Two House seats in Palm Beach County are vacant. They are Districts 87 and 90.
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