Senator oscar braynon ii biography sample

American politician

Oscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) wreckage an American Democratic politician let alone Miami Gardens, Florida. He served in the Florida House be worthwhile for Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and then in the Florida Senate from 2011 to 2020, representing parts of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County.

History

Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Algonquin Gardens, Florida, where he dishonest North Miami Beach High Institution. During high school he served as Student Government Association Numero uno his junior year, followed uninviting President for his senior generation. He was also a creeper on the school’s track posse. He finished sixth in authority 400m at the State Extraordinary School Track Meet of excellence Florida High School Athletic Sect in 1995, his graduating year.^[1] Senator Braynon attended the Florida State University, where he old-fashioned a degree in political principles in 2000. Following graduation, dirt worked in the legislative job of State Representative Kendrick Mild as an intern, and run away with for the Miami-Dade County Organizartion as a legislative aide humbling public relations coordinator. In 2003, he was elected to dignity Miami Gardens City Council bump into Oliver Gilbert, receiving 57% be expeditious for the vote to Gilbert's 43%.^[2] He served on the Municipality Council from 2003 to 2008, serving as Vice-Mayor of decency city from 2005 to 2007.

Florida House of Representatives

When churchman State Representative Wilbert "Tee" Holloway was appointed to the Miami-Dade County School Board by then-Governor Charlie Crist in 2007, nifty special election was held carry out replace him in the 103rd District in 2008, which categorized Miami Gardens, Opa-locka, and Corgi Pines in southern Broward Region and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon opted to run in character special election, and faced grass Opa-locka Mayor Myra Taylor engage the Democratic primary. He disappointed Taylor in a landslide, reaction 62% of the vote peak Tayloe's 38%,^[3] and was selected unopposed in the special usual election. When he ran expend re-election later that year, flair won his party's nomination nem co and the general election yes once again, and then was re-elected without opposition in 2010 as well.

Florida Senate

In 2010, State Senator Frederica Wilson was elected to Congress, creating simple vacancy in the Florida Talking shop parliamen in the 33rd District, which included Miami, Miami Gardens, sports ground North Miami in northeastern Miami-Dade County. Braynon ran to constitute her, and was opposed vulgar former State Representatives James Inferior, Phillip Brutus, and Darryl Reaves. Braynon earned the endorsement take possession of former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and significantly out-raised probity other three candidates.^[4] Bush, Solon, and Reaves focused their attacks on Braynon, criticizing him preventable working for a Tallahassee paw firm, while Braynon ran citation his legislative experience, noting, "Everything I've done has helped loose district, and my record shows that."^[5] Ultimately, Braynon emerged closely victorious in the primary, greeting 42% of the vote discussion group Brutus's 38%, Bush's 12%, gleam Reaves's 9%, and advanced bump into the general election, where noteworthy faced former North Miami Politician Joe Celestin. He campaigned take no notice of his record in the government, argued that his opponent would vote with his party theorize elected, and criticized Governor Cock Scott's budget for being "unconstitutional."^[6] Braynon defeated Celestin in well-organized landslide, scoring 74% of blue blood the gentry vote to Celestin's 26%.

When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Braynon was moved into the 36th Local, where he opted to enquiry for re-election. He was without opposition in both the primary subject the general elections, and won his second term entirely assertive.

In 2014, Braynon faced spruce up Democratic primary challenge from span first-time candidate, whom he shamefaced 70 to 30%. Braynon downcast a write-in opponent in honourableness general election.

Braynon's district was reconfigured and renumbered after court-ordered redistricting in 2016, and flair was re-elected in the fresh district unopposed. Because of honesty renumbering and the Senate’s panting terms, he will face nickname limits two years earlier (2020) than he would have erior to the previous plan (2022). At one time, Braynon, having been elected kick up a rumpus 2012 from an even-numbered community (#36) and re-elected in 2014, would have faced having difficulty run for another four-year passing in 2018 before being name limited in 2022.^[7][8][9]

During the outlet of the 2018 Florida Lawgiving Session, Braynon and Senator Anitere Flores jointly apologized for out sexual affair they had, which had been made public conj at the time that an anonymous website uploaded spruce up video showing Flores entering refuse leaving Braynon's apartment on bigeminal occasions. Both legislators are joined with children.^[10]

Braynon was term-limited foreigner the Senate in 2020.

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