The Political Graveyard: National Rifle Association, politicians, Florida

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Politician members in Florida

Nancy Argenziano (b. 1955) — of Florida. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 1, 1955. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 43rd District, 1997-. Female. Catholic. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1999.

Rodolfo Garcia Jr. (b. 1963) — also known as Rudy Garcia, Jr. — of Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April 15, 1963. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 110th District, 1985-88, 1989-2000; member of Florida state senate 40th District, 2001-; candidate for mayor of Hialeah, Fla., 2011. Catholic. Cuban ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Jaycees; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2014.

Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) — of Kenmore, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Toronto, Ontario, March 23, 1896. Republican. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938; New York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Eagles; National Rifle Association; Izaak Walton League. Died in Crystal River, Citrus County, Fla., April 23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31 days). Interment at Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.

Charles W. Sembler II (b. 1965) — also known as Charlie Sembler — of Florida. Born in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., March 26, 1965. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 80th District, 1991-. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1999.

Relatives: Great-grandson of Byron Berry Harlan.

Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known as Robert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview, Okaloosa County, Fla. Born in Isabella, Worth County, Ga., June 3, 1906. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District 1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956 (delegation chair), 1960 (delegation chair); reprimanded by the House of Representatives, 1976, over conflicts of interest. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis; Military Order of the World Wars; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Zeta; Alpha Gamma Rho; Elks. Died while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, September 28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117 days). Interment at Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.

		Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes; married to Inez Tyner.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

Dwight Stansel (b. 1947) — of Florida. Born in Lake City, Columbia County, Fla., July 6, 1947. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; Elks. Still living as of 1999.

Theodore Scott Yoho (b. 1955) — also known as Ted Yoho — of Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 13, 1955. Republican. Veterinarian; U.S. Representative from Florida 3rd District, 2013-21. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2021.

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