Gayle Harrell

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Gayle Harrell
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Republican Party

Florida State Senate District 31
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives District 81
Florida House of Representatives District 83
Successor: Toby Overdorf
Florida State Senate District 25
Successor: Victor Torres
Predecessor: Joe Negron

Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$175/day for a maximum of 60 days. Members can also receive per diem outside of the session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1964

Graduate

University of Florida, 1977

Personal
Birthplace
Nashville, Tenn.
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Consultant
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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Gayle Harrell (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 31. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Harrell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 31. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Gayle Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Harrell earned a B.A. in Spanish and an M.A. in Latin American studies and history from the University of Florida in 1964 and 1977, respectively. Her career experience includes working as the CEO of Health IT Strategies and a health information technology consultant. Harrell served as the chair of the Hibiscus Children's Center and Helping People Succeed.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Harrell was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Harrell was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Harrell was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2017
• Health & Human Services

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harrell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harrell served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harrell served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Gayle Harrell endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 31

Incumbent Gayle Harrell defeated Aaron Hawkins in the general election for Florida State Senate District 31 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell (R)
 
61.5
 
199,622
Image of Aaron Hawkins
Aaron Hawkins (D)
 
38.5
 
124,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 324,619
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Aaron Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 31.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gayle Harrell advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 31.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harrell in this election.

2022

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Gayle Harrell (R) won without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 25

Incumbent Gayle Harrell defeated Corinna Robinson in the general election for Florida State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell (R)
 
58.7
 
168,063
Image of Corinna Robinson
Corinna Robinson (D)
 
41.3
 
118,211

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 286,274
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25

Corinna Robinson defeated Reinaldo Diaz in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Corinna Robinson
Corinna Robinson
 
72.1
 
29,161
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Reinaldo Diaz
 
27.9
 
11,290

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,451
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gayle Harrell advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25.

2018

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See also: Florida state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Florida State Senate District 25 was called for November 6, 2018. A special primary election was called for August 28, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018.[3]

The vacancy was created when Joe Negron (R) announced in May 2018 that he would resign.

Robert Levy and Gayle Harrell faced off in the special election. Levy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gayle Harrell defeated Belinda Keiser in the Republican primary.[4]

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 25

Gayle Harrell defeated Robert Levy in the general election for Florida State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell (R)
 
54.3
 
117,056
Image of Robert Levy
Robert Levy (D)
 
45.7
 
98,417

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 215,473
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25

Robert Levy advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Robert Levy
Robert Levy

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25

Gayle Harrell defeated Belinda Keiser in the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell
 
55.7
 
26,848
Image of Belinda Keiser
Belinda Keiser
 
44.3
 
21,355

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,203
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2016

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Incumbent Gayle Harrell defeated Crystal Lucas in the Florida House of Representatives District 83 general election.[5][6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 83 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gayle Harrell Incumbent 54.41% 45,345
     Democratic Crystal Lucas 45.59% 37,999
Total Votes 83,344
Source: Florida Division of Elections


Crystal Lucas ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 83 Democratic primary.[7][8]

Florida House of Representatives, District 83 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Crystal Lucas  (unopposed)


Incumbent Gayle Harrell ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 83 Republican primary.[7][8]

Florida House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gayle Harrell Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Gayle Harrell was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[9][10]

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Harrell won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 83. Harrell ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Dana Kaye Conaway (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]

Florida House of Representatives, District 83, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGayle Harrell Incumbent 99.3% 49,735
     Independent Dana Kaye Conaway 0.7% 326
Total Votes 50,061

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Harrell had no opposition in the August 24 primary. She defeated incumbent Adam Fetterman (D) in the November 2 general election.[12]

Florida House of Representatives, District 81
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Gayle Harrell (R) 34,671 56.07%
Adam Fetterman (D) 27,168 43.93%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gayle Harrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Gayle Harrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Gayle Harrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Gayle Harrell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Florida State Senate District 31Won general$241,245 $42,953
2022Florida State Senate District 31Won general$221,217 $177,602
2020Florida State Senate District 25Won general$539,729 N/A**
2018Florida State Senate District 25Won general$549,091 N/A**
2016Florida House of Representatives, District 83Won $276,364 N/A**
2014Florida House of Representatives, District 83Won $62,872 N/A**
2012Florida State House, District 83Won $126,878 N/A**
2010Florida State House, District 81Won $362,032 N/A**
2006Florida State House, District 81Won $185,941 N/A**
2004Florida State House, District 81Won $221,512 N/A**
2002Florida State House, District 81Won $103,016 N/A**
2000Florida State House, District 81Won $176,301 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Harrell and her husband James have four children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Senator Gayle Harrell," accessed August 4, 2022
    2. ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt 2012 Florida Announces Florida Statewide Leaders and Steering Committee," January 6, 2012
    3. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Notice of Special Election," May 4, 2018
    4. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2018 Special Election - Senate 23 and 25," accessed August 21, 2018
    5. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
    6. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
    9. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
    10. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
    11. ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
    12. ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "November 2, 2010, Election Results," November 2, 2010

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Lori Berman (D)     		Florida State Senate District 31
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    Joe Negron (R)     		Florida State Senate District 25
    2018-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Victor Torres (D)
    Preceded by
    -     		Florida House of Representatives District 83
    2012-2018    		 Succeeded by
    Toby Overdorf (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Florida House of Representatives District 81
    2010-2012    		 Succeeded by
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