List of presidents of the Florida Senate

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| insigniacaption = Seal of the Florida Senate

| image = Ben Albritton Portrait (cropped).jpg

| appointer = Florida Senate

| incumbent = Ben Albritton

| incumbentsince = November 19, 2024

| type = Presiding officer

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| department = Legislative branch of the Florida government

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Florida

| termlength = 2 years; renewable

| inaugural = James A. Berthelot

| formation = 1845 (180 years ago)

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{{Politics of Florida}}

This is a list of presidents of the Florida Senate. In Florida, the president of the Senate is elected by the Senate membership to a two-year term. They appoint committees and their chairs and route bills to the committees.Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 173. [http://www.PeninsularPublishing.com Peninsula Publishing]. Tallahassee. 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-1-2}} Softcover {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-2-9}} Hardcover They also co-ordinate with the chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendar on the ordering of bills on the calendar.Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 164. [http://www.PeninsularPublishing.com Peninsula Publishing]. Tallahassee. 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-1-2}} Softcover {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-2-9}} Hardcover From 1865 to 1887, the lieutenant governor was the president of the Senate.Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 169. [http://www.PeninsularPublishing.com Peninsula Publishing]. Tallahassee. 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-1-2}} Softcover {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-2-9}} Hardcover

• 1845 James A. Berthelot
• 1846 D. H. Mays
• 1847 Daniel G. McLean
• 1848 Erasmus Darwin Tracy
• 1850 Robert J. Floyd
• 1854 Hamlin Valentine Snell
• 1856 Philip Dell
• 1858 John Finlayson
• 1860 Thomas Jefferson Eppes
• 1861 Thomas Jefferson Eppes
• 1862 Enoch J. Vann
• 1863 Enoch J. Vann
• 1864 Abraham K. Allison
• Office held by Lieutenant Governor ex officio from 1865 until 1887
• 1889 Joseph B. Wall
• 1891 Jefferson B. Browne
• 1893 William H. Reynolds
• 1895 Frederick T. Myers
• 1897 Charles J. Perrenot
• 1899 Frank Adams
• 1901 Thomas Palmer
• 1903 Frank Adams
• 1905 Park M. Trammell
• 1907 W. Hunt Harris
• 1909 Frederick M. Hudson
• 1911 Frederick Preston Cone
• 1913 Herbert J. Drane
• 1915 Charles E. Davis
• 1917 J. B. Johnson
• 1919 James E. Calkins
• 1921 William A. MacWilliams
• 1923 Theodore Tiffany Turnbull
• 1925 John Stansel Taylor
• 1927 Samuel W.Anderson
• 1929 Jesse J. Parrish, citrus businessman{{cite web | url=https://floridacitrushalloffame.com/inductees/jesse-j-parrish/ | title=Jesse J. Parrish }}
• 1931 Patrick C. Whitaker
• 1933 Truman G. Futch
• 1935 William C. Hodges
• 1937 D. Stuart Gillis
• 1939 J. Turner Butler
• 1941 John R. Beacham
• 1943 Philip D. Beall Sr., his son also got into politicsPhilip D. Beall Jr.
• 1945 Walter W. Rose
• 1947 Scott Dilworth Clarke
• 1949 Newman Collins Brackin, owned a drugstore{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-obituary-for-newm/48141079/ | title=Obituary for Newman Collin Brackin (Aged 61) | newspaper=Pensacola News Journal | date=9 July 1969 | page=19 }}
• 1951 Wallace E. Sturgis
• 1953 Charley E. Johns
• 1955 W. Turner Davis
• 1957 William A. Shands
• 1959 Dewey M. Johnson
• 1961 W. Randolph Hodges
• 1962–1963 F. Wilson Carraway
• 1965 James E. Connor
• 1966–1968 Verle A. Pope
• 1969–1970 John E. Mathews Jr.
• 1971–1972 Jerry Thomas
• 1973–1974 Mallory E. Horne
• 1975–1976 Dempsey J. Barron
• 1977–1978 Lew Brantley
• 1979–1980 Philip D. Lewis
• 1981–1982 Wyon D. Childers
• 1983–1984 N. Curtis Peterson Jr., a Democrat{{cite web | url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/07/21/former-senate-president-peterson-dies-in-surgery/ | title=Former Senate president Peterson dies in surgery }}
• 1985–1986 Harry A. Johnston, II
• 1987–1988 John W. Vogt
• 1989–1990 Robert B. Crawford
• 1991–1992 Gwen Margolis
• 1992–1993 Ander Crenshaw
• 1993–1994 Pat Thomas
• 1995–1996 James A. Scott
• 1997–1998 Toni Jennings
• 1999–2000 Toni Jennings
• November 2000–November 2002 John M. McKay
• November 2002–November 2004 Jim King, Republican
• November 16, 2004 – November 21, 2006 Tom Lee, Republican
• November 2006–November 2008 Ken Pruitt, Republican
• November 2008–November 2010 Jeffrey Atwater, Republican
• November 2010–November 2012 Mike Haridopolos, Republican
• November 20, 2012 – November 18, 2014 Don Gaetz, Republican
• November 18, 2014 – November 22, 2016 Andy Gardiner, Republican
• November 22, 2016 – November 20, 2018 Joe Negron, Republican
• November 20, 2018 – November 17, 2020 Bill Galvano, Republican
• November 17, 2020 – November 22, 2022 Wilton Simpson, Republican
• November 22, 2022 – November 19, 2024 Kathleen Passidomo of Naples, Republican
• November 19, 2024 – present Ben Albritton, Republican

Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 169-170. [http://www.PeninsularPublishing.com Peninsula Publishing]. Tallahassee. 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-1-2}} Softcover {{ISBN|978-0-9765846-2-9}} Hardcover{{Cite web|date=February 2019|title=The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/ClerksOffice/ThePeopleOfLawmakingInFlorida.pdf|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Florida House of Representatives}}