User:Stannis265/Leonidas "Leo" Valdez

Leo Valdez
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President of the United States
Assuming office January 20, 2025
Vice President	Elise Stefanik
Succeeding	Joe Biden
45th Governor of Florida
In office January 8, 2019 – December 12, 2024
Lieutenant	Jeanette Nuñez
Preceded by	Rick Scott
Succeeded by	Jeanette Nuñez
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office July 8, 2023 – July 12, 2024
Preceded by	Phil Murphy
Succeeded by	Jared Polis
United States Senator from Florida
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Bill Nelson
Succeeded by	Rick Scott
18th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
In office January 4, 2011 – January 1, 2013
Governor	Rick Scott
Preceded by	Jeff Kottkamp
Succeeded by	Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	John Mica
Succeeded by	Stephanie Murphy
Personal details
Born	Leonidas Esperanza Valdez (1979-06-03) June 3, 1979 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican (since 1999)
Spouse	Amy Santiago ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	Caroline Camille
Parent	Esperanza Valdez (mother)
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Occupation	Politician Attorney
Awards	Full list
Signature
Website	Presidential Library

Leonidas 'Leo' Valdez (born June 3, 1979) is an American politician and attorney elected as the 47th President of the United States elected in 2024. A prominent member of Republican Party, Valdez previously served as the Governor of Florida from 2019 till 2024.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1979, to Esperanza Valdez as a result of sexual assault by an unknown man, he was raised by his mother, along with his maternal grandparents in the family home. After doing his schooling in Jacksonville, he graduated from Princeton University, doing a major in International Relations and then, earned his law degree from Harvard Law School.

Valdez began his career political journey in 2004, getting elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Florida's 7th district, serving from 2005 till 2011. In 2010, he was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Florida, a position he held under Governor Rick Scott from 2011 to 2013. Valdez was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012, becoming the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator from Florida.

In the Senate, he took moderate positions on economic and social policy. Valdez was elected to replace Rick Scott as Governor of Florida in 2018 against Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum, while being replaced in the Senate by Scott and was reelected in a landslide in 2022 against former Governor Charlie Crist.

In 2024, Valdez sought and won the Republican presidential nomination, going on to initially contest in the 2024 United States presidential election against the incumbent President Joe Biden and later win against the incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris in a decisive victory, winning more electoral votes and popular vote share than any candidate since 1984, while being the second youngest elected President of the United States at the age of 45, after John F. Kennedy (in 1960 at 43).

Legislature

Florida State Legislature

House of Representatives				Senate
Legislature	No. of seats won	+/–		No. of seats won	+/–	Election year
82nd	92 / 135	1		42 / 69	1	2010
83rd	84 / 135	8		42 / 69		2012
84th	81 / 135	3		40 / 69	2	2014
85th	88 / 135	7		43 / 69	3	2016
86th	82 / 135	6		39 / 69	4	2018
87th	84 / 135	2		42 / 69	3	2020
88th	94 / 135	10		48 / 69	6	2022
89th	95 / 135	1		49 / 69	1	2024

United States Congress

House of Representatives				Senate
Congress	No. of seats won	+/–		No. of seats won	+/–	Election year
119th	264 / 435	42		59 / 100	10	2024
120th	0 / 435			0 / 100		2026
121st	0 / 435			0 / 100		2028

Cabinet

Cabinet of President Leo Valdez
Office	Designee	Office	Designee
President Assuming office January 20, 2025	Leo Valdez from Florida	Vice President Assuming office January 20, 2025	Elise Stefanik from New York
Secretary of State Assumed office TBD	Todd Young from Indiana	Secretary of the Treasury Assumed office TBD	Scott Bessent from South Carolina
Secretary of Defense Assumed office TBD	Joni Ernst from Iowa	Attorney General Assumed office TBD	Mike Lee from Utah
Secretary of the Interior Assumed office TBD	Katharine MacGregor from Arizona	Secretary of Agriculture Assumed office TBD	Matt Rosendale from Montana
Secretary of Commerce Assumed office TBD	Robert Lighthizer from Pennsylvania	Secretary of Labor Assumed office TBD	George Slater from Virginia
Secretary of Health and Human Services Assumed office TBD	Eric Hargan from Illinois	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Assumed office TBD	Scott Turner from Texas
Secretary of Transportation Assumed office TBD	Sam Graves from Missouri	Secretary of Energy Assumed office TBD	Doug Burgum from North Dakota
Secretary of Education Assumed office TBD	Virginia Foxx from North Carolina	Secretary of Veterans Affairs Assumed office TBD	John James from Michigan
Secretary of Homeland Security Assumed office TBD	Albert Morgan from California	Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Assumed office TBD	Aurelia Giacometto from Louisiana
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Assumed office TBD	Jay Clayton from New Jersey	Director of National Intelligence Assumed office TBD	Mike Turner from Ohio
United States Trade Representative Assumed office TBD	Jamieson Greer from Washington, D.C.	Ambassador to the United Nations Assumed office TBD	Bill Hagerty from Tennesse
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Assumed office TBD	Heather Boushey from Washington	Administrator of the Small Business Administration Assumed office TBD	Jovita Carranza from New Mexico
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Assumed office TBD	Alondra Nelson from Maryland	White House Chief of Staff Assuming office January 20, 2025	Susie Wiles from Florida

Congress Leadership

Congress Leadership
Senate Leadership
Office	Designee	Office	Designee
President Assuming office January 20, 2025	Elise Stefanik from New York	President pro tempore Assuming office January 3, 2025	Chuck Grassley from Iowa
Majority Leader Assuming office January 3, 2025	John Thune from South Dakota	Majority Whip Assuming office January 3, 2025	John Barrasso from Wyoming
Minority Leader Assuming office January 3, 2025	Chuck Schumer from New York	Minority Whip Assuming office January 3, 2025	Dick Durbin from Illinois
House of Representatives Leadership
Office	Designee	Office	Designee
Speaker Assuming office January 3, 2025	Byron Donalds from Florida-19th	Dean Assumed office March 18, 2022	Hal Rogers from Kentucky-5th
Majority Leader Assuming office January 3, 2025	Tom Emmer from Minnesota-6th	Majority Whip Assuming office January 3, 2025	Stephanie Bice from Oklahoma-5th
Minority Leader Assumed office January 3, 2023	Hakeem Jeffries from New York-8th	Minority Whip Assumed office January 3, 2023	Katherine Clark from Massachusetts-5th

Elections

Congress

2004 Florida's 7th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leo Valdez	119,859	50.49%	−9.09%
	Democratic	Wayne Hogan	117,532	49.51%	+9.09%
Majority			2,327	0.98%	−18.18%
Total votes			237,391	100.0%

2006 Florida's 7th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leo Valdez	153,448	63.08%	+12.59%
	Democratic	John Chagnon	89,811	36.92%	−12.59%
Majority			63,637	26.16%	+25.18%
Total votes			243,259	100.0%

2008 Florida's 7th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leo Valdez	234,242	60.84%	−2.24%
	Democratic	Faye Armitage	150,771	39.16%	+2.24%
Majority			83,471	21.68%	−4.48%
Total votes			385,013	100.0%

2012 United States Senate election in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leo Valdez	4,274,269	49.72%	+11.61%
	Democratic	Bill Nelson	4,184,936	48.76%	−11.55%
	Others	Scattering	130,565	1.52%	−0.06%
Majority			89,333	0.96%	−21.16%
Total votes			8,589,770	100.0%

State

2010 Florida gubernatorial election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Counties
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Rick Scott	Leo Valdez	Republican	2,985,036	48.87	53	76.81
	Alex Sink	Rod Smith	Democratic	2,914,793	47.72	16	23.19
	Peter Allen	Daniel Averthao	Independence	141,098	2.31	0	0.00
Others				67,190	1.10
Total				6,108,117	100.00	69	100.00

2018 Florida gubernatorial election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Counties
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Leo Valdez	Jeanette Nuñez	Republican	4,843,844	53.15	58	84.06
	Andrew Gillum	Chris King	Democratic	4,173,088	45.79	11	15.94
	Nancy Argenziano	Darcy Richardson	Reform	49,213	0.54	0	0.00
Others				47,391	0.52
Total				9,113,536	100.00	69	100.00

2022 Florida gubernatorial election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Counties
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Leo Valdez	Jeanette Nuñez	Republican	6,639,258	63.48	65	94.20
	Charlie Christ	Karla Hernandez	Democratic	3,645,944	34.86	4	5.80
	Hector Roos	Jerry Rorabaugh	Libertarian	127,598	1.22	0	0.00
Others				46,018	0.44
Total				10,458,818	100.00	69	100.00

Presidential

2024 United States presidential election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote		States+DC
				Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Leo Valdez	Elise Stefanik	Republican	84,347,676	53.41	453	84.20	45	88.24
	Kamala Harris	Tim Walz	Democratic	71,666,309	45.38	84	15.61	6	11.76
	Jill Stein	Butch Ware	Green	1,089,682	0.69	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Independent	0	0.00	1	0.19	0	0.00
Others				821,209	0.52
Total				157,924,876	100.00	538	100.00	51	100.00