2010 in Florida
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Events from the year 2010 in Florida.
Major stories in Florida during 2010 included the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Florida's Gulf Coast[1], the 2010 United States elections in Florida[2][3], the election of Rick Scott as governor[4][5], the election of Marco Rubio to the United States Senate[6][7], the completion of the 2010 United States census[8], and continuing economic recovery from the Great Recession.
Office holders
State office holders
- Governor of Florida: Charlie Crist (Independent)
- Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Jeff Kottkamp (Republican)
- Attorney General of Florida: Bill McCollum (Republican)
- Chief Financial Officer: Alex Sink (Democratic)
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Charles H. Bronson (Republican)
- President of the Florida Senate: Jeff Atwater (Republican)
- Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives: Larry Cretul (Republican)
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida: Peggy Quince
Mayors of major cities
- Mayor of Jacksonville: John Peyton
- Mayor of Miami: Tomás Regalado
- Mayor of Tampa: Pam Iorio
- Mayor of Orlando: Buddy Dyer
- Mayor of Tallahassee: John Marks
Federal office holders
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- U.S. Senator from Florida: Bill Nelson (Democratic)
- U.S. Senator from Florida: George LeMieux (Republican)
- Florida's congressional delegation consisted of 25 members of the United States House of Representatives.
Population
The 2010 United States census recorded a population of 18,801,310 in Florida[9][10], an increase of 17.6 percent from the 2000 census[11][12].
The state's largest cities according to the 2010 census were:
| Rank | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 821,784 |
| 2 | Miami | 399,457 |
| 3 | Tampa | 335,709 |
| 4 | Orlando | 238,300 |
| 5 | St. Petersburg | 244,769 |
| 6 | Hialeah | 224,669 |
| 7 | Tallahassee | 181,376 |
| 8 | Fort Lauderdale | 165,521 |
| 9 | Port St. Lucie | 164,603 |
| 10 | Cape Coral | 154,305 |
Sports
American football
- 2010 Florida Gators football team – Florida completed the season under head coach Urban Meyer.
- 2010 Florida State Seminoles football team – Florida State completed its first season under head coach Jimbo Fisher.
- 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team – Miami competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference under head coach Randy Shannon.
Baseball
- 2010 Florida Marlins season – Florida finished fourth in the National League East.
- 2010 Tampa Bay Rays season – Tampa Bay won the American League East with a 96–66 record.
Basketball
- 2009–10 Orlando Magic season – Orlando reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
- 2009–10 Miami Heat season – Miami completed its final season before the signing of LeBron James and Chris Bosh.
Ice hockey
Chronology of events
January
- January 12 – Florida agencies and charitable organizations mobilize aid for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake[13][14].
February
- February 18 – NASA announces further planning for the retirement of the Space Shuttle program at Kennedy Space Center[15][16].
March
- March 23 – State officials begin reviewing the impact of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[17][18].
April
- April 20 – The Deepwater Horizon oil spill begins after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico[19][20].
May
- May 3 – Governor Charlie Crist announces his departure from the Republican Party and continues his Senate campaign as an independent candidate[21][22].
June
- June 1 – Florida tourism officials begin promotional efforts to counter concerns about the Gulf oil spill[23][24].
July
- July 15 – Tar balls linked to the Deepwater Horizon disaster are reported on portions of the Florida Panhandle coastline[25][26].
August
- August 24 – Public schools throughout Florida begin the 2010–11 academic year[27].
September
October
- October 1 – Preliminary 2010 Census findings continue to be analyzed by state and local governments[30][31].
November
- November 2 – Rick Scott defeats Alex Sink in the Florida gubernatorial election[32][33].
- November 2 – Marco Rubio is elected to the United States Senate[34][35].
December
- December 16 – The final scheduled launch year for the Space Shuttle program concludes with preparations for missions in 2011[36][37].
Deaths
January
- January 22 – Jean Simmons, actress, dies in Santa Monica, California; longtime Florida resident, aged 80[38][39].
February
- February 19 – Lionel Jefferson, former Major League Baseball player, dies in Florida, aged 49.
March
- *
April
- *
May
- May 10 – Frank Frazetta, fantasy artist, dies in Fort Myers, Florida, aged 82[40][41].
June
- *
July
- *
August
- *
September
- *
October
- *
November
- *
December
- *
See also
- 2010 in the United States
- 2010 Atlantic hurricane season
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- 2010 United States elections
References
- ↑ "Deepwater Horizon Response Timeline" (PDF).
- ↑ "In Fla., Gov. Race A Nail-Biter; GOP Wins Sen. Seat". NPR. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In race for Florida governor, Democrat Alex Sink concedes defeat". November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In Fla., Gov. Race A Nail-Biter; GOP Wins Sen. Seat". NPR. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In race for Florida governor, Democrat Alex Sink concedes defeat". November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In Fla., Gov. Race A Nail-Biter; GOP Wins Sen. Seat". NPR. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Florida's Marco Rubio Wins Senate Seat". NPR. November 1, 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Florida's 2010 Census Population Totals". U.S. Census Bureau. May 18, 2016.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Florida's 2010 Census Population Totals". U.S. Census Bureau. May 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010" (PDF). Florida Legislature.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Florida's 2010 Census Population Totals". U.S. Census Bureau. May 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010" (PDF). Florida Legislature.
- ↑ "United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update". White House Archives.
- ↑ "Haiti Earthquake - our response". Oxfam International.
- ↑ "Space Shuttle program". May 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Space shuttle Endeavour returns to Kennedy Space Center". February 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Public Law 111 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act". GovInfo. March 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Affordable Care Act". Florida Health Connector.
- ↑ "Deepwater Horizon Response Timeline" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill". NOAA. April 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Florida Gov. Charlie Crist Announces Senate Run as Independent". ABC News.
- ↑ "Crist Announces Independent Run For Senate". NPR. April 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Gulf of Mexico Tourism Recovery After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill". Business Insider. July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Oil Spills and Tourism: They Don't Mix" (PDF). Oceana. August 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Deepwater Horizon Response Timeline" (PDF).
- ↑ "Florida Shoreline Report". July 13, 2010.
- ↑ "2010-2011 Student Academic School Calendar". August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Election Center Events". EAC. November 30, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Post Election Survey Report to Congress" (PDF). FVAP. September 3, 2011.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Florida's 2010 Census Population Totals". U.S. Census Bureau. May 18, 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Census Products". Florida Legislature Office of Economic & Demographic Research.
- ↑ "In Fla., Gov. Race A Nail-Biter; GOP Wins Sen. Seat". NPR. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In race for Florida governor, Democrat Alex Sink concedes defeat". November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "In Fla., Gov. Race A Nail-Biter; GOP Wins Sen. Seat". NPR. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Florida's Marco Rubio Wins Senate Seat". NPR. November 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Space Shuttle program". February 8, 2002.
- ↑ "Final Space Shuttle Mission". July 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Esteemed Actress Jean Simmons Passes". Television Academy. January 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Jean Simmons". NNDB.
- ↑ "Obituary for Frank Frazetta". May 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Frank Frazetta". Fire & Ice Wiki.
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