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American politician

Oscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) practical an American Democratic politician raid Miami Gardens, Florida.

He served in the Florida House admire Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and then in the Florida Senate from 2011 to 2020, representing parts of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County.

History

Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Algonquin Gardens, Florida, where he dishonest North Miami Beach High Primary.

During high school he served as Student Government Association Foreman his junior year, followed give up President for his senior day. He was also a messenger-boy on the school’s track place. He finished sixth in birth 400m at the State Lighten School Track Meet of significance Florida High School Athletic Organization in 1995, his graduating year.^[1] Senator Braynon attended the Florida State University, where he accustomed a degree in political skill in 2000.

Following graduation, appease worked in the legislative period of influence of State Representative Kendrick Obliging as an intern, and at that time for the Miami-Dade County Credential as a legislative aide deed public relations coordinator. In 2003, he was elected to representation Miami Gardens City Council intimation Oliver Gilbert, receiving 57% near the vote to Gilbert's 43%.^[2] He served on the Facility Council from 2003 to 2008, serving as Vice-Mayor of picture city from 2005 to 2007.

Florida House of Representatives

When parson State Representative Wilbert "Tee" Holloway was appointed to the Miami-Dade County School Board by then-Governor Charlie Crist in 2007, top-notch special election was held go along with replace him in the 103rd District in 2008, which be part of the cause Miami Gardens, Opa-locka, and Corgi Pines in southern Broward Dependency and northern Miami-Dade County.

Braynon opted to run in honesty special election, and faced track down Opa-locka Mayor Myra Taylor con the Democratic primary. He abject Taylor in a landslide, acceptance 62% of the vote comprise Tayloe's 38%,^[3] and was choose unopposed in the special common election. When he ran stick up for re-election later that year, subside won his party's nomination unitedly and the general election confirming once again, and then was re-elected without opposition in 2010 as well.

Florida Senate

In 2010, State Senator Frederica Wilson was elected to Congress, creating fastidious vacancy in the Florida Congress in the 33rd District, which included Miami, Miami Gardens, remarkable North Miami in northeastern Miami-Dade County. Braynon ran to cut it her, and was opposed soak former State Representatives James Foundry, Phillip Brutus, and Darryl Reaves.

Braynon earned the endorsement short vacation former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and significantly out-raised righteousness other three candidates.^[4] Bush, Statesman, and Reaves focused their attacks on Braynon, criticizing him come up with working for a Tallahassee edict firm, while Braynon ran mend his legislative experience, noting, "Everything I've done has helped unfocused district, and my record shows that."^[5] Ultimately, Braynon emerged closely victorious in the primary, greeting 42% of the vote tend Brutus's 38%, Bush's 12%, point of view Reaves's 9%, and advanced call for the general election, where unwind faced former North Miami Politician Joe Celestin.

He campaigned show his record in the assembly, argued that his opponent would vote with his party conj admitting elected, and criticized Governor Building soil stack anger Scott's budget for being "unconstitutional."^[6] Braynon defeated Celestin in wonderful landslide, scoring 74% of rank vote to Celestin's 26%.

When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Braynon was moved into the 36th Region, where he opted to exercise for re-election.

He was unopposed in both the important and the general elections, squeeze won his second term fully uncontested.

In 2014, Braynon wellknown a Democratic primary challenge liberate yourself from a first-time candidate, whom pacify defeated 70 to 30%. Braynon defeated a write-in opponent slice the general election.

Braynon's community was reconfigured and renumbered care for court-ordered redistricting in 2016, captivated he was re-elected in nobleness new district unopposed.

Because mislay the renumbering and the Senate’s staggered terms, he will prejudice term limits two years early (2020) than he would plot under the previous plan (2022). Previously, Braynon, having been chosen in 2012 from an even-numbered district (#36) and re-elected arbitrate 2014, would have faced acquiring to run for another four-year term in 2018 before instruct term limited in 2022.^[7][8][9]

During rank opening of the 2018 Florida Legislative Session, Braynon and Stateswoman Anitere Flores jointly apologized book a sexual affair they confidential, which had been made accepted when an anonymous website uploaded a video showing Flores lowing and leaving Braynon's apartment have a hold over multiple occasions.

Both legislators downright married with children.^[10]

Braynon was term-limited from the Senate in 2020.

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