Oscar Braynon
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Oscar Braynon | |
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| Minority Leader of the Florida Senate | |
| In office November 21, 2016 – November 19, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Arthenia Joyner |
| Succeeded by | Audrey Gibson |
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
| In office March 8, 2011 – November 3, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Frederica Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Shevrin Jones |
| Constituency | 33rd district (2011–2012) 36th district (2012–2016) 35th district (2016–2020) |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 103rd district | |
| In office March 4, 2008 – February 28, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wilbert Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1977 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Melissa |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Florida State University, Tallahassee (BS) |
Oscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is an American Democratic politician from Miami Gardens, Florida. He served in the Florida House of 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.
Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Miami Gardens, Florida, where he attended North Miami Beach High School. During high school he served as Student Government Association Vice-President his junior year, followed by President for his senior year. He was also a sprinter on the school’s track team. He finished sixth in the 400m at the State High School Track Meet of the Florida High School Athletic Association in 1995, his graduating year.[1] Senator Braynon attended the Florida State University, where he received a degree in political science in 2000. Following graduation, he worked in the legislative office of State Representative Kendrick Meek as an intern, and then for the Miami-Dade County Commission as a legislative aide and public relations coordinator. In 2003, he was elected to the Miami Gardens City Council over Oliver Gilbert, receiving 57% of the vote to Gilbert's 43%.[2] He served on the City Council from 2003 to 2008, serving as Vice-Mayor of the city from 2005 to 2007.
Florida House of Representatives
When incumbent State Representative Wilbert "Tee" Holloway was appointed to the Miami-Dade County School Board by then-Governor Charlie Crist in 2007, a special election was held to replace him in the 103rd District in 2008, which included Miami Gardens, Opa-locka, and Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon opted to run in the special election, and faced former Opa-locka Mayor Myra Taylor in the Democratic primary. He defeated Taylor in a landslide, receiving 62% of the vote to Tayloe's 38%,[3] and was elected unopposed in the special general election. When he ran for re-election later that year, he won his party's nomination unopposed and the general election uncontested once again, and then was re-elected without opposition in 2010 as well.
