Gardner Sheppard Hardee, was the founding settler of Rockledge, Florida and a member of which upper house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida?
Florida Senate The Florida Senate is the upper house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. Along with the House of Representatives, it composes the Florida Legislature. The Senate has 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of about 470,000. The Senate meets at the State Capitol in Tallahassee.
Denise Grimsley Denise Grimsley (born September 21, 1959) is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing parts of Central and Southwest Florida since 2012. She has represented the 26th district, which includes Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, DeSoto, Hardee, southern Polk, eastern Charlotte, and northern Lee Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 21st district. She previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Highlands County-based 77th district from 2004 to 2012.