2025 in Florida
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Florida.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]Events
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- January 21–22 — 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard across the northern part of the state
- February 16 – William Byron wins the 2025 Daytona 500, his second straight win.[1]
- March 14 – SpaceX Crew-10 launch from Kennedy Space Center[2]
- March 19 – A transgender woman, Marcy Rheintgen, is arrested for entering a women's bathroom at the Florida State Capitol and washing her hands. Rheintgen is believed to be the first person arrested under the Facility Requirements Based on Sex Act.[3]
- March 29 – Nova Southeastern University beats Cal State Dominguez Hills 74–73 to win the 2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, earning their second title.[4]
- April 1 –
- 2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election: Republican Jimmy Patronis wins the special election to replace Representative Matt Gaetz, who resigned from office the previous November.[5]
- 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election: Republican Randy Fine wins the special election to replace Representative Mike Waltz, who resigned from office the previous November to serve as National Security Advisor.[6]
- April 7 – The Florida Gators men's basketball team beats the Houston Cougars 65–63 to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, their first title since 2007. Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. is named Most Outstanding Player.[7]
- April 16 – During a traffic stop, Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrest dual Mexican-American citizen Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez in Leon County under an immigration law that bars undocumented immigrants from entering the state, despite a judge temporarily blocking its enforcement. A DHS official says Lopez-Gomez claimed he was in the United States illegally, though he did not speak English or Spanish, only Tzotzil. Lopez-Gomez is released the following day.[8]
- April 17 – 2025 Florida State University shooting: A student at Florida State University shoots at people near the Student Center building, killing two people and injuring five. The gunman is shot by police and arrested at the scene.[9]
- May 1 – The state of Florida executes Jeffrey Hutchinson with lethal injection at the Florida State Prison. Hutchinson was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and her three children in 1998.[10]
- May 22 – Universal Epic Universe opens in Orlando.[11]
- May 29 – Over a hundred people are arrested during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a construction site in Tallahassee.[12]
Scheduled Events
[edit]- September 30 — Minimum wage increases from $13 per hour to $14 per hour.[13]
- November 4 – 2025 Miami mayoral election[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Spencer, Reid (February 16, 2025). "A little luck, good instincts give William Byron second straight Daytona 500 win". NASCAR. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Gibson, Nick (March 14, 2025). "Spokane astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 successfully launch to International Space Station". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Ellenbogen, Romy (April 1, 2025). "Trans protestor arrested after washing hands in a Florida Capitol women's bathroom". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPS AGAIN! #2 Sharks win DII National Championship". Nova Southeastern University. March 29, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Staff Reports (November 22, 2024). "Special Election set to replace Matt Gaetz". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Team, CBS Miami (November 25, 2024). "Special elections set for U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz's seat in Florida - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Young, Ryan (April 7, 2025). "NCAA championship: Walter Clayton Jr. wins Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading Gators past Houston". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ Hassan, Carma; Gallagher, Dianne; Valdes, Gustavo (April 19, 2025). "Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say". Associated Press. April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ Anderson, Curt (May 1, 2025). "Florida executes a man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Get a first look at Universal Resort Orlando's new 'Epic Universe'". TODAY.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Luciani, Kim; Goñi-Lessan, Ana; Barrera, Elena; Otero, Arianna (May 29, 2025). "ICE in Tallahassee: Over 100 detained in one of Florida's largest raids. What we know". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Konish, Lorie (November 6, 2020). "Florida is raising minimum wage to $15 per hour. Some economists hope to see a national trend". CNBC. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Election Calendar (2025)". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2024.