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[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Petorca Province\n\n\nPetorca Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census,", "id": "18425435" }, { "contents": "San Felipe de Aconcagua\n\n\nSan Felipe de Aconcagua Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126). As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , the", "id": "2619520" }, { "contents": "Valparaíso Province\n\n\nValparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred", "id": "18425249" }, { "contents": "San Antonio Province\n\n\nSan Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio (pop. 87,205). As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a coastal area of , . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had", "id": "18425355" }, { "contents": "Quillota Province\n\n\nQuillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga", "id": "18425462" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans a landlocked area of , making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso", "id": "16945811" }, { "contents": "La Ligua\n\n\nLa Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women. As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of", "id": "11760576" }, { "contents": "Petorca\n\n\nPetorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Petorca has 9,440 inhabitants (4,806 men and 4,634 women). Of these, 4,535 (48%) lived in urban areas and 4,905 (52%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Petorca is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "5969107" }, { "contents": "Talca Province\n\n\nTalca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population", "id": "8625001" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nMaipo Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo. As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to", "id": "19907778" }, { "contents": "Melipilla Province\n\n\nMelipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The", "id": "18480681" }, { "contents": "Concepción Province, Chile\n\n\nConcepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute", "id": "18480093" }, { "contents": "Linares Province\n\n\nLinares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The provincial governor is Claudia Jorquera Coria. The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its", "id": "15216735" }, { "contents": "Papudo\n\n\nPapudo is a Chilean commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Papudo has 4,608 inhabitants (2,382 men and 2,226 women). Of these, 4,343 (94.2%) lived in urban areas and 265 (5.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (712 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Papudo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5906689" }, { "contents": "Talagante Province\n\n\nTalagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde", "id": "18959726" }, { "contents": "Cabildo, Chile\n\n\nCabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,463 (34.2%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520. As a commune, Cabildo is a third-", "id": "5969148" }, { "contents": "General Carrera Province\n\n\nGeneral Carrera Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico. As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2017 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had", "id": "18480771" }, { "contents": "Los Andes Province, Chile\n\n\nLos Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province. As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"", "id": "8893317" }, { "contents": "Arauco Province\n\n\nwhich it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of .", "id": "6138719" }, { "contents": "Llanquihue Province\n\n\nwell as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco. As a province, Llanquihue is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a municipality for each constituent commune (Spanish: \"comuna\"). Puerto Montt is the provincial capital. The provincial governor is Francisco Le-Bretón as appointed by the President of Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 321,493 inhabitants (", "id": "17439936" }, { "contents": "Curicó Province\n\n\nCuricó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed", "id": "14680753" }, { "contents": "Cachapoal Province\n\n\n% (65,871 persons). As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley. It is located between the heights of Paine to the north", "id": "11044426" }, { "contents": "Capitán Prat Province\n\n\npopulation density of 0.10 per km (0.3 per m). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.", "id": "12518757" }, { "contents": "Biobío Province\n\n\nAs part of the process of regionalization in the 1970s, the Region of Bío Bío was created. By Decree #1,213 of 27 of November 4, 1975, the VIII Region comprises the provinces of Bío Bío, Arauco, Concepción and Ñuble. As a province, Bío Bío is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of 14 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council. According to the", "id": "16262422" }, { "contents": "Coyhaique Province\n\n\nCoyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (\"comunas\"), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was", "id": "18111967" }, { "contents": "Palena Province\n\n\nPalena Province is named after the Palena Lake, which in turn was named by the Italian Jesuit Nicolás Mascardi after the town of Palena in Abruzzo, Italy. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 18,971 inhabitants (", "id": "19624796" }, { "contents": "San Felipe, Chile\n\n\nSan Felipe (; \"St. Philip\" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and", "id": "2619604" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nalso appointed by the president. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created via a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the intendant. The province comprises 32 communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The climate of the Santiago Province, and generally of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called \"continental\". Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over", "id": "2517300" }, { "contents": "El Ranco Province\n\n\nEl Ranco Province () is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (\"comunas\") of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. As a second-level administrative division, the province comprises four communes, each with its own governing municipality. Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco is the provincial governor. According", "id": "19255278" }, { "contents": "Catemu\n\n\nCatemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Catemu spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune,", "id": "6145754" }, { "contents": "Chiloé Province\n\n\nChiloé Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of . Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud. As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of ten communes", "id": "14636793" }, { "contents": "San Esteban, Chile\n\n\nSan Esteban (\"St. Stephen\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and", "id": "6145535" }, { "contents": "Santa María, Chile\n\n\nSanta María (\"St. Mary\" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Santa María spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "6553098" }, { "contents": "Santiago Province, Chile\n\n\nSantiago Province () is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans . As a province, Santiago is a second-level administrative division of Chile. Unlike all other provinces of Chile, which are governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president, the duties of provincial governor are instead carried out by the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region who is", "id": "2517299" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nin the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country. As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Manuel Ortiz Torres was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas. The name \"Aisén\" is from the English sailor expression for the icy \"end of the world\". Many of the region's people are of British and", "id": "17960919" }, { "contents": "Choapa Province\n\n\nChoapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel. The current governor is Gisella Mateluna Gambo. The province is divided into four communes (\"comunas\") administered by four municipalities: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women)", "id": "1675415" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nthrough the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. As a province, Osorno is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The Osorno Province comprises seven communes; each commune is governed by its own municipality, headed by an alcalde", "id": "18821629" }, { "contents": "Malleco Province\n\n\nMalleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2012 census, is 196,190, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province. As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered", "id": "16358812" }, { "contents": "San Pedro, Chile\n\n\nSan Pedro () is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Pedro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is", "id": "4434735" }, { "contents": "Ñuble Province\n\n\nleaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, was proposed. In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán. It became operational on 6 September 2018. As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. The province used to comprise 21 communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected", "id": "18057141" }, { "contents": "Nogales, Chile\n\n\nNogales () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. The commune of Nogales spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nogales is a third", "id": "7723912" }, { "contents": "Graneros\n\n\nGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants (12,992 men and 12,969 women). Of these, 22,674 (87.3%) lived in urban areas and 3,287 (12.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.6% (3,508 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Graneros is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426842" }, { "contents": "Machalí\n\n\nMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Machalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "1426883" }, { "contents": "Quillón\n\n\nQuillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quillón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795524" }, { "contents": "Maipo Province\n\n\nthe 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women. Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.", "id": "19907779" }, { "contents": "Cordillera Province, Chile\n\n\nCordillera Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately south-southeast of Santiago. As a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The current governor is Caterina Klein Plesnar.", "id": "2517357" }, { "contents": "Bulnes, Chile\n\n\nBulnes is a Chilean city and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Bulnes spans an area of and has 20,595 inhabitants (10,275 men and 10,320 women). Of these, 12,514 (60.8%) lived in urban areas and 8,081 (39.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.5% (882 persons). As a commune, Bulnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "18774907" }, { "contents": "Palena, Chile\n\n\nPalena is a Chilean commune located in Palena Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune is named after Palena Lake. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palena spans an area of and has 1,690 inhabitants (904 men and 786 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2.2% (37 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Palena is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "16089299" }, { "contents": "Insular Chile\n\n\nEaster Island is the farthest from the continent, part of Oceania and culturally Polynesian, as is Salas y Gómez, while the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández archipelago are culturally South American. The Sporadic islands are part of the Valparaíso Region. Easter Island and Salas y Gómez form the commune of Isla de Pascua, the only commune of Isla de Pascua Province. The Desventuradas islands and Juan Fernández belong to Valparaíso Province, and are part of the commune of Juan Fernández. Insular Chile is located in various time zones: continental", "id": "2891264" }, { "contents": "Chépica\n\n\nChépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Chépica is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934508" }, { "contents": "Peralillo\n\n\nPeralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants (5,007 men and 4,722 women). Of these, 5,882 (60.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,847 (39.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (585 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Peralillo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934561" }, { "contents": "Placilla\n\n\nPlacilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Placilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "15934563" }, { "contents": "Pemuco\n\n\nPemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pemuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council", "id": "795275" }, { "contents": "Zapallar\n\n\nZapallar is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Zapallar is a quaint and elegant seaside resort town, which has played a significant role as a playground for Chile's economic and political elites. Together with its neighboring towns of Cachagua and Maitencillo, Zapallar represents the heart of one of Chile's most attractive and exclusive vacation areas. The town is built along steep hills along a protected horseshoe bay with high quality white sand. To the north and south of", "id": "5969143" }, { "contents": "Iquique Province\n\n\nleaving Iquique Province consists of two communes. DUm According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons). As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (\"comunas\"): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio", "id": "18833374" }, { "contents": "Cobquecura\n\n\nCobquecura it's a commune from the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: \"comuna\") in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about southwest of the national capital of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.", "id": "15891946" }, { "contents": "Chacabuco Province\n\n\nChacabuco Province () is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately north of Santiago. As a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 11, 2018, Javier Maldonado Correa took office as provincial governor. The province is composed of three communes", "id": "8130219" }, { "contents": "Pumanque\n\n\nPumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants (1,793 men and 1,649 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 8.8% (331 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pumanque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral", "id": "15934576" }, { "contents": "Hijuelas\n\n\nHijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: \"La Capital de los Flores\") as it is the largest producer of flowers in Chile, contributing more than 49% of the nation's total production. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Hijuelas has 16,014 inhabitants (8,161 men and 7,853 women). Of these", "id": "6553398" }, { "contents": "Santo Domingo, Chile\n\n\nSanto Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses", "id": "8754157" }, { "contents": "Tocopilla Province\n\n\nTocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons). As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which", "id": "18424837" }, { "contents": "Alto del Carmen\n\n\nAlto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto del Carmen had 4,840 inhabitants (2,629 men and 2,211 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 2% (95 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Alto del Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who", "id": "6439425" }, { "contents": "Las Cabras, Chile\n\n\nLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants (10,621 men and 9,621 women). Of these, 7,548 (37.3%) lived in urban areas and 12,694 (62.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.1% (2,504 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Las Cabras is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "1427052" }, { "contents": "Paredones\n\n\nParedones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paredones is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "1301434" }, { "contents": "Cauquenes Province\n\n\nCauquenes Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes. The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants (28,356 men and 28,732 women), giving it a population density of . Of these, 38,660 (67.7%) lived in urban areas and 18,428 (", "id": "5387179" }, { "contents": "Aysén Province\n\n\nAisén Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén. The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of , the largest in the region and fifth largest province", "id": "17960918" }, { "contents": "Chañaral Province\n\n\nChañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons). As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile,", "id": "19050706" }, { "contents": "Teodoro Schmidt, Chile\n\n\nTeodoro Schmidt is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. Teodoro Schmidt spans a coastal area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Teodoro Schmidt had 15,504 inhabitants; of these, 6,244 (40.3%) lived in urban areas and 9,260 (59.7%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,136 men and 7,368 women. As a commune, Teodoro Schmidt is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an", "id": "5905746" }, { "contents": "Ránquil\n\n\nRánquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 women). Of these, 1,337 (23.5%) lived in urban areas and 4,346 (76.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 11.3% (721 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Ránquil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal", "id": "795486" }, { "contents": "Colchagua Province\n\n\n. Its principal rivers are the Rapel River and its tributary, the Tinguiririca. The principal towns are San Fernando, the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, Chimbarongo, Nancagua and Palmilla. San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José Antonio Manso de Velasco, and it had a population of 64,000 in 2002. As a province, Colchagua is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises eleven communes,", "id": "10895435" }, { "contents": "La Estrella, Chile\n\n\nLa Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, La Estrella is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "1301398" }, { "contents": "Panquehue\n\n\nPanquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region. Panquehue spans an area of . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants (3,312 men and 3,255 women). Of these, 2,904 (44.2%) lived in urban areas and 3,663 (55.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.3% (667 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Panquehue is a third", "id": "16730336" }, { "contents": "Huasco Province\n\n\nHuasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city. According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of . The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7", "id": "19237281" }, { "contents": "Calle Larga\n\n\nCalle Larga (\"long road\" in Spanish) is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ignacio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part", "id": "10174494" }, { "contents": "Paiguano\n\n\nPaiguano () or Paihuano () is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants (2,145 men and 2,023 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 10.5% (396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Paiguano is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly", "id": "13999003" }, { "contents": "Fresia, Chile\n\n\nFresia () is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Fresia spans an area of and has 12,804 inhabitants (6,580 men and 6,224 women). Of these, 6,144 (48%) lived in urban areas and 6,660 (52%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.6% (209 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Fresia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "19073625" }, { "contents": "Olmué\n\n\nOlmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.", "id": "10041605" }, { "contents": "Gorbea, Chile\n\n\nGorbea is a Chilean city and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Gorbea spans an area of and has 15,222 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,613 women). Of these, 9,413 (61.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,809 (38.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.9% (570 persons). As a commune, Gorbea is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "5905464" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Vietnam\n\n\nmost populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), one of the five centrally governed cities. It has 7,123,340 people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit is the recently expanded Hà Nội with 6,448,837 people. Prior to the expansion of the capital city, this rank belonged to Thanh Hóa with 3,400,239 people. The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An,", "id": "17841110" }, { "contents": "Marga Marga\n\n\nMarga Marga Province () is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (\"comunas\") from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province. As a province,", "id": "16945810" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nA province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total. Each provincial government (\"gobernación provincial\") is headed by a governor (\"gobernador\") appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (\"intendente\"). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (\"Consejo Económico y Social Provincial\" or CESPRO). The only exception", "id": "903399" }, { "contents": "Easter Island\n\n\n1966, the Rapa Nui were granted Chilean citizenship. In 2007 the island gained the constitutional status of \"special territory.\" Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region, comprising a single commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. The 2017 Chilean census registered 7,750 people on the island, of whom 3,512 (45%) considered themselves Rapa Nui. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest inhabited land (around 50 residents in 2013) is Pitcairn Island, away; the nearest", "id": "8740348" }, { "contents": "Traiguén\n\n\nTraiguén () is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons). As a commune, Traiguén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10169661" }, { "contents": "Nancagua\n\n\nNancagua () is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants (7,959 men and 7,675 women). Of these, 9,264 (59.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,370 (40.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.5% (1,220 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Nancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a", "id": "15934512" }, { "contents": "Curanilahue\n\n\nCuranilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons). As a commune, Curanilahue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by", "id": "18166723" }, { "contents": "Provinces of Chile\n\n\nis the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces:", "id": "903400" }, { "contents": "Administrative divisions of Chile\n\n\nonly exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant. The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (\"municipalidad\"), consisting of an alcalde and a communal council (\"Consejo Comuna", "id": "11315024" }, { "contents": "María Pinto\n\n\nMaría Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, María Pinto spans an area of and has 10,343 inhabitants (5,218 men and 5,125 women). Of these, 1,654 (16%) lived in urban areas and 8,689 (84%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.4% (1,608 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division", "id": "4587865" }, { "contents": "Empedrado, Chile\n\n\nEmpedrado () is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants (2,222 men and 2,003 women). Of these, 2,499 (59.1%) lived in urban areas and 1,726 (40.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% (329 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Empedrado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "15473764" }, { "contents": "La Granja, Chile\n\n\nLa Granja (Spanish for \"the farm\") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707. As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "2067948" }, { "contents": "Algarrobo, Chile\n\n\nAlgarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaíso. The San Alfonso del Mar resort, located north of the city, is home to the world's largest outdoor pool. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Algarrobo spans an area of and has 8,601 inhabitants (4,369 men and 4,232 women). Of", "id": "7285351" }, { "contents": "Limarí Province\n\n\nLimarí Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (\"INE\"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 156,158 inhabitants (77,087 men and 79,071 women), giving it a population density of . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.3% (14,607 persons). The province is composed by 5 comunas: The Limarí Valley", "id": "18480618" }, { "contents": "Pelarco\n\n\nPelarco is a town and commune in Talca Province, Maule Region of Chile. The commune spans an area of . According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pelarco had 7,266 inhabitants; of these, 1,822 (25.1%) lived in urban areas and 5,444 (74.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,714 men and 3,552 women. The population fell 5.0% (382 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Pelarco is a third-level administrative", "id": "18022553" }, { "contents": "Osorno Province\n\n\nOsorno Province () is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: \"comunas\"). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno. Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south", "id": "18821628" }, { "contents": "Linares, Chile\n\n\nLinares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7%", "id": "16837623" }, { "contents": "Portezuelo, Chile\n\n\nPortezuelo () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of and has 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered", "id": "10041694" }, { "contents": "Florida, Chile\n\n\nFlorida () is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile", "id": "10041731" }, { "contents": "Puchuncaví\n\n\n, Los Maitenes, Campiche, La Greda, Las Ventanas, La Chocota and Horcón. In 1975, with the creation of the Quillota Province and restructuring of the Valparaíso Province, Puchuncaví became part of the latter province. According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Puchuncaví had 12,954 inhabitants; of these, 11,099 (85.7%) lived in urban areas and 1,855 (14.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,643 men and 6,311 women. The population grew by 21.5% (", "id": "6130343" }, { "contents": "Luhansk Oblast\n\n\npredominantly administrated by the Luhansk Oblast State Administration headed by the governor of the oblast and appointed by the President of Ukraine. The province also has a representative body, the provincial council, which is headed by its chairman and elected by popular vote. The province is primarily divided into 18 \"raions\" (districts), and 37 cities, including 14 cities of regional significance. The administrative center is Luhansk. These are listed below with their areas and populations. The province's secondary division consists of various municipalities. Those municipalities", "id": "17814296" }, { "contents": "San Clemente, Chile\n\n\nSan Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Clemente spans an area of and has 37,261 inhabitants (18,988 men and 18,273 women). Of these, 13,398 (36%) lived in urban areas and 23,863 (64%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.3% (847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, San Clemente", "id": "8381012" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nWhile serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Beshears proposed legislation to protect \"agricultural lands from being subject to double regulations at both the local and state or federal level.\" When confronted with legislation that would \"outlaw all sales of various smoking devices defined as 'drug paraphernalia,'\" Beshears took a strong stance against it, declaring, \"The government can intrude in any business, and I just completely disagree with that. So if we're going to outlaw smoking paraphernalia, why don't we outlaw spoons,", "id": "13737947" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nof Florida. Since 1997, Beshears has served as an executive at Simpson Nurseries and the President of Total Landscape Supply, which serves wholesale clients across much of the United States. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts in 2012, the 7th District was created, which sprawls across many counties in northern Florida. Beshears opted to run in this district, and defeated Mike Williams, former State Representative Jamey Westbrook, and Don Curtis in the Republican primary, winning 38% of the vote. In the general election,", "id": "13737945" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nBeshears faced Robert Hill, the Democratic nominee and the former Liberty County Administrator, Clerk of Court, and Public Schools Superintendent. Beshears was criticized by the \"Tallahassee Democrat\" for displaying a \"marked lack of interest\" and they noted that they \"just don't get\" his popularity within the district. In the end, however, Beshears swamped Hill, winning every county in the district except for Liberty County, which Hill carried comfortably. In 2014, Beshears was re-elected without opposition to his second term.", "id": "13737946" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nHalsey Beshears (born November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida) is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served as the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since January 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Florida Panhandle from 2012 until his appointment as DBPR secretary. Beshears's family moved to Monticello and he graduated from Brookwood School, a private school in Thomasville, Georgia in 1989. He later attended Florida State University and the University", "id": "13737944" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nwhy don't we outlaw aluminum cans, why don't we outlaw anything that is used to smoke?\" After a University of Florida study showed that the oyster population in Apalachicola Bay was dwindling, he called for drastic solutions, asserting, \"We're going to have to change our harvesting practices there to give [the oysters] the time to grow adequately, to where they can catch up,\" affirming that the overharvesting of oysters \"raped the land.\" Beshears was re-elected to his second and third", "id": "13737948" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nand Green. He led the firm until his election as attorney general in 1979. In 1973, Beshear began his political career by being elected to represent the 76th District (Fayette County) in the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his first term, his colleagues named him the most outstanding freshman legislator. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977; both campaigns featured close Democratic primaries between Beshear and Jerry Lundergan. As a legislator, Beshear gained a reputation as a consumer advocate, and sponsored bills to increase environmental protections", "id": "8725893" }, { "contents": "2007 United States gubernatorial elections\n\n\nwhich contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that. A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41", "id": "14299484" }, { "contents": "Marti Coley\n\n\nMarti Coley (born March 15, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 5th District, which includes Holmes County, Jackson County, Walton County, Washington County, and northern Bay County, since 2012, previously representing the 7th District from 2005 to 2012. Coley was born in Blountstown, and attended Chipola College and Florida State University, where she graduated with a degree in English education in 1984. After graduation, she began teaching in Thomasville, Georgia, but moved with her", "id": "14735468" }, { "contents": "Bill Montford\n\n\nWilliam Jonas \"Bill\" Montford III (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate since 2010. He currently represents the 3rd district, encompassing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties, and previously represented the 6th district from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote. Montford was born in Marianna, Florida (Jackson", "id": "8361728" }, { "contents": "2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nSenate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he", "id": "4342016" }, { "contents": "Mike Miller (Florida politician)\n\n\nMichael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy. Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the University of Florida on a", "id": "13479759" }, { "contents": "Whitney Westerfield\n\n\nWhitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost to Beshear. Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection", "id": "20489320" }, { "contents": "Karen Castor Dentel\n\n\nKaren Castor Dentel (born September 8, 1968) served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 30th District, which includes Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Eatonville and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County, since 2012. Castor Dentel was born in Tampa to Donald Castor, a former Hillsborough County Judge, and Betty Castor, who served as the President of the University of South Florida, Florida Education Commissioner, State Senator, and the 2004 Democratic nominee for the United States", "id": "19527915" }, { "contents": "Dane Eagle\n\n\nDane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is a Republican member and of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 77th District, which includes Cape Coral in Lee County, since 2012. Eagle is the acting Majority Leader of the Florida House. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Eagle opted to run in the newly created 77th District, based in Cape Coral. He racked up endorsements from former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp, State Senator Michael S. Bennett, State Representatives Gary Aubuchon, the Florida Chamber", "id": "9286608" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nAndrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky, who served from 2007 to 2015. Beshear is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election. Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy", "id": "7912936" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ntour of all 120 Kentucky counties, Beshear cruised to victory in the primary, garnering 177,859 votes (66.38%) to Barlow's 64,235 (23.97%) and Lanier's 25,856 (9.65%). Beshear faced heavy deficits in polls against McConnell throughout the general election campaign. McConnell also raised twice as much money as Beshear during the campaign. Beshear tried to make McConnell's fundraising a campaign issue, claiming much of the money came from political action committees that represented interests that lobbied the Senate committees on which McConnell served.", "id": "8725913" }, { "contents": "Bill Galvano\n\n\nWilliam Saint Galvano is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2012. He currently represents the 21st district, encompassing Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay area. Previously, Galvano served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Bradenton area from 2002 to 2010. Galvano was born in Liberty, New York, and moved to the State of Florida in 1969, where he was a student at Sebring High School. He then attended Manatee Community College, where he", "id": "4727449" }, { "contents": "Randolph Bracy\n\n\nin 1999, and later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master's in business administration and a Master's degree in sports administration in 2006. He worked as the Director of Business Development at Workforce Advantage Academy, a charter school in Orange County. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Bracy opted to run in the newly created 45th district, which includes Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden and has a minority-majority population. He faced Shannon Currie, a former legislative aide", "id": "20989757" }, { "contents": "Dwight Dudley\n\n\n, graduating in 1987. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide and analyst in the Florida House of Representatives before moving back to St. Petersburg, where he served as an assistant public defender. Dudley eventually started his own law firm, where he worked for sixteen years. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Dudley opted to run in the newly created 68th District. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, and in the general election, he faced former State Representative Frank Farkas, the Republican nominee,", "id": "21039215" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\n. On December 8, 2009, Higdon, then a state representative, won a special election for Senate District 14. He defeated the Democrat, Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, Nelson County. Haydon is also a former member of the Kentucky House. The vacancy in the upper chamber of the legislature occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield in Washington County was appointed as a state district court judge by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. Elected the next year to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010, Higdon", "id": "18950246" }, { "contents": "Ryan Quarles\n\n\nthird term of office in the Kentucky State House of Representatives in the 2014 election. In this election, Quarles was running in a district redrawn by the Democratic-controlled House of Representative and drawn to be more Democratic, drawing in significant territory which had previously not been part of the district. He was made a top target of the Democrats for defeat of a Republican incumbent and his opponent, Charles Tackett, was a Scott County Magistrate who ran at the request of Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. The redrawn district and effort by", "id": "15213389" }, { "contents": "Loranne Ausley\n\n\nLoranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district since 2016, representing part of Leon County, including most of Tallahassee. She previously served in the Florida House from 2000 to 2008. With over 20 years of public service at the state and federal level, Ausley was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. Her district then included the northern half Leon County,", "id": "20649336" }, { "contents": "Travis Hutson\n\n\nTravis Hutson (born October 3, 1984) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St. Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016. He previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016. Hutson also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until he was elected to the Senate. Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St. Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met", "id": "21679690" }, { "contents": "Will Kendrick\n\n\nWill Kendrick, born April 10, 1960 in Apalachicola, Florida, was a four-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2000 as Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Committee on Conservation and State Lands in the Florida House of Representatives and lives in Crawfordville. When he is finished serving his current term in the House of Representatives, he intended to pursue the position of superintendent of Franklin County School District", "id": "5963662" }, { "contents": "Andy Beshear\n\n\nthrough the state. Beshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016. In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do. On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued", "id": "7912938" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\nAlan B. Williams (born March 22, 1975) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams was born in Tallahassee, and attended Florida A&M University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After graduation, he began working for Sprint Nextel in sales, but quit to work as a community outreach aide", "id": "15168065" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\n1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican. Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat. Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County", "id": "1181328" }, { "contents": "Ray Rodrigues\n\n\nManager for the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Rodrigues has been active in the Lee County Republican Party since 1995, serving in various capacities including Vice-Chairman from 2010-2012. When the Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Rodrigues ran for the newly created 76th District. He faced off against former State Representative Michael J. Grant and Chauncey Solinger in the Republican General Primary. Rodrigues won with nearly 50% of the vote to Grant's 28% and Solinger's 22%.", "id": "21344884" }, { "contents": "Charles McBurney (politician)\n\n\nCharles McBurney (born June 6, 1957) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 16th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, since 2007. McBurney was born in Orlando, and was raised in part by his stepfather, William V. Chappell, Jr., who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the United States Congressman from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1969 to 1989. Following his graduation from high school, McBurney attended the University of", "id": "19509434" }, { "contents": "Dwayne L. Taylor\n\n\nDwayne L. Taylor (born November 13, 1967) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District, which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County, since 2012. Taylor was born in Daytona Beach and attended Daytona State College, where he received his associate degree. After graduation, he attended the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree and his Master in Public Administration. In", "id": "18350780" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Higdon\n\n\nJames Cecil Higdon Jr. (born July 15, 1953), known as Jimmy Higdon, is a businessman from Lebanon, Kentucky, who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14, which until August 23, 2013 included Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in Central Kentucky. Under redistricting legislation signed by Governor Steve Beshear, Taylor County, where Higdon was born, was immediately removed from Higdon's District 14 and placed in District 16, then represented by", "id": "18950241" }, { "contents": "2008 United States presidential election in Florida\n\n\nRepublican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. , this is the last election in which Flagler County and Volusia County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the popular vote and the state's 27 electoral votes, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including one district occupied by a Democrat.", "id": "16579246" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nGwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her. Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary. Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the", "id": "1181326" }, { "contents": "Halsey Beshears\n\n\nterm in the legislature in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. During the 2014 session of the Florida Legislature, Beshears sponsored a bill in the Florida Legislature that made application to Congress to convene an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing a Single Subject Amendment. This bill passed the Florida Legislature making Florida the first state in United States history to apply for an Article V Convention to propose this amendment to the United States Constitution. See the April 23, 2014 entry in List of", "id": "13737949" }, { "contents": "Florida's 7th congressional district\n\n\nSeminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County. Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016. The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy. , there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional", "id": "20721903" }, { "contents": "Matt Caldwell\n\n\nMatthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he received a degree in history in", "id": "10909875" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe county during several races for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Beshear graduated as valedictorian in a class of 28 at Dawson Springs High School in 1962. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was also elected student body treasurer and from 1964 to 1965 served as student body president. While in college, he attended Lexington Primitive Baptist Church and", "id": "8725890" }, { "contents": "2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nis Republican Ted Yoho, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. The incumbent is Democrat Al Lawson, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2018. The 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The incumbent is Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who was re-", "id": "16257922" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nserved as Mayor from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Cummings was elected to the Clay County Commission from the 3rd District, receiving 72% of the vote against independent candidate Ron Raymond. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, Cummings opted to run in the newly created 18th District. He did not face an opponent in the Republican primary or the general election, and was sworn in later that year. While in the Florida House of Representatives, Cummings sponsored legislation that would narrowly expand Medicare as provided for", "id": "20941865" }, { "contents": "Chip LaMarca\n\n\nChip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 93rd House district, which includes part of Broward County. Prior to that, he served on the Broward County Commission. A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, LaMarca moved to Florida in 1971. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, LaMarca served on the Lighthouse Point City Commission and the Broward County Commission. LaMarca was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Democrat Emma Collum and a", "id": "18534925" }, { "contents": "Will Weatherford\n\n\nWill Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time. Will Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to", "id": "5216213" }, { "contents": "Aaron Bean\n\n\nAaron Bean (born January 25, 1967) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008. Bean was born in Fernandina Beach and attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated with a degree in finance in 1989, and became a banker. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a Fernandina", "id": "9876045" }, { "contents": "Matt Gaetz\n\n\nwith 43% of the vote. In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald, winning 66% of the vote. He was unopposed for a full term in 2010. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. He was reelected, unopposed, in 2012 and 2014. While serving in the state house, Gaetz joined with state senator Joe Negron to propose legislation \"designed to accelerate the execution of many of the", "id": "13737878" }, { "contents": "2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky\n\n\nThe 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012. Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012. Republican Ed", "id": "16725860" }, { "contents": "Erik Fresen\n\n\nErik Fresen (born June 9, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 114th District, which stretches from West Miami to Cutler Bay in northeastern Miami-Dade County, since 2012, previously representing the 111th District from 2008 to 2012, who has been convicted for tax evasion. Fresen was born in Miami and attended Florida State University, receiving a degree in finance and international affairs. Following graduation, he worked as a legislative aide from 2000 to 2002, and then worked as", "id": "13983217" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\n, where he faced former congressional candidate Michael Steinberg, the Democratic nominee. Grant dispatched Steinberg without much difficulty, winning 59% of the vote. In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his second term uncontested. While in the legislature, Grant encountered legislation that aimed", "id": "20989837" }, { "contents": "Gayle Harrell\n\n\nGayle Harrell (born July 21, 1943) is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican, she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 83rd District, which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County, from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. Harrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to the state of Florida, where she attended the University of Florida", "id": "20707633" }, { "contents": "Dannite H. Mays\n\n\nDannite Hill Mays (April 28, 1852 – May 9, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Madison, Florida, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He moved to Monticello, Florida, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897.", "id": "4655851" }, { "contents": "Eugene P. Stuart\n\n\nwas elected to the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate. In 1983 both Bunning and Stuart lost to their Democratic opponents. Stuart won 321,352 votes (35.8%) in the general election to 568,869 (63.4%) for Steve Beshear. Beshear carried Stuart's home base of Jefferson County with 116,222 votes there (58.7%) to Stuart's 80,795 (40.1%). Stuart remained in the state legislature after his statewide defeat and eventually became Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate. In 1990 he was", "id": "4015606" }, { "contents": "Travis Cummings\n\n\nW. Travis Cummings (born June 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 18th District, which includes most of northern Clay County, since 2012. Cummings attended Valdosta State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1994. He later attended the University of North Florida, graduating with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. Cummings works as a businessman, specializing in employee benefits consulting. From 2002 to 2008, he served on the Orange Park City Council, and", "id": "20941864" }, { "contents": "Mark Danish\n\n\na budget crisis and laid off several thousand teachers, Danish moved to the state of Florida and began work as a middle school science teacher. After a few years, he began serving as a union representative for the local teacher's union. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Danish ran in the newly created 63rd District. He easily defeated Z. J. Hafeez in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. He faced incumbent Republican State Representative Shawn Harrison in the general election, and", "id": "21818451" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n2009, Beshear announced that Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would replace Mongiardo as his running mate in his re-election campaign. Beshear faced no opposition in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, held on May 17, 2011. In the Republican primary, Senate President David Williams defeated Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a favorite of the Tea Party Movement, and Bobbie Holsclaw, county clerk of Jefferson County. Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith sought the governorship as an Independent after collecting the requisite 5,000 signatures from registered voters requesting that his name be added to the", "id": "8725926" }, { "contents": "Ana Rivas Logan\n\n\nAna Rivas Logan (born May 16, 1961) is a politician from the state of Florida. She served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County as a Republican. After decennial redistricting drew her into the same Kendall-based district as fellow Representative José Félix Díaz, Rivas Logan lost the 2012 primary election to Díaz. Before serving in the Florida House, Rivas Logan was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 2004 to 2010. She represented the 7th district", "id": "20678532" }, { "contents": "Bruce Antone\n\n\nBruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th district, which includes parts of Orlando in Orange County, since 2012, previously representing the 39th District from 2002 to 2006. Antone was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Following graduation, he started graduate studies in electrical engineering, but moved to the state of Florida in 1984, where he pursued graduate studies in public administration at", "id": "18811302" }, { "contents": "J. W. Grant\n\n\nJames W. \"J.W.\" Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 64th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2015, previously serving in the House from 2010 to 2014. Grant was born in Tampa, to John A. Grant, Jr., a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He attended Auburn University, from which he graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006. After graduation, Grant", "id": "20989835" }, { "contents": "Scott Plakon\n\n\nScott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012. Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in", "id": "19745120" }, { "contents": "Oscar Braynon\n\n\nOscar Braynon, II (born February 1, 1977) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida State Senate since 2011. He currently represents the 35th district, which includes Miami Gardens, Miramar, and surrounding areas in southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade County. Braynon previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district from 2008 to 2011. Braynon was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Florida to attend the Florida State University, where he", "id": "13983192" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nAuditor George L. Atkins, Jefferson County judge executive Todd Hollenbach, Agriculture Commissioner Alben Barkley II, and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball star Bill Spivey. In the general election, Beshear faced Republican Eugene Stuart and Don Wiggins, who became the nominee of the newly formed Consumers Lobby Party after losing in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Stuart categorized Beshear as being too liberal for Kentucky, citing his opinion in the Ten Commandments case, as well as his support for abortion rights and gun control. Beshear denied advocating for gun control and charged that", "id": "8725900" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nStuart, a state senator from Jefferson County, had not shown any leadership worthy of election to the lieutenant governor's office. Beshear easily defeated Stuart by a vote of 568,869 to 321,352; Wiggins captured just 7,728 votes. Several changes were proposed to the office of lieutenant governor during Beshear's tenure. In 1984, state representative Bobby Richardson proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the office. When that effort failed, Richardson introduced a bill in the 1986 General Assembly that would have revoked the lieutenant governor's right to live rent-", "id": "8725901" }, { "contents": "John Tobia\n\n\nJohn Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at", "id": "13983064" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\n, Beshear emerged from a six-candidate Democratic primary – largely on the strength of his pledge to expand casino gambling as a means of further funding social programs like education – and defeated Fletcher in the general election. Beshear won re-election in 2011, defeating Republican David L. Williams and Independent Gatewood Galbraith. He was ineligible for re-election in 2015 due to term limits imposed by the Kentucky Constitution, and was succeeded by Republican Matt Bevin. Steve Beshear was born on September 21, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky", "id": "8725888" }, { "contents": "Jeff Brandes\n\n\nfor which he earned a Combat Action Badge. In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd District, which was based in Pinellas County, challenging incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Heller. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly defeated Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in the 22nd District, which encompassed southern Pinellas County and South Tampa, rather than seek a second term in", "id": "13490762" }, { "contents": "Mike La Rosa\n\n\nMike La Rosa (born February 25, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District, which includes Osceola County and eastern Polk County, since 2012. La Rosa was born in Miami, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with a degree in interpersonal communication in 2002. After graduation, he formed La Rosa Development and La Rosa Realty with his brother, Joseph La Rosa. In 2012, incumbent Republican State Representative Mike Horner was seeking re-election,", "id": "21631097" }, { "contents": "Ronald Saunders\n\n\nRon Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District, which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, from 1986 to 1994 and again from 2006 to 2012. Saunders was born in Key West in 1954, to Jack A. Saunders, a State Representative from 1960 to 1964 who served as a United States magistrate judge from 1978 to 1981. Saunders was a National Merit Scholar in high school and later attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida", "id": "4727545" }, { "contents": "Brad Drake\n\n\nserved as Superintendent of Walton County Public Schools; and his cousin, Pat Thomas, who served as the President of the Florida Senate. He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics, and after graduation, worked for State Representative Don Brown as a legislative aide. In 2008, following the inability of Brown to seek re-election due to term limits, Drake ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which was based in Holmes County, northern Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Walton County,", "id": "9078049" }, { "contents": "Tim Ryan (Florida politician)\n\n\nTimothy M. \"Tim\" Ryan (born February 7, 1956) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner, representing the 7th District from 2012 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 99th District from 1998 to 2002, and the 100th District from 2002 to 2006. Ryan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1956, and attended Chaminade High School, graduating in", "id": "19509595" }, { "contents": "Denise Grimsley\n\n\nDenise 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. Grimsley was born in Lakeland", "id": "8226016" }, { "contents": "Keith Perry (politician)\n\n\nWarren Keith Perry (born December 3, 1958) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district, encompassing Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County in North Central Florida, since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016. Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee and attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and after graduating, started Keith Perry Roofing Contractors, which became a successful roofing company in", "id": "21679652" }, { "contents": "Rob Bradley\n\n\n. When the state's legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Bradley opted to run in the newly created 7th District, and won the Republican primary unopposed. Advancing to the general election, he was opposed by Will Mazzota, the Democratic nominee and a University of Florida student who had his filing fee paid for by the Florida Democratic Party. Though the race was built up as a \"Clay-vs.-Alachua County race,\" Bradley ended up defeating Mazzota with ease, winning 58% of the vote to Mazzota's 42%", "id": "13490781" }, { "contents": "Terry L. Fields\n\n\nTerry L. Fields (born April 18, 1959) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016. Fields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University, graduating with his bachelor's degree in education in 1981, and later completing graduate work at Florida State University. While working as an executive assistant for", "id": "14736257" }, { "contents": "Charles S. Dean Sr.\n\n\nCharles S. Dean Sr. (born May 31, 1939) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District, which includes Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, western Marion, Suwannee, and Union Counties in North Florida, since 2012, previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate, Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007", "id": "20345736" }, { "contents": "John Wood (Florida politician)\n\n\nJohn Wood (born on December 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 41st district, which includes Winter Haven and Haines City in northern Polk County, from 2012 to 2016, and previously represented the 65th district from 2008 to 2012. Wood was born in Lakeland, and attended the University of Florida, though he did not graduate, instead transferring to Columbia University, where he received a degree in economics in 1974. Following that, he attended", "id": "13983113" }, { "contents": "Jason Brodeur\n\n\nJason T. Brodeur (born June 7, 1975 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. During his final six years in the Florida House, Brodeur represented the 28th District, which consists of eastern Seminole County. He previously represented the 33rd District from 2010 to 2012. Brodeur attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in food and resource economics in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. He worked", "id": "17321559" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nSteven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained", "id": "8725884" }, { "contents": "Chris Dorworth\n\n\nChris Dorworth (born July 17, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 34th District, which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County, from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, he ran for re-election in the 29th District, and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland. Chris Dorworth was born July 17, 1976 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While a senior at the University of Florida, Dorworth", "id": "12128206" }, { "contents": "Kelli Stargel\n\n\nKelli Stargel (born March 23, 1966) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Lakeland area since 2012. She has represented the 22nd district, encompassing northern Polk and southern Lake Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 15th district. She previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Polk from 2008 to 2012. Kelli Stargel defended her seat against Bob Doyel in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018", "id": "5470289" }, { "contents": "James W. Grant\n\n\nJames William \"Bill\" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U.S. Congress from 1987 to 1991. After being elected as a Democrat from the Tallahassee-based 2nd District to succeed 12-term Democrat Don Fuqua, he switched parties to become a Republican on February 21, 1989. He was defeated for reelection in U.S. House election, 1990 by Douglas Peterson", "id": "10420308" }, { "contents": "Anthony Sabatini\n\n\nAnthony Sabatini is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 32nd House district. The 32nd District of Florida encompasses mostly South Lake County and some of North Lake County. Sabatini was born in Smithtown, New York in 1988 and moved with his family to Florida the following year. He is an officer in the Florida Army National Guard and Florida State Representative from Florida House District 32. He earned bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and History from the University of Florida in 2012 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University", "id": "16155235" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nthe 2010 legislative session, Beshear presented his biennial budget proposal to the General Assembly. The state projected a $1.5 billion shortfall for the biennium, and Beshear once again proposed to make up for the shortfall with revenue generated from expanded gambling. Days after Beshear presented the proposal, both House Speaker Stumbo and Senate President Williams declared all gambling legislation \"dead\" for the session, saying there was no political will in either chamber to pass such legislation ahead of the legislative elections in November. The process of crafting a budget consumed", "id": "8725956" }, { "contents": "Alan Williams (Florida politician)\n\n\n84% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2010. Following the reconfiguration of Florida House districts, the redrawn 8th District included most of the territory that Williams had previously represented, but now included all of Gadsden County in exchange for fewer sections of Leon County. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested. While serving in the legislature, Williams strongly supported legislation that would expand early voting opportunities, despite viewing it as a less-", "id": "15168067" }, { "contents": "José R. Oliva\n\n\nJosé R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 110th District, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes in northern Miami-Dade County, since 2011. Oliva was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1974. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, and later attended St. Thomas University, but did not graduate. Oliva began working for his family's cigar manufacturing business, and eventually served as its Chief", "id": "21382096" }, { "contents": "Mel Ponder\n\n\nMel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, which includes part of Okaloosa County. Ponder previously served as the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016. On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida", "id": "11553986" }, { "contents": "Sara Beth Gregory\n\n\ndistrict acquired Taylor County. Taylor County had previously been represented by Republican Jimmy Higdon, a Taylor County native and long-term resident of Lebanon in Marion County. Gregory's new counties were part of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District. Green River Lake is located in Taylor County near Campbellsville. The revised districts were required when the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the 2012 districting on the grounds that it did not comply with the federal \"one man, one vote\" concept. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear then called a special session", "id": "21449166" }, { "contents": "Leonard L. Bembry\n\n\nLeonard L. Bembry (born August 24, 1947) is a Democratic politician who served as the representative from District 10 of the Florida House of Representatives. Bembry was born in Jasper, Florida, and he attended North Florida Community College and Florida State University. He earned an NFCC Outstanding Alumni. He is a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus (House Co-Chair), Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Development Council, Madison Cattlemen's Association, Madison County Farm Bureau, NRA", "id": "9078097" }, { "contents": "Eleanor Sobel\n\n\nEleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate, Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006. Sobel was born in Brooklyn, New York,", "id": "17169825" }, { "contents": "George LeMieux\n\n\nStates Supreme Court, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals-Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Among his civic and charitable commitments, LeMieux was the Chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, Chairman of the Jeb Bush re-election campaign, Republican nominee for the Florida House of Representatives – District 92, and served on the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board. He has been a director for Goodwill of Broward County,", "id": "16005406" }, { "contents": "Spencer Roach\n\n\nSpencer Roach is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 79th House district, which includes part of Lee County. A native of Louisiana, Roach is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served as a judge advocate general. He moved to Florida in 2000. Roach defeated Matthew Shawn Miller in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 58.7% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Roach won 58.92% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark Lipton.", "id": "17971055" }, { "contents": "Seth McKeel\n\n\nSeth McKeel (born June 5, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 63rd District from 2006 to 2012 and the 40th District, which included most of metropolitan Lakeland in Polk County, from 2012 to 2014. McKeel attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in political science. He studied British politics abroad in the United Kingdom at the Florida State University London Study Centre. In 2000, McKeel was elected to the Lakeland City Commission", "id": "4727440" }, { "contents": "Anthony Rodriguez (politician)\n\n\nAnthony Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 118th District, which includes part of Miami-Dade County, since 2018. Rodriguez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. In 2016, the Representative for Florida House District 118, Frank Artiles, did not run for reelection, opting instead to run for the Florida Senate. In response, Rodriguez and four other Republicans vied for the open seat. Rodriguez lost the primary election to former U.S. Representative David", "id": "18534999" }, { "contents": "John Legg (politician)\n\n\nJohn Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995.", "id": "3338939" }, { "contents": "Robert C. Schenck (politician)\n\n\nRob Schenck (born on July 8, 1975) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 44th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 35th District, which included Spring Hill and Brooksville in Hernando County, from 2012 to 2014. Schenck was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and moved to the state of Florida in 1980, where he attended Central High School. He graduated from Pasco-Hernando Community College, now known as Pasco-Hernando State College in 1995 and from", "id": "2780537" }, { "contents": "Bryan Nelson\n\n\nBryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka. Nelson was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in ornamental horticulture in 1979", "id": "4727393" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\ncandidate to announce his bid for the post of Attorney General of Kentucky in the 1979 election. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he was endorsed by outgoing Attorney General Robert F. Stephens. The central issue of Beshear's campaign was his pledge to be an advocate of the consumer in cases of proposed utility rate hikes. After winning the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican nominee Ron Snyder by a vote of 471,177 to 302,951. When incumbent Attorney General Stephens resigned in December 1979 to accept an appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Beshear", "id": "8725895" }, { "contents": "Bobby Powell (politician)\n\n\nBobby Powell (born September 7, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate who has represented the 30th district, which includes West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, since 2016. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016. Powell was born in Riviera Beach, and attended Florida A&M University, where he received his degree in public relations. He then attended Florida State University, receiving his master of", "id": "14253527" }, { "contents": "2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nRon DeSantis, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He will not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida. Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy", "id": "2565708" }, { "contents": "Rachel Burgin\n\n\nRachel Burgin (born July 23, 1982) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. She represented the 56th district (which was located in Hillsborough County prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012.) Burgin was first elected in 2008 over Democratic opponent Lewis Laricchia, a retired union negotiator, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over Democratic challenger David Chalela. As a State Representative, Burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in November 2011, when she introduced legislation urging the federal government", "id": "19955805" }, { "contents": "2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida\n\n\nThe 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat. Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.", "id": "1181325" }, { "contents": "Steve Beshear\n\n\nrequested an injunction against the Save the Mansion Fund. A Lexington judge refused to grant the injunction, and Beshear appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision. Beshear's actions caused a rift between him and Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Limited to one term as attorney general by the state constitution, Beshear declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1983. In a seven-candidate Democratic primary in May, Beshear captured 183,662 of the 575,022 votes cast to defeat a field that included former state", "id": "8725899" }, { "contents": "Betty Reed\n\n\nBetty Reed (born on May 5, 1941) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014. Reed was born in Pelham, Georgia, and moved to the state of Florida in 1957. She attended National-Louis University, where she received a degree in behavioral science. Following graduation, she owned a small sandwich shop", "id": "6474610" }, { "contents": "Wilton Simpson\n\n\nSimpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms, family businesses. Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Simpson ran in the newly created 18th District, and though he initially anticipated engaging State Representative John Legg in a \"very difficult primary,\" he ended up winning the nomination of the Republican Party and the general election unopposed when Legg decided to run in an adjacent district and his only Democratic opponent, a college student, dropped out. While serving in the legislature, Simpson was given control by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz", "id": "13593900" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nMarlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played a game for the Rangers, though, and was traded to the St. Louis Blues where he began his career. Durbano quickly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in the league, amassing 1,411 major league-career penalty minutes, including an NHL-leading 370 PIM in the 1975–76 season. He played 220 NHL games over the course of his career for", "id": "5982752" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nHarry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 10, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it. Nicknamed the \"Mental Case\", he is the all-time leader in penalty minutes per game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with 1127 career PIMs over a mere 220 games played, for 5.12 PIMs per game. Born in Toronto, Durbano rose through minor hockey to a place on the Toronto", "id": "5982751" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nat Toronto International Airport aboard an Air Canada flight from Miami; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 474 grams of cocaine, estimated by police to be worth about $71,000. Durbano was convicted for cocaine smuggling in 1984, and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Durbano also admitted to using cocaine regularly while playing in the NHL. After his release, he was arrested once for shoplifting, and, in 1995, he was sent back to prison after he attempted to recruit an undercover police officer into an escort service", "id": "5982754" }, { "contents": "Steve Durbano\n\n\nSt. Louis as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies, along with 45 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls. In the very first game of the 1974–75 season, he was checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andre Dupont and suffered a fractured left wrist. He missed the rest of the season, and though he returned the following season, he never regained full power in the wrist. Durbano last played in the NHL in the 1978–79 season. He was arrested on February 7, 1981", "id": "5982753" }, { "contents": "Don Grierson (ice hockey)\n\n\nDon Grierson (born June 16, 1947) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Born in Toronto, Ontario, Grierson played junior ice hockey for the North Bay Trappers. After one season of junior, he was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played a game there. He spent most of his career", "id": "8324056" }, { "contents": "Steve Vickers (ice hockey)\n\n\nStephen James Vickers (born April 21, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1973. Steve \"The Sarge\" Vickers played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was named a First Team league All-Star. He was drafted 10th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent a season in", "id": "21013447" }, { "contents": "Ed Pizunski\n\n\nEd Pizunski (born October 8, 1954) is a former professional ice hockey player. Pizunski began his career at junior level with the Aurora Tigers and also played for the Peterborough Petes and the Toronto Nationals. He was selected by Kansas City Scouts in round 13 (#203 overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but never played in the NHL. In the 1975–76 WHA season he played in the major leagues when he suited up with the Denver Spurs for one World Hockey Association regular season game. He also spent parts", "id": "19302446" }, { "contents": "Rick Bourbonnais\n\n\nRichard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was drafted 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in the World Hockey Association. Bourbonnais", "id": "12780118" }, { "contents": "Michel Plasse\n\n\nMichel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Plasse played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques", "id": "2572866" }, { "contents": "Bob Murphy (ice hockey)\n\n\nBob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League, and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. Murphy was known as a", "id": "18245945" }, { "contents": "Chris Evans (ice hockey)\n\n\nChristopher Bruce \"Big Indian\" Evans (September 14, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario – May 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques. In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played", "id": "12867520" }, { "contents": "Larry Sacharuk\n\n\nLawrence William Sacharuk (born September 16, 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 151 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He also played 15 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Indianapolis Racers. Sacharuk was drafted by the New York Rangers in round 2, going as the 21st pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Sacharuk began his career as a 14 year old with his hometown team,", "id": "5405097" }, { "contents": "Bryan Watson (ice hockey)\n\n\nclub. In 1973-74, after starting the season in Pittsburgh and a very brief 11 game stop with the St. Louis Blues, Watson found himself in Detroit for the second time in his career. In 1975-76 he served a career high of 322 penalty minutes, second only to Steve Durbano with 370. A few weeks into the 1976-77 regular season, Watson was traded to the Washington Capitals for Greg Joly. In three seasons with the Capitals, he played 155 games and served 294 minutes in penalties", "id": "11392236" }, { "contents": "Steve Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. After playing with the Toronto Marlboros and briefly for the Markham Waxers, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he did not play in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles during their time in Central Professional Hockey League. He has also played in", "id": "19240174" }, { "contents": "Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)\n\n\nAnthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was born in Quebec, and his family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Stewart played minor hockey in Toronto, winning three all-Ontario championships. After his minor hockey career, he was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. After two seasons with Kingston, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft", "id": "11725418" }, { "contents": "Steve Payne (ice hockey)\n\n\nSteven John Payne (born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He played his entire NHL career with Minnesota and was forced into retirement by multiple cervical spine injuries. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Payne was drafted 19th overall by Minnesota in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Payne played 613 career NHL games, scoring 228", "id": "17777429" }, { "contents": "John Wright (ice hockey)\n\n\nJohn Gilbert Brereton Wright (born November 9, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wright was selected 4th overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs after dominating local Junior B ranks. The following season, he joined the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, where he would play with a host of future NHL stars, including Brad Park, Brian Glennie and Gerry Meehan. In", "id": "13232190" }, { "contents": "Steve Eminger\n\n\nSteve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener", "id": "20821481" }, { "contents": "Neil Komadoski (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nNeil George Komadoski (born November 5, 1951) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 48th overall, of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is the father of current Vancouver Canucks scout and former player Neil Komadoski Jr. Komadoski played for the Kings and the St. Louis Blues in his NHL career. He played in 501 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 76 assists and recording 632 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 23 playoff games with the Kings", "id": "6649500" }, { "contents": "Ken Block (ice hockey)\n\n\nKenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. After a solid junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Block turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system without seeing any NHL action before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He would be a King for just two days before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs", "id": "1961652" }, { "contents": "Jeff Ware (ice hockey)\n\n\n, Ontario. Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes. He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries", "id": "11387379" }, { "contents": "Christian Bäckman\n\n\nChristian Rune Bäckman (born 28 April 1980 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, and spent the latter part of his career with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Bäckman was drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1st round, 24th overall. It was not until the 2002–03 NHL season that he got a contract for", "id": "6169166" }, { "contents": "Al Osborne\n\n\nAl Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft. He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68", "id": "4277690" }, { "contents": "Nevin Markwart\n\n\nNevin Markwart (born December 9, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. He was selected in first round (21st overall) by Boston Bruins in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Born in Toronto, Ontario, His mother named him after former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bob Nevin, who had been traded to the New York Rangers earlier in the year. Markwart graduated from Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan in", "id": "8259456" }, { "contents": "Rick Kehoe\n\n\nRichard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through", "id": "12442028" }, { "contents": "Joe Noris\n\n\nJoseph S. Noris (born October 26, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Drafted in the third round, 32nd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Noris played 55 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres in 1971–74. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the San Diego Mariners and the Birmingham Bulls, skating in 198 WHA games, scoring 72 goals and adding 116 assists from 1975–1978. Noris was", "id": "15450335" }, { "contents": "Wilf Paiement\n\n\n1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1987–88. In the late 90's he, along with other NHL alumni played a charity hockey game against the East York Bulldogs. A pee wee hockey team in East York Ontario. Wilf Paiement was the first player drafted by the Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils organization. He played in both the first games of the Scouts and", "id": "20914691" }, { "contents": "Mark Reeds\n\n\nMark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77", "id": "9566285" }, { "contents": "Terry Caffery\n\n\nTerrance Michael Caffery (born April 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League. After an impressive junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, during which Caffery was drafted third overall by the Black Hawks in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft behind Barry Gibbs and Brad Park, he played a season for the", "id": "4681232" }, { "contents": "Alexander Steen\n\n\nAlexander Lennart Steen (born 1 March 1984) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Steen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 24th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and started his NHL career with Toronto. Steen won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues. Steen played for Frölunda HC from 1999 to 2004. He spent the 2004–05 season with Modo Hockey after a highly controversial signing. In the 2002 NHL", "id": "5047795" }, { "contents": "Mike Bullard (ice hockey)\n\n\nMichael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92. As a youth, Bullard played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "8509194" }, { "contents": "Wayne Babych\n\n\nWayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry. Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League. He is now living in the", "id": "3836790" }, { "contents": "Keith Osborne\n\n\nKeith J. Osborne (born April 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played just five games with the Blues, during the 1989–90 season. He also played eleven games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In his sixteen-game National Hockey League career, Osborne scored one goal and added three assists. Keith is currently the head coach", "id": "12864379" }, { "contents": "Chris Beckford-Tseu\n\n\nChris Beckford-Tseu (born June 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2007–08 season. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. As a youth, Beckford-Tseu played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario. Beckford-Tseu began his career playing in the Ontario", "id": "11462181" }, { "contents": "Pat Hickey (ice hockey)\n\n\nPatrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues. Pat is the brother of Greg Hickey. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Nicknamed \"Hitch\", Hickey was additionally drafted 18th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Toronto Toros", "id": "4634767" }, { "contents": "Dave Fortier\n\n\nDavid Edward Fortier (born June 17, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A hard-nosed, physical defender, Fortier was selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists. Fortier", "id": "1961743" }, { "contents": "Rick Middleton\n\n\nRichard David \"Nifty\" Middleton (born December 4, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. As a youth, Middleton played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto. A right winger, Middleton was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his", "id": "6204988" }, { "contents": "Nick Ricci\n\n\nNicholas Joseph Ricci (born June 3, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ricci played junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. He was drafted 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and signed with their organization that summer. He played the 1979", "id": "12417342" }, { "contents": "Robin Jonsson\n\n\nRobin Jonsson (born October 12, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Jonsson was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After suffering cancer early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team Bofors IK Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK", "id": "13010754" }, { "contents": "Dave Duerden\n\n\nDavid N. Duerden (born April 11, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played two games for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He was drafted 80th overall by the Panthers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but spent most of his time in the minor leagues. In 2001, he was traded to the New York Rangers for future considerations but was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers after never playing a game for the Rangers. After", "id": "620422" }, { "contents": "Brian Glenwright\n\n\nhockey career began in 1968, with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The following year, he was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft as the 54th overall pick. After being evaluated by a team doctor, he was loaned to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1970-71 season. Glenwright did not play in the NHL. Brian was selected by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1972 WHA", "id": "17570644" }, { "contents": "Jim Dorey\n\n\nRobert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams. Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968", "id": "2904514" }, { "contents": "Kevin O'Shea\n\n\nKevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal", "id": "15450370" }, { "contents": "Kurt Walker (ice hockey)\n\n\nKurt Walker (June 10, 1954 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 71 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Walker started his professional career with the Saginaw Gears, of the International Hockey League, in the 1974–75 IHL season. Walker played 71 NHL games, over parts of the 1975–76 through 1977–78 NHL seasons, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 1977.", "id": "16214686" }, { "contents": "Peter Ferraro\n\n\nPee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games.", "id": "13855405" }, { "contents": "Greg Brown (ice hockey)\n\n\nGregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School", "id": "14907346" }, { "contents": "Jerry Dupont\n\n\nJerome Robert Dupont (born February 21, 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Dupont played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. Dupont played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 16. He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He retired in 1987 after seven years of NHL with", "id": "19341291" }, { "contents": "Ron Handy\n\n\nRonald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a", "id": "15300869" }, { "contents": "Bob Winograd\n\n\nRobert Earl (Bob) Winograd (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA), the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown. He then went to college at Colorado College. After one season at college, he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round (108th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft", "id": "7023113" }, { "contents": "John Jakopin\n\n\nJanez Leo Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal", "id": "15488068" }, { "contents": "Bob Neely\n\n\nRobert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games", "id": "16930471" }, { "contents": "Jason Bowen (ice hockey)\n\n\nJason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six seasons. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating", "id": "6091739" }, { "contents": "Justin DiBenedetto\n\n\nJustin DiBenedetto (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with Ritten/Renon of the Italian Serie A league. DiBenedetto was drafted 175th overall by the New York Islanders during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. DiBenedetto was born in Maple, Ontario. DiBenedetto began his junior hockey career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004–05 season, recording nine points in 64 games as a rookie, followed by no points", "id": "1950399" }, { "contents": "Don Ashby\n\n\nDonald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81. Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career. Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing", "id": "9834031" }, { "contents": "Randy Holt\n\n\nStewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes. Holt was born in Pembroke, Ontario. After playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, Holt was selected 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks. He would spend most of the next four seasons in", "id": "10582915" }, { "contents": "Dean DeFazio\n\n\nDean DeFazio (born April 16, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. During the 1983–84 NHL season he played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. DeFazio began his junior career playing in the OMJHL playing for the Brantford Alexanders. Following his one season with Brantford, in which he accumulated 104 PIMs in 60 games, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh", "id": "16660678" }, { "contents": "Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)\n\n\nThomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following", "id": "6992103" }, { "contents": "Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)\n\n\nRobert Samuel Simpson (born November 17, 1956 in (Kahnawake) Caughnawaga, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Simpson was a forward who played 175 games in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He played three years of major junior hockey in the QMJHL for the Sherbrooke Castors and had a ten-year career as a professional. Drafted as the fourth overall pick in the WHA Amateur Draft, Bobby Simpson still went on to play in the NHL", "id": "7730882" }, { "contents": "Jimmy Jones (ice hockey)\n\n\nJames Harrison Jones (born January 2, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Jones was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Blazers the following season. After playing parts of two seasons with the Blazers he signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He played in the National Hockey League for the first time in 1977, after signing a contract with the Toronto", "id": "16047182" }, { "contents": "Darrell May (ice hockey)\n\n\nDarrell Gerald May (born March 6, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player. May played six games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (91st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his playing career was with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey", "id": "19218935" }, { "contents": "John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)\n\n\nJohn Mitchell (born January 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche. He was drafted in the fifth round, 158th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, playing minor hockey for the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Pavilion League. In the 2000–01 season, Mitchell led his Waterloo Wolves Bantams to a solid season and was", "id": "20737065" }, { "contents": "David Haas (ice hockey)\n\n\nDavid Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from. Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for", "id": "6570637" }, { "contents": "Dale Derkatch\n\n\nDale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with thw Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984", "id": "18554762" }, { "contents": "Floyd Thomson\n\n\nFloyd Harvey Thomson (born June 14, 1949 in Capreol, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Thomson began his professional career with the International Hockey League's Fort Wayne Komets before signing with the Blues as a free agent in 1970. He played 411 NHL games, all with St. Louis, scoring 56 goals and 97 assists. He spent the majority of his last five seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Salt", "id": "4445813" }, { "contents": "Taylor Pyatt\n\n\nTaylor William Pyatt (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves. Pyatt played three seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After scoring 75 points in 68 games in his second OHL season, Pyatt was", "id": "19172947" }, { "contents": "Rick Ley\n\n\nRichard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Ley was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (16th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played four seasons with the Maple Leafs (1968–69 to 1971–72) in the NHL before leaving to play with the New England Whalers of the WHA. He would remain with the Whalers'", "id": "567242" }, { "contents": "Tom Roulston\n\n\nThomas Irwin Roulston (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round, 45th overall, of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft (third round, 29th overall); however, he never played in that league. Roulston appeared in 195 regular-season National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 47 goals", "id": "18881603" }, { "contents": "Bruce Bell\n\n\nBruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school", "id": "22008455" }, { "contents": "Jordan Binnington\n\n\nJordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington was raised in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario. He was drafted by the Blues in the third round, 88th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, with a brief call-up to the NHL in 2014 as an emergency goaltender. Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship.", "id": "7484738" }, { "contents": "John Olver (ice hockey)\n\n\nthe NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points. A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level. Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster", "id": "18494133" }, { "contents": "Gerry O'Flaherty\n\n\nGerard Joseph O'Flaherty (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired professional ice hockey player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets, O'Flaherty later moved to Toronto, Ontario where he played in the MTHL with the North York Rangers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played a single year there before being claimed by the Vancouver Canucks during the Intra-League Draft. While serving the Canucks O'Flaherty", "id": "607779" }, { "contents": "Garry Lariviere\n\n\nGarry Lariviere (born December 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lariviere was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft but opted to play in the rival World Hockey Association instead. He began his professional career with the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974, was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1977 and was one of the players the Nordiques retained when the Nordiques merged into the National Hockey League in 1979. He also played for the Edmonton", "id": "19292486" }, { "contents": "Jason Saal\n\n\nJason Saal (born February 1, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player, with the majority of his career spent in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League and United Hockey League. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game. Saal retired following the 2004–05 season to be closer to his family and", "id": "9998791" }, { "contents": "Chris Govedaris\n\n\nChristopher Govedaris (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Govedaris was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: thirty-three with the Whalers and twelve with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "id": "20533495" }, { "contents": "Mike Backman\n\n\nMichael Charles Backman (born January 2, 1955 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the World Hockey Association's Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round, one-hundredth overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft; however, he never played in that league. Despite being un-drafted in the National Hockey League, he played eighteen regular-season and ten playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers over three seasons. Backman first played NHL hockey with", "id": "18881212" }, { "contents": "Rob DiMaio\n\n\nRobert Charles DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder", "id": "4963356" }, { "contents": "Boyd Devereaux\n\n\nBoyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Devereaux played the majority his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings roster. Devereaux spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and would go on to play 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112", "id": "16458777" }, { "contents": "Morris Titanic\n\n\nMorris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from. Titanic", "id": "17039224" }, { "contents": "Ryan VandenBussche\n\n\nRyan VandenBussche (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen years professional hockey, nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for his pugilistic skills. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 173rd overall, VandenBussche spent his first seasons playing for various OHL and AHL teams. On August 22, 1995, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent", "id": "7006866" }, { "contents": "Jim Conacher\n\n\nJames Conacher (born May 5, 1921) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Conacher recorded 85 goals and 117 assists for 202 points in 328 career NHL games. After his hockey career, he worked as an advertising salesman for newspaper companies in Toronto. After Chick Webster's", "id": "16448786" }, { "contents": "Kevin Morrison\n\n\ncombatants fought furiously until exhausted, had a brief respite, then continued until neither man could punch anymore. Morrison spent the next five seasons, from 1973 to 1978, exclusively in the World Hockey Association. He scored better than 20 goals in his first three seasons in the league and was selected to the one WHA All-Star game. He was involved in another memorable fight during the 1978-79 season against legendary enforcer Steve Durbano, of the Birmingham Bulls. In this skirmish, Durbano continued to go after Morrison even", "id": "2072191" }, { "contents": "Pete Conacher\n\n\nto play in the National Hockey League. In his 13 years as a professional hockey player, he would also end up playing for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears, St. Louis Flyers, and Buffalo Bisons (AHL). In 1959, he would play for the Belleville McFarlands and go on to win the World Championship in Prague. By the end of his professional hockey career, Pete had played 229 NHL regular season games, with 47 goals and 39 assists. After ending his professional career in", "id": "1451702" }, { "contents": "Gary Burns (ice hockey)\n\n\nGary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is a American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. He was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980-81 NHL season, playing in eleven regular", "id": "13553941" }, { "contents": "Wade Redden\n\n\nWade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He also played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star. Born on June 12, 1977 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan", "id": "5105696" }, { "contents": "Andy Chiodo\n\n\nhim in 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round with the 199th overall pick. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, Chiodo played with the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, Chiodo made his professional debut with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in the 2003–04 season. He also appeared in eight NHL games with Pittsburgh that season. Chiodo has spent most of his professional", "id": "9633248" }, { "contents": "Ryan Malone\n\n\nRyan Gregory Malone (born December 1, 1979) nicknamed \"Bugsy\", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In 2003, he became the first Pittsburgh-born and trained player to suit up for the Penguins in an NHL game. Malone was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high", "id": "15378289" }, { "contents": "Doug Soetaert\n\n\nDouglas Henry Soetaert (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. In the 2016–17 season he was general manager of the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, and Montreal Canadiens. After his playing career, he took on hockey executive roles with Kansas City Blades, Everett Silvertips, and Omaha Ak", "id": "12414995" }, { "contents": "John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1950)\n\n\nJohn Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba and raised in Warren, Manitoba. Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After retiring", "id": "9871659" }, { "contents": "Brit Selby\n\n\nRobert Briton \"Brit\" Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros. Selby started his hockey career with the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA where he played five seasons. Selby got his first taste of a championship win in 1963–64, when the", "id": "13587683" }, { "contents": "Parker MacDonald\n\n\nCalvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 – August 17, 2017) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played for five National Hockey League teams in his 18-year NHL career. He later coached the Minnesota North Stars and the Los Angeles Kings. MacDonald played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for the Toronto Maple", "id": "1094872" }, { "contents": "Mike Eastwood\n\n\nMichael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from South Ottawa. Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.", "id": "20821455" }, { "contents": "Brent Burns\n\n\n, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his minor hockey career playing for the Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). He spent two years playing in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (MTHL), now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. Burns then played his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger with the Brampton Battalion in the 2002–03 season", "id": "3113736" }, { "contents": "Les Binkley\n\n\nLeslie John Binkley (born June 6, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Binkley played goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He later served as a scout for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties. He won the Dudley \"Red\" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's", "id": "4790730" }, { "contents": "Mike Zuke\n\n\nMichael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986. Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis). He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan", "id": "9583329" }, { "contents": "Paul Harrison (ice hockey)\n\n\nPaul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres, accumulating a record of 28-59-9. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league", "id": "13548795" }, { "contents": "Greg Hotham\n\n\nGregory S. Hotham (born March 7, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (84th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Hotham was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Aurora, Ontario. Hotham played 230 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. Hotham's sons Scott (born 1984) and Andrew (born 1986) are both professional ice hockey players. Scott played the", "id": "7625591" }, { "contents": "Fred Lake (ice hockey)\n\n\nFrederick Edgar Lake (March 12, 1883 – December 1, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. He won two Stanley Cups in 1909 and 1911 with Ottawa. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (then in the Northwest Territories), Fred", "id": "13303180" }, { "contents": "Doug Adam\n\n\nDouglas Patrick Adam (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but did play four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Adam was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent in 1947, and played for various minor league affiliates of the Rangers until 1955. In February 1950, Adam played four games at the NHL level with", "id": "14816243" }, { "contents": "Glen Featherstone\n\n\nGlen Featherstone (born July 8, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a youth, Featherstone played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. Featherstone was drafted 73rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut playing for the Blues in 1988. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers and the Calgary Flames. In total, Featherstone played 384 regular season games,", "id": "18045308" }, { "contents": "Steve Andrascik\n\n\nSteven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the", "id": "16151989" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi. The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area. A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott", "id": "6704704" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\n, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston. Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum. The hospital opened in a location west of Meridian in 1885. In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name. In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State", "id": "6704705" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\n, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo. Taxpayers were eligible for automatic relief in the 49 Mississippi counties designated for individual assistance. Other", "id": "8013203" }, { "contents": "Rankin County, Mississippi\n\n\ndriver's license facility across the highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, from", "id": "10555660" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nNorth Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton", "id": "6704979" }, { "contents": "United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi\n\n\nthe United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017. Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton,", "id": "10871984" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nThe Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, along Mississippi Highway 468. The campus is southeast of Jackson, between Jackson and Brandon. Historically many people referred to the center as \"Whitfield,\" after the community in which it is located. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. In 1935, the", "id": "8767617" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nrequire more recovery time in a hospital setting. Riley Hospital has two centers for stroke treatment and rehabilitation services. Other healthcare facilities in Meridian include the Alliance Health Center and East Mississippi State Hospital, the latter of which has been in operation since 1882. Retail is another major employer in the county, with 5,280 people employed in April 2010. Nearly $2 billion annually is spent on retail purchases in the city. The Bonita Lakes Mall offers over one hundred shopping venues, including department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, eateries", "id": "15659923" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nAnthony Clayton. The fire department responded to more than 1600 calls in 2009, including 123 structural fires and 609 emergency service calls. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian. The United States Postal Service operates the Meridian, North Meridian, and the West Meridian Station post offices. In state politics, the Mississippi Senate district map divides the city into three sections. The northern tip of the city is in the 31st State Senate District and seats Terry Clark Burton (R). A strip", "id": "15659905" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nEast Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. It is about 90 miles east of the capital, Jackson. Opened in 1999, the special needs prison is intended to provide a high level of care for up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental illness, at all custody levels. Since the prison opened, it has been one of six prisons in the state operated under contract to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) by three successive for-profit companies. EMCF", "id": "10436116" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n. Rush Hospital is the largest healthcare organization in the region, employing 2,610 people, followed by East Mississippi State Hospital with 1,500 and Anderson Hospital with 1,475. There are three hospitals in Meridian, as well as many other healthcare-related facilities. Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center provides cardiovascular surgery, a Level II newborn intensive-care unit, and a health and fitness center. Rush Foundation Hospital and the related Rush Health Systems operate a Specialty Hospital of Meridian, which offers long-term care for non-permanent patients who", "id": "15659922" }, { "contents": "Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute\n\n\nThe Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, originally known as the Tennessee Hospital for the Insane and later as the Central State Hospital for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. After visiting Tennessee's first mental health facility, the Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, in November 1847, Dorothea Dix urged the state legislature to replace the unfit facility. The new facility, named Central State Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in southeast Nashville, Tennessee on the southwest corner of Murfreesboro Road and Donelson Pike. In 1963", "id": "3303952" }, { "contents": "Sanatorium, Mississippi\n\n\nSanatorium is a community in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S., northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916, which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration", "id": "2844525" }, { "contents": "Pine Belt (Mississippi)\n\n\nThe Pine Belt, also known as the \"Piney Woods\", is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Longleaf Pine belt covers 9 counties in Mississippi; Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forest, Perry, and Greene. It is east of the Mississippi Delta region, north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and south of the Jackson area. In the years before Mississippi was discovered by Europeans,", "id": "6852224" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State Hospital\n\n\nMississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery", "id": "8767618" }, { "contents": "Northeast Mississippi Community College\n\n\nname of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. Northeast Mississippi Community is governed locally by a Board of Trustees which is made up of fifteen members–six members from Prentiss County and two each from Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties with one member elected at-large by the Board itself. The member", "id": "19711465" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nMeridian is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on", "id": "15659874" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nof $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in an unincorporated area of the county, near Meridian. Intended to provide intensive treatment for up to 1500 state", "id": "10611185" }, { "contents": "Alamucha, Mississippi\n\n\nAlamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Meridian, and west of the Alabama state line. Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek. Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County. A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841. Lodge No. 130 of the Grand", "id": "8350538" }, { "contents": "Austin State Hospital\n\n\nAustin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known as the \"Texas State Lunatic Asylum\", is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the first hospital of its kind built west of the Mississippi River. The hospital was established by the Legislature in 1856, and began operating in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925. It's currently operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Hospital is the subject of", "id": "7063465" }, { "contents": "North Mississippi\n\n\nNorth Mississippi is a region in the north east of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties have a unique cultural and racial history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. The counties have a combined population of 267,560 (2010). Tupelo is the largest city in the region, but other notable cities include Booneville, Corinth, New Albany, and Pontotoc. The region is notable for its hilly", "id": "15902093" }, { "contents": "Sam Britton\n\n\nSam Britton is a Republican member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission representing the Southern District since his election in 2015 to replace the outgoing Steve Renfroe. The Southern District includes Adams, Amite, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Sam Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi where his mother", "id": "10756328" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Community College\n\n\nEast Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly known as East Mississippi Junior College, is a community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. The college has two principal campuses and offers courses at five other locations. One of fifteen community colleges in Mississippi, EMCC is the home of the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 NJCAA National Champions in the sport of collegiate American football. EMCC is accredited", "id": "18348347" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\ntime and reserve staff available. In 2009, the department's Criminal Investigations Division responded to 4000 cases, 2000 of which were felonies. In 2000, 2094 crimes were reported, up slightly from 2008 crimes the preceding year. Meridian has been described as \"the safest city in Mississippi with more than 30,000 people.\" The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, near Meridian. It is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The chief of the Meridian Fire Department is", "id": "15659904" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nliving in the city in 1927. Today, fewer than 40 Jews live in Meridian, most of whom are elderly. Meridian is located in the East Central Hills region of Mississippi in Lauderdale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Along major highways, the city is east of Jackson, Mississippi; west of Birmingham, Alabama; northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; southeast of Memphis, Tennessee; and west of Atlanta, Georgia", "id": "15659915" }, { "contents": "East Mississippi Correctional Facility\n\n\nprison operations. As of early 2017, the state has contracts for only three privately run prisons. The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Authority authorized the facility. East Mississippi is the state's main \"special needs\" facility, housing up to 1500 prisoners with serious mental health issues. Located on 160 acres, the prison opened in April 1999; it was intended to provide intensive treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness. It has been operated since the beginning by for-profit prison management companies: Cornell Companies was the first;", "id": "10436121" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nlodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg. Scoutreach Division Camp Tiak Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint", "id": "14584780" }, { "contents": "Lucedale, Mississippi\n\n\nThe city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center. In April 2013, a US$4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add", "id": "2119305" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it is one of the state's largest public buildings. When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill. The center's campus is located on Bangor's east side,", "id": "19372686" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nAndrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital. Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The \"Delta Area Council\" of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s. Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. OA", "id": "14584779" }, { "contents": "Jones County, Mississippi\n\n\nincome of $28,273 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,820. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel and in Jones County. Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport", "id": "10611228" }, { "contents": "Pueblo, Colorado\n\n\n, American Slovenian Catholic Union, and I.O.O.F., among others. Another major employer in Pueblo is the Colorado State Hospital. The hospital is the preeminent mental health facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Established in 1879 as the Colorado State Insane Asylum, it was renamed as the Colorado State Hospital in 1917. In 1991, the name was changed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). The Robert L. Hawkins High Security Forensic Institute opened in June 2009 and is a 200-bed, state-of-the-", "id": "4624626" }, { "contents": "Maine Insane Hospital\n\n\nThe Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. The hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to", "id": "21313729" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 1st congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. One of the state's major universities, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is located within the district at Oxford. The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union,", "id": "12845995" }, { "contents": "Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle\n\n\nBaptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, and part of the Baptist Memorial Health Care network. Baptist Memorial has 328 beds and is a Level III trauma facility. The hospital is the seventh largest provider of medical and surgical services in the state of Mississippi. The hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission. In 2009, it employed a total of 1,100 people, including 100 doctors, making it Lowndes County's largest private employer. Baptist Golden Triangle is also home to one of the best", "id": "13541542" }, { "contents": "Oxford, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus. The Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, located in Oxford provides comprehensive health care services for Oxford and the surrounding area, supported by a growing number of physicians, clinics and support facilities. The North Mississippi Regional Center, a state-licensed Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), is", "id": "2223083" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\nThe Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center provides inpatient and outpatient care to the state's severest mentally ill in an area covering the eastern two-thirds of the state. It has 51 beds", "id": "19372683" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\n, the city was a great economic power in the state and region from about 1890 through 1930. Though its economy slowed with the decline of the railroading industry in the 1950s, the city has adapted, moving from a largely rail-based economy to a more diversified one, with healthcare, military, and manufacturing employing the most people. Along with Lauderdale County and the city of Marion, Meridian is served by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, which was formed in 1996 by a group of business leaders from the area", "id": "15659920" }, { "contents": "Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi\n\n\nJefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906. The genesis of the county occurred on March 31, 1906, when a Mississippi state legislative act authorized the new country's boundaries", "id": "10611229" }, { "contents": "Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\n\noperated facility for the treatment of mental illness opened in 1908, in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and was called the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and now called the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health. A year later, a second state-operated facility was opened in Vinita, Oklahoma, called the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, later renamed to the Oklahoma Forensic Center. On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act of 1963,", "id": "172042" }, { "contents": "Fulton, Missouri\n\n\nhad voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton; in 1842 the Presbyterian Church had opened a female seminary later known as Synodical College; in the fall of 1851 the Presbyterian Church established the all-male Fulton College, now known as Westminster College; and Fulton was the seat of county government. Winston Churchill", "id": "2292223" }, { "contents": "Agency, Mississippi\n\n\nAgency (also Choctaw Agency) is a ghost town located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Established in the early 1800s as a trading post with the Choctaw people, the community today is a rural crossroads. Agency began as a government trading post established to maintain contact with the Choctaw people. The post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. Robinson Road connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi. Government workers were employed at", "id": "17816764" }, { "contents": "Naval Air Station Meridian\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities. On July 16, 1957, the first shovel of earth was thrown, marking the beginning of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS), which was commissioned July 19, 1961. Captain W.F. Krantz, USN received the golden key to the air station, and senior Mississippi U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was the guest", "id": "17821678" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nThe Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Native Americans. On April 20, 1945, this band organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created from lands in Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, and Winston counties in Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state. By a deed dated August 18, 2008, the state returned \"Nanih Waiya", "id": "2315787" }, { "contents": "St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin\n\n\nSt. Brendan's Hospital () was a psychiatric facility located in the north Dublin suburb of Grangegorman. It formed part of the mental health services of Dublin North East with its catchment area being North West Dublin. It is now the site of a modern mental health facility known as the \"Phoenix Care Centre\". Since the official opening of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in 1815 the Grangegorman site has continuously provided institutional facilities for the reception of the mentally ill until the present day. As such the Phoenix Care Centre represents the continuation", "id": "7727257" }, { "contents": "Clarke County, Mississippi\n\n\nClarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhibited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town", "id": "10611434" }, { "contents": "Tom Perez\n\n\n. After a \"comprehensive investigation\" by the Civil Rights Division of a juvenile facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Perez's division found multiple violations of due process and Miranda rights of African-American and disabled students at Meridian, Mississippi, schools by the Lauderdale County Youth Court, the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The investigation described local and state authorities of running a \"school-to-prison pipeline\", by incarcerating students for minor school disciplinary infractions, such as violating school dress-", "id": "22123306" }, { "contents": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi\n\n\nLauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Jackson traveled through the county on his way to New Orleans and a town was named Hickory after his nickname \"Old Hickory\". An early explorer", "id": "10611179" }, { "contents": "Genesis Health System\n\n\nIA. Established by Mother Mary Borromeo Johnson and the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospital received its first patient on Dec. 7, 1869. The construction of Mercy marked the third hospital west of the Mississippi River. In 1872, St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill was opened adjacent to Mercy Hospital. It is this facility that would eventually burn down in 1950, causing the death of 40 patients. Because of the 1918 flu pandemic, Mercy Hospital was forced to open an extension in Turner Hall in order to accommodate the", "id": "10252498" }, { "contents": "Magee, Mississippi\n\n\nnuclear medicine and ultrasound. The laboratory features the latest technology in computerized diagnostic equipment. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services. Magee Medical & Surgical Clinic, adjacent to the hospital, has five family practitioners. This building also houses the hospital's physical therapy department. Five dentists have practices in Magee. Other facilities include Hillcrest Health Center, Boswell Regional Center for adults with developmental disabilities, and Millcreek Rehabilitation Center, a private residential center for mental, emotionally and physically handicapped. Five home health agencies serve the area. Magee also", "id": "2223749" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians\n\n\nReservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state. The largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, at , which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and holds more than 62 percent of its population, as of the 2000 census. The total land area is 84.282 km² (32.541 sq mi), and its official total resident population was 5,190 persons. The nine counties are Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Kemper, Jones, Winston, Attala,", "id": "2315819" }, { "contents": "Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center\n\n\nLegacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health System. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin’s second largest employer. Originally titled as Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the Willamette Meridian that", "id": "10571952" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nwon 14-6. There is one private school serving K-12 students, Prentiss Christian School. The community is served by the \"Prentiss Headlight\" newspaper. Prentiss is accessed from Mississippi Highway 42, Mississippi Highway 13, and U.S. Route 84. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport is located west of the town. The Jefferson Davis Community Hospital is located in Prentiss. Blues musician Houston Stackhouse stated that fellow musician Tommy Johnson: \"was stayin' over around Prentiss, Mississippi. I believe, I don't know how", "id": "2223025" }, { "contents": "Noxubee River\n\n\nThe Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National", "id": "5949955" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nenrolled African-American students. The name change from Meridian Junior College to Meridian Community College took place In 1987 \"to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities it provides for a growing community area.\" Mississippi State University also operates a campus in the city. As of the Fall 2008 semester, 763 students from 33 counties throughout the state and several in Alabama attended the college. Meridian is served by the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library, located at the corner of 7th Street and 26th Avenue. The city originally had", "id": "15659958" }, { "contents": "Mendota Mental Health Institute\n\n\nMendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility. The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was", "id": "16915831" }, { "contents": "Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center\n\n\n, Minnesota's state institutions for people with mental illnesses were badly overcrowded. The State Board of Health declared in 1872 that the facilities at the St. Peter Hospital for the Insane were appalling and a disgrace to the state. Even after a second hospital was established in Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential", "id": "5208679" }, { "contents": "Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center\n\n\n, and provides its services to both voluntary and involuntary (court-committed) patients. Its operations are governed by state legislation, and are overseen by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Maine's first psychiatric hospital was the Maine Insane Hospital, established in Augusta in 1835. That facility was repeatedly enlarged, until 1889, when it was determined to no longer be feasible to expand it further. The state appointed a committee to identify a location for a second facility, resulting in the selection of this location", "id": "19372684" }, { "contents": "Danville State Hospital\n\n\nDanville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania is a mental health facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. It was Pennsylvania’s third public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Danville State Hospital for the mentally ill, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Danville, Pennsylvania, opened in 1872 as the \"State Hospital for the Insane at Danville\". The hospital's Main Building, which was designed by John McArthur, Jr., was a Kirkbride Plan hospital building. By September 30, 1873,", "id": "17756952" }, { "contents": "Purvis, Mississippi\n\n\npopulation were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Purvis Post Office in Purvis. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis. The Purvis School System's mascot is a tornado as a testament of the courage of those who endured the Tornadoes of 1908, which changed the face of the emerging town, and in honor of those who lost their lives", "id": "2223107" }, { "contents": "Laurel, Mississippi\n\n\nliving below the poverty line. City government consists of a mayor-council form. The mayor is elected at-large. Council members are elected from single-member districts. The United States Postal Service operates the Laurel Post Office and the Choctaw Post Office, both located in Laurel. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health South Mississippi State Hospital Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel. Amtrak's \"Crescent\" train connects Laurel with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New", "id": "2223046" }, { "contents": "Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi\n\n\nChoctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Neshoba County) is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately south of Shaw and approximately east of Stringtown on Mississippi Highway 450. It is named for the Choctaw Indians, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, who were indigenous to this area at the time of European settlement. Most of the Choctaw were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s. The federally recognized Mississippi Band of", "id": "16873240" }, { "contents": "Elgin Mental Health Center\n\n\nThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between", "id": "17225729" }, { "contents": "Kemper County, Mississippi\n\n\nKemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use \"clean coal\" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and", "id": "10611198" }, { "contents": "Alcorn County, Mississippi\n\n\nAlcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of", "id": "10611535" }, { "contents": "Mississippi State University Libraries\n\n\nelectronic resources. The students and faculty of the Mississippi State University Meridian Campus also have access to the same print and electronic resources and services as Mississippi State University-Starkville Campus users and, through a partnership between the MSU Libraries and Meridian Community College, may also use the services of the L. O. Todd Library Resource Center. Located at 509 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi, the Jackson Architecture Center serves students and faculty of the College of Architecture, fifth year program, as well as practicing architects, state legislators and", "id": "1545980" }, { "contents": "Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi)\n\n\nLamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. The school was established in 1964 as a segregation academy. It is located on a site on Lindley Road. Chartered in 1964, Lamar Elementary opened with grades one through six in 1965. Lamar Middle/High School opened in 1970. The school's name pays tribute to Mississippi statesman L.Q.C. Lamar (1825–1893). It was founded as a whites-only establishment, which led to the denial of its tax exemptions, a decision upheld", "id": "615574" }, { "contents": "Prentiss, Mississippi\n\n\nAfrican Americans; it was the first lawsuit of its kind in Mississippi. Prentiss police officer Ron Jones, Jr. was shot and killed by Cory Maye while executing a search warrant in 2001. Prentiss is located in central Jefferson Davis County at . U.S. Route 84 passes north and west of the town center on a bypass; the four-lane highway leads east to Collins and west to Monticello. Mississippi Highway 13 passes through the town slightly east of the center; it leads north to Mendenhall and south to Columbia. Mississippi Highway", "id": "2223018" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\nThe Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904, and though the number of patients and employees were drastically reduced, it remained operational until October 10, 1996. Norwich State Hospital was a mental health facility initially created for the mentally ill and those found guilty of crimes by insanity. Throughout its years of operation, however, it also housed geriatric patients", "id": "13134309" }, { "contents": "Amarillo, Texas\n\n\nPanhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996. The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt. Northwest Texas Hospital is home to the area's only Level III designated trauma center. The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940", "id": "18276843" }, { "contents": "Mississippi's 3rd congressional district\n\n\nMississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville. From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-", "id": "3240055" }, { "contents": "Scalebor Park Hospital\n\n\nScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which was designed by J. Vickers Edwards using a compact arrow layout, opened as the West Riding Private Asylum in 1902. It became Scalebor Park Mental Hospital in the 1920s. Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the West Riding County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as Scalebor Park Hospital in 1948. After", "id": "10913556" }, { "contents": "Pachuta, Mississippi\n\n\nPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at (32.041081, -88.883636). U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north to Meridian and south to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to ), and west to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is northwest of town on", "id": "2119095" }, { "contents": "Wilkinson County Correctional Center\n\n\nCoreCivic). The state and county authorized construction of the prison in this location in the expectation that persons living in the Woodville area would be able to find jobs there. During reforms at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP or \"Parchman\") in Sunflower County, as part of settlement of a class action suit, the state closed Unit 32, which included the prison's Death Row and other prisoners in lockdown. Numerous prisoners with mental illness were transferred to East Mississippi Correctional Facility, which is to provide specialized treatment. Other", "id": "19793741" }, { "contents": "Clinton, Mississippi\n\n\nClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mount Salus, which means \"Mountain of health\". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt", "id": "2119529" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nthe Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to deal with the Choctaw and later to organize the selling of their lands to the new inhabitants. What was originally a trading post was located on Robinson Road, about east of the Noxubee River. A lumber mill southwest of town produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County, and its name was changed", "id": "10611014" }, { "contents": "Meridian, Mississippi\n\n\nNaval Air Station Meridian and Key Field, which employ over 4,000 people. NAS Meridian is home to the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy (RCTA) and the first local Department of Homeland Security in the state. Key Field is named after brothers Fred and Al Key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. The field is now home to the 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard and a support facility for the 185th Aviation Brigade of the Army National Guard. Rush Foundation Hospital is the largest non", "id": "15659877" }, { "contents": "Mississippi Department of Corrections\n\n\n10-year contract to Management and Training Corporation for Walnut Grove and two other private facilities, effective July 1, 2012. The court supervision of conditions at WGCF was extended because of two prison riots in 2014. Due to declining need, the state closed the prison in September 2016. The ACLU and SPLC filed suit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, established for prisoners with serious mental illness, in 2013. The class-action suit at East Mississippi Correctional Facility is proceeding; the court affirmed the status of the plaintiffs in 2015", "id": "15776132" }, { "contents": "Broughton Hospital\n\n\nBroughton Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is administered by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. In 1850, influential mental health activist Dorothea Dix petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to support and build a psychiatric hospital to treat the insane. Within 25 years the General Assembly determined that one hospital was insufficient to care for the population of people afflicted with mental illness. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of", "id": "3966172" }, { "contents": "Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi\n\n\nmph (91 km/h) winds, by 10 a.m., landfall in Mississippi increased hurricane-force winds in an area of 600,000 Mississippi residents, covering several counties (see Figure KW10: Katrina Wind Speed map): Hancock, Harrison, Jackson County, Pearl River County, Stone, Walthall, Marion, Lamar County, Forrest County, and Perry County (see Map of Counties). Other counties to see a strong hurricane force impact of Katrina were Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Smith County", "id": "8013176" }, { "contents": "Searcy Hospital\n\n\nSearcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital", "id": "7097406" }, { "contents": "Cherry Hospital\n\n\nHospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who focused his administration on expanding mental health services and increasing hospital facilities and personnel during his tenure. The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. On March 5, 1881, the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In", "id": "12715971" }, { "contents": "Delta Correctional Facility\n\n\nDelta Correctional Facility was a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for men, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. Prior to closing, the facility also housed", "id": "4372806" }, { "contents": "Broadgate Hospital\n\n\nBroadgate Hospital was a mental health facility to the east of Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hospital was located on a site previously occupied by Broadgate Farm. It was designed by Charles Henry Howell using a Corridor Plan layout and opened as the East Riding County Asylum in October 1871. It became the East Riding Mental Hospital in the 1920s before joining the National Health Service as Broadgate Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline", "id": "10264855" }, { "contents": "Norwich State Hospital\n\n\ngiven a name in honor of the founding superintendents of the American Psychiatric Association and well-known mental health advocates such as Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix. Later buildings were named after recognized contributors to the hospital, including Connecticut governors Abraham Ribicoff and John Davis Lodge. The Ronald H. Kettle Center opened in 1960 as the new medical-surgical facility and was the largest building on the property. Built like a general hospital, it reflected the then-modern belief that mental illness could be treated biologically on a short-term", "id": "13134313" }, { "contents": "Bigbee Valley, Mississippi\n\n\nBigbee Valley is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are \"Bigbeevale\", \"Nances Mill\", and \"Whitehall\". Bigbee Valley is located on Mississippi Highway 388, west of the Alabama state line. The hamlet was historically located near the west bank of the Tombigbee River. The construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in 1984 moved the navigable portion of the waterway east. The community derives its name from the last two syllables of \"Tombigbee\", a name of Choctaw", "id": "21521986" }, { "contents": "Harrisburg State Hospital\n\n\nHarrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. The Harrisburg State Hospital was created as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane in 1845 to provide care for mentally ill persons throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The hospital was the result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. A nine-member", "id": "7264430" }, { "contents": "Wexford Health Sources\n\n\nstatewide. The contracts for four for-profit Mississippi prisons were subsequently awarded sequentially to Health Assurance LLC, a Jackson, Mississippi firm owned by Dr. Carl Reddix, and obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2008, the company received a contract to \"provide inmate health care services\" at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which was then renewed in 2011. Transfers of contracts for East Mississippi Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility followed in 2012. The final contract was for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in 2013. Dr. Reddix was indicted for", "id": "9765352" }, { "contents": "Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane\n\n\nOn January 1, 1977, the New York Department of Mental Hygiene opened the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) a special forensic mental health facility on the grounds of the Beacon complex (CNYPC was relocated to a portion of Marcy State Hospital in September of that year). With the creation of CNYPC, Matteawan closed forever. Some buildings from the former Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane now serve as part of the medium-security Fishkill Correctional Facility. Patients were given outdoor exercise in the courtyards twice daily and", "id": "11501314" }, { "contents": "1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi\n\n\npatterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson and Harry S. Truman had run best. With 63.46% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama. , this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw", "id": "12891980" }, { "contents": "Denver Health Medical Center\n\n\nand Cherokee; this is where Denver Health is located to this day. The hospital was well known for founding the first nursing school west of the Mississippi and for being one of the earliest facilities for treating Tuberculosis. The hospital employed many health care visionaries, including, Florence Sabin, who was instrumental in creating a functional Public Health department. On January 1, 1997, Denver General became a political subdivision of the state, and was renamed Denver Health and Hospital Authority. In 1989 a book was written about The Denver General", "id": "12656982" }, { "contents": "Oktibbeha County, Mississippi\n\n\nOktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either \"bloody water\" or \"icy creek\". Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region", "id": "10611010" }, { "contents": "Cheri Barry\n\n\nservice. It began with the Lafayette County welfare system, where her focus was on children and geriatric abuse victims. She later worked with the Lauderdale County Welfare Department. From 1998 to 2001, Barry taught in the Meridian Public Schools system. She then served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Key Chapter from 2001 until her election as mayor. The American Red Cross Key Chapter serves Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties in Mississippi. Barry narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Percy Bland to become the", "id": "16171013" }, { "contents": "Percy Bland\n\n\nand Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites. On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials,", "id": "12203737" }, { "contents": "Margaret Morgan Lawrence\n\n\nat Columbia's P&S, retiring in 1984. She studied children with difficulties and children identified as \"strong\" by their teachers, in Georgia and Mississippi, as well as on sabbatical in Africa in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s Lawrence was one of the founders of the Rockland County Center for Mental Health and served on the New York State Planning Council for Mental Health. After retiring from her hospital and academic positions in 1984, she went into private practice. Born in New York City, Lawrence grew up in a", "id": "10646343" }, { "contents": "Athens Lunatic Asylum\n\n\nthe Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and then (again) the Athens Mental Health Center. The facility also included divisions such as the Dairy Barn, Beacon School, Athens Receiving Hospital, Center Hospital and the Tubercular Ward (Cottage \"B\"). The land where the hospital was built belonged to Arthur Coates and Eliakim H. Moore farms. The area originally was only made", "id": "1205198" }, { "contents": "Scouting in Mississippi\n\n\nBernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi. The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The \"Chicksa Lodge\" serves local Arrowmen. There are two Girl Scout councils in Mississippi. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in", "id": "14584781" }, { "contents": "Jackson's Military Road\n\n\ntown and still bears the name \"Military Road\" from the Alabama border to downtown. West of the Tombigbee, the road passed through lands later assigned to Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Jasper, Jones, Marion, and Pearl River Counties, before crossing into Louisiana at the Pearl River twenty miles (32 km) west of today's Poplarville, Mississippi. The road then passed directly from the future site of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Madisonville, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Jackson's", "id": "21885150" }, { "contents": "Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region\n\n\nof that period. The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds county was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority population in most counties. Before \"Brown\", public education for African-", "id": "11193758" }, { "contents": "Operation Mississippi Hustle\n\n\nlaw requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state.\" In the late 20th century, Mississippi began to enter into contracts with private prison management companies to build and operate prisons. It eventually had contracts for six for-profit prisons: Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, for inmates under 18 who had been convicted as adults;East Mississippi Correctional Facility, devoted to treatment of state prisoners with mental illness; Marshall County Correctional Facility; Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; Wilkinson County Correctional Facility,", "id": "13299996" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]

[ { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nStaffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 49*. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. He made three further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the same competition. He scored 39 runs at an average of 13.00,", "id": "21675048" }, { "contents": "John Moore (cricketer, born 1943)\n\n\nJohn David Moore (19 May 1943 – 17 November 2004) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Moore made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1961 to 1980, making 123 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances for", "id": "21675047" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 2 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy and Northamptonshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 28. Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team in List A cricket, with Oliver making his debut for the team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which", "id": "134020" }, { "contents": "David Hancock (cricketer)\n\n\n, which included a high score of 148. He made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Hancock made 5 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He scored 129 runs in these matches, which included his highest score in List A cricket, 68 against Sussex in 1979. However the majority of his List A appearances came for Minor Counties team in one form or another. He played for Minor Counties East in 5 matches and for", "id": "19001082" }, { "contents": "Graham Warner\n\n\n. He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average", "id": "21674610" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nRichard Hugh Downend (born 19 January 1945) is a former English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Downend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Downend made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1977, making 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 3", "id": "21674930" }, { "contents": "Leslie Lowe\n\n\nLeslie Lowe (born 4 February 1948) is a former English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Knypersley, Staffordshire. Lowe made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Lowe played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1978, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his only List A appearance against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 7 unbeaten runs and in", "id": "17753042" }, { "contents": "John Bailey (cricketer)\n\n\nHarry John Bailey (born 23 April 1940) is a former English cricketer. Bailey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Bailey made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1971, making 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the", "id": "5971707" }, { "contents": "Douglas Henson\n\n\nDouglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A", "id": "18485613" }, { "contents": "Roger Cox\n\n\nRoger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5104017" }, { "contents": "Roger Lancaster (cricketer)\n\n\nRoger Lancaster (born 4 February 1951) is a former English cricketer. Lancaster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Lancaster made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshrie. Lancaster played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1979, which included 13 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1976, he made his only List A appearance against Essex in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 4 unbeaten runs and", "id": "17753075" }, { "contents": "Brian James (cricketer, born 1941)\n\n\nBrian George James (21 March 1941 – 6 November 2002) was an English cricketer. James was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. James made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. James played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1962 to 1973, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. He made a further appearance in List A", "id": "17752930" }, { "contents": "Peter Swanwick (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Michael Swanwick (born 10 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Swanwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Rocester, Staffordshire. Swanwick made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Swanwick played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1971, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his only List A appearance against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored a", "id": "18296817" }, { "contents": "Keith Stride\n\n\nKeith Harvey Stride (born 10 January 1944) is a former English cricketer. Stride was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Dunstall, Staffordshire. Stride made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Stride played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1970 to 1978, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his debut in List A cricket for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Lancashire. It was", "id": "17901205" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nfurther List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches for Staffordshire, he scored 76 runs at an average of 19.00, with a high score of 24. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 3/35. He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians. In this match, he took the wicket of Ashley Mallett for the cost of 71", "id": "21674931" }, { "contents": "Michael Green (cricketer, born 1951)\n\n\nMichael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Green played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the", "id": "17752686" }, { "contents": "Martin Hill (cricketer)\n\n\nMartin R Hill (born 1 April 1945) is a former English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Hill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Hill next played for Staffordshire in 1978, playing 5 further Minor Counties Championship matches. It was in 1978 that he made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A appearance, against Sussex in the 2nd", "id": "17752948" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nmade 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he scored 49 runs at an average of 16.33, with a high score of 34. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex and Kent. In these matches, he scored 17 runs at an average of 8.50, with", "id": "17753067" }, { "contents": "John Sunley\n\n\ncoming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "19666731" }, { "contents": "Peter Timmis\n\n\nPeter John Timmis (30 July 1942 – 30 May 1988) was an English cricketer. Timmis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Timmis made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Timmis played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1979, which included 100 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "18485747" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nHe made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 178 runs at an average of 25.42. He made 2 half centuries, with a high score of 52, which came against Glamorgan in 1971. Gill also made List A appearances for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 11 further List A appearances for the", "id": "18361548" }, { "contents": "Peter Gill (cricketer)\n\n\nPeter Nigel Gill (born 12 November 1947) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clayton, Staffordshire. Gill made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Gill played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1985, which included 141 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.", "id": "18361547" }, { "contents": "Steve Milner\n\n\nSteven Andrew Milner (born 22 February 1953) is a former English cricketer. Milner was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Davyhulme, Lancashire. Milner made his debut for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He made 21 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1976. Playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire allowed Milner to be selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "10539167" }, { "contents": "Richard Boothroyd\n\n\nRichard Boothroyd (born 25 November 1944) is a former English cricketer. Boothroyd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Boothroyd made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boothroyd played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket for Staffordshire 1974 to 1980, playing 27 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1st round of Gillette Cup. He made a further List A", "id": "17901317" }, { "contents": "Timur Mohamed\n\n\n1979 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup. In his three List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson", "id": "3725195" }, { "contents": "Frank Greenshields\n\n\nTrevor Francis Greenshields (born 27 October 1941) is a former English cricketer. Greenshields was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Greenshields made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1969 to 1978, making 34 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. He 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1978 Gillette", "id": "6295948" }, { "contents": "Richard Burton (cricketer, born 1955)\n\n\nRichard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby, Lincolnshire. Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. Two years later he madehis debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.", "id": "1802772" }, { "contents": "Peter Dawson (cricketer)\n\n\nJohn Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List", "id": "21332110" }, { "contents": "Bill Bushby\n\n\nWilliam John Bushby (born 26 September 1935) is a former English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Southwick, Sussex. Bushby made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against", "id": "5306513" }, { "contents": "Douglas Beckett\n\n\nDouglas Keith Beckett (born 9 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Beckett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hampton, Middlesex. Beckett made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. He made nine further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Durham in 1979. It was in 1979 that Beckett was selected to play for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,", "id": "10471390" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nBrian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He made 10 further List", "id": "6094434" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nagainst Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for Norfolk, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Primarily a bowler, Pilch took 9 wickets in limited-overs cricket for Norfolk, which came at an average of 20.00, with best figures of 3/15. Playing for Norfolk allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, with Pilch making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, against", "id": "20717800" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\n. He made 2 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, against Devon in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup and Sussex in the 2nd round of the same competition. He later made 2 List A appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Yorkshire. In his total of 5 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of", "id": "17901357" }, { "contents": "Colin Price\n\n\nColin Leonard Price (born 24 October 1943) is a former English cricketer. Price was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Price made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Price played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1966 to 1976, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the Gillette Cup. In this match, Price scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Derek Shackleton, with Staffordshire going", "id": "18485401" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthe 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for", "id": "17253534" }, { "contents": "Brian Lander\n\n\nhe scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28. He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches. It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List", "id": "6094436" }, { "contents": "Martin Maslin\n\n\nmaking his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 12 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 matches for the team, he scored 195 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 25.50, with best figures of 3/33. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he", "id": "5519617" }, { "contents": "Thomas Pearsall (cricketer)\n\n\nThomas A Pearsall (born 18 May 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pearsall was a left-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Pearsall made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. Pearsall played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1974 to 1981, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He", "id": "17753066" }, { "contents": "Wayne Osman\n\n\na high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Further List A appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he first appeared for in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last", "id": "12107705" }, { "contents": "Tony Warrington\n\n\nthe 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 18. It was however for Minor Counties South that he had made his List A debut for, back in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire. He would make a further 6 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 List A matches for Minor Counties South, he scored", "id": "3571387" }, { "contents": "Derek Nicholls\n\n\nDerek George Nicholls (18 July 1947 – 14 July 2010) was an English cricketer. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. Nicholls made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Nicholls played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1983, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1976, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Essex in the Gillette Cup", "id": "17901356" }, { "contents": "Tony Durley\n\n\n. He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of", "id": "12108091" }, { "contents": "Neil Priestley\n\n\nwould be his only List A fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire. It was however for the Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the", "id": "812775" }, { "contents": "David Follett (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season, before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut", "id": "19107177" }, { "contents": "Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933)\n\n\ncounty, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26. Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3", "id": "20718817" }, { "contents": "Malcolm Roberts (cricketer)\n\n\nfurther List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. In his four List A matches, he scored 94 runs at a batting average of 31.33, with a single half century high score of 54. His appearances for Buckinghamshire entitled him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup against Middlesex. He played 16 further List A matches for the team, with his final appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1995 Benson", "id": "7797727" }, { "contents": "Ron Hooker\n\n\njoined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Hooker played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1975, which included 48 Minor Counties Championship matches. His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In List A cricket for Buckinghamshire, he scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00. He made his only List A half", "id": "19516227" }, { "contents": "Jeremy Groome\n\n\nappearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86. One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975. Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for", "id": "8746798" }, { "contents": "Denton Brock\n\n\nDenton John Brock (born 10 July 1971) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Brock made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Brock played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1993 to 1999, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1996, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in NatWest Trophy. He played", "id": "2542848" }, { "contents": "Philip Oliver (cricketer)\n\n\nPhilip Robert Oliver (born 9 May 1956) is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Oliver made his debut in county cricket for Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Durham, with Oliver representing the county from 1972 to 1974. It was for Shropshire that he made his List A debut for against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup, a match in which he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ray", "id": "134014" }, { "contents": "Norman Halsall\n\n\nNorman Richard Halsall (born 9 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in West Derby, Lancashire. Halsall made his debut for Cheshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halsall played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1962 to 1974, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire,", "id": "3587824" }, { "contents": "Andrew Barker (cricketer)\n\n\nList A cricket. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. From 1969 to 1973, he represented the county in 3 List A matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. During this period he also represented Minor Counties South from 1972 to 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup, twice against Gloucestershire and once against Glamorgan. In his combined 6 List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 26.", "id": "2226325" }, { "contents": "Steven Dean\n\n\n, Dean would go on to make a further 16 limited-overs appearances for Staffordshire, in which he scored 302 runs at an average of 14.38. His highest score of 72 came for Staffordshire against Warwickshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. For a Minor counties cricketer, Dean would go on to make an unusually high number of List A appearances for a cricketer not attached to a first-class county. Playing for Staffordshire allowed Dean to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his limited-overs debut for in", "id": "19001138" }, { "contents": "Ian Mercer (cricketer)\n\n\nIan Pickford Mercer (30 May 1930 – May 2004) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Mercer made his debut for Norfolk in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Mercer played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1964 to 1972, which included 74 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "20717932" }, { "contents": "Doug Mattocks\n\n\nDouglas Eric 'Doug' Mattocks (5 July 1944 – 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.", "id": "20569228" }, { "contents": "Russell Flower\n\n\nin 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire. Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against", "id": "18485454" }, { "contents": "Timothy Hall\n\n\nTimothy Hall (born 25 July 1944) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Bristol. Hall, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1964 for Gloucestershire, played in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1971. Hall made his only List A appearance during the 1973 Gillette Cup competition, against Staffordshire. From the upper-middle order, Hall scored 23 runs, the team's highest score", "id": "16750906" }, { "contents": "Brian Jeffries\n\n\nGloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams. He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. Jeffries played 5 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. In addition, he played 2 List A matches for Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire and Lancashire. In total, Jeffries played 11 List A matches. In these he", "id": "13472725" }, { "contents": "Peter Ranells\n\n\nPeter Laurence Ranells (born 26 December 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bramhall, Cheshire. Ranells made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Ranells played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1986, which included 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 3", "id": "21290632" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Welsh cricketer)\n\n\nmade his only appearance for Glamorgan, in a List A match against Warwickshire. In 1998, he made 3 appearances for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson & Hedges Cup. For Wales Minor Counties, he made 12 further List A appearances, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 13 List A matches for the team, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 93, which came against Denmark in the", "id": "10721709" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nRobinson was dismissed for a duck by Jeff Hammond in the first-innings, while in the second-innings he scored 36 runs before being dismissed by Ashley Mallett. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 17 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 18 matches for the team, he scored 205 runs at an average", "id": "5519413" }, { "contents": "Brian Gessner\n\n\nList A debut against Transvaal in the 1972/73 Gillette Cup. Gessner made 3 further List A appearances for Natal, the last of which came against Western Province in the 1975/76 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A appearances for Natal, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.14, with best figures of 2/24. Had South Africa not been expelled from international cricket by the International Cricket Conference, Gessner may well have had an international career. He later played for Staffordshire in English county cricket, making his debut for the county", "id": "134593" }, { "contents": "Tommy Harland\n\n\nThomas Harland (born 15 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Harland was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Harland made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1974 to 1979, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last", "id": "6296013" }, { "contents": "Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)\n\n\nthe Minor Counties Championship in 1974. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets", "id": "13025471" }, { "contents": "David Hale (English cricketer)\n\n\nmatches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 50 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30. Playing for Oxfordshire entitled Hale to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He played 2 List A matches for the team in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In total, he made 6 List A appearances. In these he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 11.60, with a high", "id": "12278993" }, { "contents": "Anthony Shillinglaw\n\n\nAnthony Laird Shillinglaw (born 25 May 1937) is a former English cricketer. Shillinglaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. Shillinglaw made his debut for Cheshire against the Lancashire Second XI in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1971, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of", "id": "7093441" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nan average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season. He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in", "id": "17253533" }, { "contents": "Richard Downend\n\n\nruns from 19 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 5 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings for 5 runs by John Gleeson, while in their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Graeme Watson. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making his debut for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire. He made 4 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.", "id": "21674932" }, { "contents": "Mark Humphries\n\n\nand made a single stumping. Humphries also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, making his debut for the team against Leicestershire in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 7 further matches for the team, the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire. In his 8 List A matches for the team, Humphries scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66, with a high score of 27. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made a single stumping. It was for", "id": "18682918" }, { "contents": "Graeme Morris\n\n\nGraeme Reginald Morris (born 5 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Morris made his debut for Northumberland in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Morris played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1982 to 1997, which included 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List", "id": "20934208" }, { "contents": "Alan Halford\n\n\nAlan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the", "id": "20569147" }, { "contents": "Colin McManus (cricketer)\n\n\nColin Alan McManus (born 19 September 1943) is a former English cricketer. McManus was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. McManus made his debut for Norfolk in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. McManus played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1966 to 1975, which included 56 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In this match, he was dismissed for 16 runs by", "id": "20622107" }, { "contents": "Shaun Humphries\n\n\nhalf centuries he made and came against Kent in 1998. Behind the stumps he took 56 catches and made 3 stumpings. Humphries made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1998, against Glamorgan in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 32 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 33 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 85 runs at an average of 6.53, with a high score of", "id": "8747953" }, { "contents": "Neil O'Brien (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties teams. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his overall List A debut for, which came against Essex in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. He went on to make 7 further List A appearances for Minor Counties East, scoring 72 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 31, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 21.44, with best figures of 4/15. He made more List A appearances for Minor Counties cricket team than any other, making his", "id": "6926481" }, { "contents": "David Ellis (English cricketer)\n\n\nDavid John Ellis (born 13 April 1934) is a former English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ellis made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1961 to 1966, making 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Robin Marques. He made a further List A", "id": "5865580" }, { "contents": "David Pilch\n\n\nDavid George Pilch (born 2 February 1943) is a former English cricketer. Pilch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Outside of cricket, Pilch played hockey at county level for Norfolk. He was born in West Kirby, Cheshire. Pilch made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Pilch played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1983, which included 215 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance. He made his List A debut", "id": "20717799" }, { "contents": "Francis Collyer\n\n\nwith a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches. In the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex, Collyer played his first List A match for the team. He made fourteen further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his fifteen List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he scored 238 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 49, while behind the stumps he took 9 catches", "id": "17253824" }, { "contents": "Ray Tolchard\n\n\nmaiden Championship by scoring a century off 356 balls. He also represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984. Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round. The following season he played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. In that same season he played a List A match for Devon against Leicestershire", "id": "8558507" }, { "contents": "Stephen Plumb\n\n\nruns at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He first appeared in List A cricket for the team while playing for Norfolk, making his debut for the Minor Counties in that format against Glamorgan in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make 46 further List A", "id": "9522807" }, { "contents": "Ralph Cowan (cricketer)\n\n\n, with best figures of 2/75. It was during this period that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. In one-day cricket, he struggled compared to his favourable first-class form, scoring 25 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 13. Having been associated with Sussex since appearing for", "id": "9661812" }, { "contents": "David Mackintosh (cricketer)\n\n\nDavid Stewart Mackintosh (born 18 February 1947) is a former Scottish cricketer. Mackintosh was a right-handed batsman. Mackintosh made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Mackintosh played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1972, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He also played a single List A", "id": "8276869" }, { "contents": "Iain Carr\n\n\nIain David Carr (born 25 March 1977) is a former English cricketer. Carr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Carr made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Carr played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1999 to 2006, which included 9 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket", "id": "17297158" }, { "contents": "Michael Ikin\n\n\nthe Gillette Cup. He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13. Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.", "id": "18361365" }, { "contents": "David Womble\n\n\nwith Womble conceding 29 runs from 3 wicket-less overs. Womble did however remain a key member of the Staffordshire team, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1996 to 2007, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 31 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. In 1997, he made his debut for Staffordshire in List A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 10 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 11 List A matches for the", "id": "18485274" }, { "contents": "Alan Garofall\n\n\nhis List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In his twelve List A matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 6.70, with a high score of 26. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 27.08, with best figures of 3/28. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972", "id": "12107477" }, { "contents": "Geoff Robinson (cricketer)\n\n\nof 12.81, with a high score of 51. This score, one of two fifties he made for the team, came against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping for Minor Counties North. He additionally played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, who he made his debut for against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 10 further appearances for Minor Counties East, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson &", "id": "5519414" }, { "contents": "Andrew Hawkins (cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew Charles Hawkins (born 16 June 1967) is a former English cricketer. Hawkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Hawkins made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1987 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. Hawkins played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1987 to 1989, which a single 39 Minor Counties Championship match and a further MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 1987, he made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the NatWest", "id": "18361979" }, { "contents": "Quorn Handley\n\n\nFrederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda. Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the", "id": "20568269" }, { "contents": "Robert King (cricketer, born 1978)\n\n\nRobert David King (born 10 July 1978) is an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. King made his debut for Staffordshire in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. King played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 2003 to 2007, which included 22 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2004, he made his only List A appearance against Lancashire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy", "id": "17125073" }, { "contents": "Martin Schepens\n\n\n1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 John Player League. In his five List", "id": "6913865" }, { "contents": "David Ottley (cricketer)\n\n\nthat team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his ten appearances for the team, he scored 94 runs at an average of 10.44, with a high score of 34. He also made two List A appearances for Minor Counties South in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Eighteen years after his last first-class appearance, Ottley appeared for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans in 1986. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he made his highest first-class", "id": "17253535" }, { "contents": "Stephen Greensword\n\n\nteam of one form or another. He made his first appearance for Minor Counties North in a List A match in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, a match in which he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by Michael Bore and bowled 7 wicket-less overs. He later made his first appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Essex in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He would go on to make a further 34 List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the", "id": "5043654" }, { "contents": "Andrew Jones (Staffordshire cricketer)\n\n\nAndrew James Jones (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Jones made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1998 to 2002, which included 15 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2000, he made his only List A appearance against Devon in the NatWest Trophy", "id": "17237532" }, { "contents": "Trevor Rosier\n\n\nin the 2nd round of the same competition and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 82 runs at an average of 27.33, with a high score of 52. This score came against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with best figures of 3/22. He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, playing 2 matches in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Somerset. He scored 22 runs in", "id": "5434537" }, { "contents": "Dennis Cox\n\n\nStaffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967. He made two List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham. His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs. He later served at the President of Surrey", "id": "17859889" }, { "contents": "Trevor Morley (cricketer)\n\n\nMinor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1961 to 1975, making 80 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 3 matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 21.33, with best figures of 3/52. Outside of cricket he had worked as a youth worker, as well as coaching cricket at King’s School, Ely. He died", "id": "5575118" }, { "contents": "Jack Smith (cricketer)\n\n\nJack Smith (born 7 March 1936) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Smith made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1959 to 1975, making 128 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire", "id": "5434482" }, { "contents": "Alan Griffiths (cricketer)\n\n\n14.60, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping. Humphries appeared in List A cricket for Staffordshire as well, making his first appearance for the county in that format against Gloucestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further appearances in List A cricket for Staffordshire, playing his last match in that format against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 matches for the county, he scored 46 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score", "id": "19000824" }, { "contents": "Keith Edwards (cricketer)\n\n\n4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. It wasn't for Buckinghamshire that the majority of his List A appearances came for, he also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West and Minor Counties South, which accounted for 12 of his matches. He played for these teams in the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup's. In total, he played 17 List A matches, scoring 258 runs at a batting average of 16.12, with a high score", "id": "9334614" }, { "contents": "Sidney Owen (cricketer)\n\n\nSidney Charles Owen (born 5 May 1942) is a former English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Owen made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Owen played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1972 to 1977, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1973, he made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1st round of the Gillette Cup. He wasn't required to bat in", "id": "17752969" } ]