2025 in Florida

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Florida.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Ron DeSantis (R)

Events

SpaceX Crew-10 capsule and contrail as seen from Ormond Beach, Florida, at 7:05 p.m. (T+00:01:45)

• January 21–22 — 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard across the northern part of the state
• March 14 – SpaceX Crew-10 launch from Kennedy Space Center^[1]
• April 1 –
  • 2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election: Republican Jimmy Patronis wins the special election to replace Representative Matt Gaetz, who resigned from office the previous November.^[2]
  • 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election: Republican Randy Fine wins the special election to replace Representative Mike Waltz, who resigned from office the previous November to serve as National Security Advisor.^[3]
• April 7 – The Florida Gators men's basketball team beats the Houston Cougars 65–63 to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, their first title since 2007. Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. is named Most Outstanding Player.^[4]
• April 17 – 2025 Florida State University shooting: A student at Florida State University shoots at people near the Student Center building, killing two people and injuring five. The gunman is shot by police and arrested at the scene.^[5]
• May 1 – The state of Florida executes Jeffrey Hutchinson with lethal injection at the Florida State Prison. Hutchinson was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and her three children in 1998.^[6]
• May 22 – Universal Epic Universe opens in Orlando.^[7]

Scheduled Events

• September 30 — Minimum wage increases from $13 per hour to $14 per hour.^[8]
• November 4 – 2025 Miami mayoral election^[9]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. Gibson, Nick (March 14, 2025). "Spokane astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 successfully launch to International Space Station". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
2. Staff Reports (November 22, 2024). "Special Election set to replace Matt Gaetz". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
3. Team, CBS Miami (November 25, 2024). "Special elections set for U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz's seat in Florida - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
4. Young, Ryan (April 7, 2025). "NCAA championship: Walter Clayton Jr. wins Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading Gators past Houston". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
5. "Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say". Associated Press. April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
6. Anderson, Curt (May 1, 2025). "Florida executes a man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
7. "Get a first look at Universal Resort Orlando's new 'Epic Universe'". TODAY.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
8. Konish, Lorie (November 6, 2020). "Florida is raising minimum wage to $15 per hour. Some economists hope to see a national trend". CNBC. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
9. "Election Calendar (2025)". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2024.