Editing Weston, Florida (section)

== Government ==

=== City government ===
As of January 2022, the [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]] of Weston is Margaret "Peggy" Brown and the [[city commissioner]]s are Chris Eddy, Byron L. Jaffe, Henry Mead, and Mary Molina-Macfie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City Commission {{!}} City of Weston, FL|url=https://www.westonfl.org/government/city-commission/city-commission|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.westonfl.org}}</ref> Its 2020 municipal election drew attention in local news media for resulting in the election of 3 Republican-endorsed candidates, who currently make up majority of the city commission – despite the city's traditionally Democratic political lean; Joe Biden was supported by 58% of Weston voters in the same election.<ref name=":15" /> The mayor of Weston has drawn attention for her support of Donald Trump and criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=LEIBOWITZ |first=AARON |date=20 November 2020 |title=Biden won big in Weston. Here's how a pro-Trump candidate became mayor |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article247302784.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606005511/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article247302784.html |archive-date=6 June 2021 |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Miami Herald}}</ref>

=== Representation in higher government ===

==== State representation ====

===== Florida State House =====
[[File:Official legislative portrait of State Representative Robin Bartleman.jpg|thumb|Florida State Representative and former Weston City Commissioner Robin Bartleman.]]
Weston is located in the [[Florida House of Representatives|Florida State House]]'s 104th district, which as of January 2022 is represented in the Florida State House of Representatives by [[Robin Bartleman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–Weston).<ref name=":5"/><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Robin Bartleman - 2020 - 2022 (Speaker Sprowls )|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4793|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.myfloridahouse.gov|language=en}}</ref>

Additionally, Bartleman had previously served as a City Commissioner of Weston, serving in that capacity between 2000 and 2004.<ref name=":6"/>

===== Florida State Senate =====
Weston is located in the [[Florida Senate|Florida State Senate]]'s 32nd district, which as of January 2022 is represented in the Florida State Senate by [[Lauren Book|Lauren F. Book]] (D–[[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]]).<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=District 32 – Florida State Senate|url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s32|access-date=2022-01-24|website=The Florida Senate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=State Senate District Map – Broward County|url=https://www.broward.org/Legislative/Documents/MapSenateDist.pdf|access-date=2022-01-24|website=[[Broward County, Florida]]}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====

===== United States Congress =====
As of January 2022, Weston is represented in the United States Congress by [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] (D–Weston).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Other Elected Officials {{!}} City of Weston, FL|url=https://www.westonfl.org/government/city-commission/other-elected-officials|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.westonfl.org}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz|url=https://wassermanschultz.house.gov/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=wassermanschultz.house.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Congressional District Map – Broward County|url=https://www.broward.org/Legislative/Documents/MapCongressDist.pdf|access-date=2022-01-24|website=[[Broward County, Florida]]}}</ref>

===== United States Senate =====
Like the rest of Florida, Weston is represented in the [[United States Senate]] as of January 2022 by [[Marco Rubio]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–Miami) and [[Rick Scott]] (R–[[Naples, Florida|Naples]]).<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senate: States in the Senate {{!}} Florida|url=https://www.senate.gov/states/FL/intro.htm|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>