Alan Grayson

Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician. He was the United States Representative for from 2013 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
He last served as Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican Daniel Webster. He was then elected in 2012 for another term in the House of Representatives, defeating Republican Todd Long.
In 2014 he defeated Republican challenger Carol Platt to win re-election.
On July 9, 2015, Grayson announced his intentions to run in the United States Senate election in Florida, 2016 to replace Marco Rubio. In 2016, Grayson said he supported Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.