Loranne Ausley

Loranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida.

She served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2020 until her defeat in 2022, representing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties.

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.

[2] In 2020, Ausley ran for the Florida Senate in the 3rd district and succeeded term-limited incumbent Bill Montford.

[5] In 2022, Ausley questioned the need for a special session on the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, claiming it adds "insult to injury" and goes "after a private business."

She is a senior advisor to the Lawton Chiles Foundation and board chair of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation.