| State: | Florida |
| District Number: | 15 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Laurel Lee |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Tampa |
| English Area: | 1,170[1] |
| Distribution Ref: | [2] |
| Percent Urban: | 92.06 |
| Percent Rural: | 7.94 |
| Population: | 817,831[3] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $67,704 |
| Percent White: | 51.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 25.2 |
| Percent Black: | 13.7 |
| Percent Asian: | 5.2 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Cpvi: | R+4[4] |
Florida's 15th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and is located in the northeastern suburbs of Tampa, including parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties. The district includes Plant City and Zephyrhills, as well as parts of Tampa city proper, Brandon, and Lakeland.
From 2003 to 2013, the prior 15th district contained most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa (including the Kennedy Space Center), all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County. The district took in the cities of Kissimmee, Melbourne, and Vero Beach, as well as Patrick Space Force Base. Boundaries were redrawn due to a lawsuit in 2015.[5] Much of this area is now the 8th district, while the current 15th takes in most of what was previously the 12th district.
From 2013 to 2017, the district included the northern parts of Hillsborough and Polk counties.[6] [7] After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, it also included the southernmost parts of Lake County.
The district is currently represented by Republican Laurel Lee.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Hillsborough | Tampa | 1,535,564 | |
| 101 | Pasco | Dade City | 632,996 | |
| 105 | Polk | Bartow | 818,330 |
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1973 | |||||||
| align=left | Dante Fascell | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Clay Shaw | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Jim Bacchus | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Dave Weldon | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Bill Posey | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Dennis Ross | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Ross Spano | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | Elected in 2018. Lost renomination. | ||
| align=left | Scott Franklin | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Laurel Lee | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Elected in 2022. | ||
Republican candidate Dennis Ross won the election unopposed, as the Democrats did not nominate a candidate.[8] Ross at the time was already the incumbent of the old 12th District prior to the 2010 reapportionment.