Florida's 27th Senate district explained
| State: | Florida |
| District: | 27 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Ben Albritton[1] |
| Party: | Republican |
| Percent White: | 82.9 |
| Percent Black: | 8.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 16.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.5 |
| Percent Native American: | .3 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | .1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 4.6 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2.1 |
| Population: | 474,201 |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 381,954 |
| Notes: | [2] [3] [4] |
Florida's 27th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises portions of Lee County. Its current senator is Republican Ben Albritton.
Senators
- W. J. Turner, 1865-1866
- F. B. Hogan, 1879
- A. A. Robinson, 1881
- M. G. Fortner, 1883
- J. W. Whiddon, 1885-1887, 1893-1895, 1901–1903
- Ziba King, 1889-1891
- W. H. Fuller, 1897-1899
- Joseph H. Humphries, 1905-1912
- Frank M. Cooper, 1913-1915, 1921
- A. M. Wilson, 1917
- A. W. Wilson, 1918-1919
- E. J. Etheredge, 1923-1927
- W. D. Bell, 1929-1931
- H. G. Murphy, 1933-1939
- William Cliett, 1941-1943
- Wilbur C. King, 1945
- Jeff Flake, 1947
- (Not represented, 1948 ex)
- James W. Moore, 1949-1951
- Doyle E. Carlton Jr., 1953-1959, 1965
- G. W. (Dick) Williams, 1961-1963
- Ben Hill Griffin Jr., 1967 (D)
- Alan Trask, 1969-1971 (D)
- Philip D. Lewis, 1973-1981 (D)
- Tom Lewis, 1982 (R)
- William G. "Doc" Myers, 1983-2000 (R)
- Ken Pruitt, 2001-2002 (R)
- Dave Aronberg, 2003-2010 (D)
- Lizbeth Benacquisto, 2011-2012 (R)
- Jeff Clemens, 2013-2016 (D)
- Lizbeth Benacquisto, 2017-2020 (R)[5]
- Ray Rodrigues, 2020–2022 (R)[6]
- Ben Albritton, 2022-present(R)[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ballotpedia . Ballotpedia . 23 March 2024.
- Web site: District 27 Demographic Profile (SENATE).
- Web site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Announcements/Uploads/Documents/People_of_Lawmaking_in_Florida.pdf.
- Web site: Florida Senators. January 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095045/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html. 2018-01-13.
- Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Lizbeth Benacquisto. www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Raymond Rodrigues.
- Web site: Ballotpedia . Ballotpedia . 23 March 2024.
