Florida's 72nd House of Representatives district explained

State:Florida
Percent Black:6.2
Voting Age:18
Population Year:2020
Population:176,500
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.9
Percent Native American:1.7
Percent Asian:3.6
Percent White:72.5
District:72
Republican:59.6
Democratic:38.5
Npp:1.9
Residence:Sarasota
Party:Republican
Representative:Tommy Gregory
Chamber:House of Representatives
Percent Hispanic:15.9

Florida's 72nd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Tommy Gregory. This district is located in the Sarasota metropolitan area and encompasses northwestern parts of Sarasota County.[1] As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,167. The most populated census-designated place in the district is its share of Sarasota, with around 54,400 people living there; followed by Sarasota Springs (16,400 people) and Fruitville (13,300 people).[2] In the 2022 election for the district, 82,707 total people voted, 67% of which voted for republican Tommy Gregory, District 73's representative at the time; Gregory defeated resident Roberts Dameus in the election.

Representatives from 1972 to the present

Party!Representatives
Republican8
Democratic5
NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical party
Harry H. Pfeiffer1967-1970Cocoa BeachRepublican
F. Eugene Tubbs1970-1972RockledgeRepublican
John P. Harllee[3] 1972-1974BradentonDemocratic
Pat Neal1974-1978BradentonDemocratic
Lawrence F. Shackelford1978-1982PalmettoDemocratic
Vernon Peeples1982-1996Punta GordaDemocratic
Lindsay M. Harrington1996-2004Punta GordaRepublican
Paige Kreegel2004-2012Punta GordaRepublican
Ray Pilon2012-2016SarasotaRepublican
Alexandra Miller2016-2018SarasotaRepublican
Margaret Good2018-2020SarasotaDemocratic
Fiona McFarland2020-2022SarasotaRepublican
Tommy Gregory2022- presentSarasotaRepublican

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida House of Representatives District 72. 2021-09-25. Ballotpedia. en.
  2. Web site: The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas. 2021-09-25. statisticalatlas.com.
  3. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012 .