Florida's 9th House of Representatives district explained

State:Florida
Percent Hispanic:5.0
Voting Age:124,130
Population Year:2010
Population:156,370
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:2.0
Percent Other Race:0.9
Percent Pacific Islander:0.2
Percent Native American:0.3
Percent Asian:3.6
Percent Black:16.3
District:9
Percent White:76.9
Residence:Tallahassee
Party:Democratic
Representative:Allison Tant
Chamber:House of Representatives

Florida's 9th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Allison Tant. The district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Big Bend. The district covers the western half of Leon County. The largest city in the district is Tallahassee, though this district only encompasses the downtown and northwestern portions of the city. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781.[1] [2]

This district is covers most of downtown Tallahassee and the northern Tallahassee metropolitan area, giving it a large college and urban population. This has trended the district Democratic, with the last Republican to compete in the district losing in 2016 by 12%.

This district contains Florida State University, located in Tallahassee. The district also contains the Florida State Capitol.

Representatives from 1967 to the present

Party!Representatives
Democratic11
NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical party
1Ben Clarence Williams1967–1968Port St. JoeDemocratic
2Joe Chapman1968–1972Panama CityDemocratic
3Billy Joe Rish1972–1978Port St. JoeDemocratic
4Leonard J. Hall1978–1982Panama CityDemocratic
5Al Lawson1982–1992TallahasseeDemocratic
6Hurley W. Rudd1992–1994TallahasseeDemocratic
7Marjorie R. Turnbull1994–2000TallahasseeDemocratic
8Loranne Ausley2000–2008TallahasseeDemocratic
9Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda2008–2016TallahasseeDemocratic
10Loranne Ausley2016–2020TallahasseeDemocratic
10Allison Tant2020–presentTallahasseeDemocratic

See also

References

  1. Web site: District 4 Demographic Profile (H000H9049). October 26, 2019. Florida House of Representatives.
  2. Book: Ward, Robert. The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Florida House of Representatives. 2010. Tallahassee, Florida. 88.