Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives
Florida State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	March 5, 2013
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Will Weatherford, (R) Since November 20, 2012
Speaker pro tempore	Marti Coley, (R) Since November 20, 2012
Majority Leader	Steve Precourt, (R) Since November 20, 2012
Minority Leader	Perry E. Thurston, Jr., (D) Since November 20, 2012
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Republican Party (75) Democratic Party (44)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article I, Section 1, Florida Constitution
Salary	$29,697/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (120 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (120 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Florida State Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
Website
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The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.

The House convenes at the State Capitol in Tallahassee. Representatives serve two-year terms, and are restricted by term limits, confining them to four two-year terms (eight years).

Membership

Representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. A representative must be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the district in which he or she will serve, and a resident of Florida for at least two years before being qualified to run for election. Once elected, representatives are limited to four consecutive terms but can run again after sitting out one election.

Session

The entire Florida Legislature meets every year in a session beginning on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and lasting 60 calendar days. Special sessions may be called either by the Governor or by the leaders of both chambers acting jointly. The Speaker of the House is elected by the representatives for a two-year term. The Speaker has the power to preside over the chamber during a session, to appoint committee members and chairs of committees, to influence the placement of bills on the calendar, and to rule on procedural motions. The Speaker pro tempore presides if the Speaker leaves the Chair or if there is a vacancy.

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	80	39	119	1
Begin (November 2012)	76	44	120	0
March 18, 2012	75	44	119	1
Latest voting share	63%	37%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Will Weatherford	Republican	38
Speaker pro tempore	Marti Coley	Republican	5
Majority Leader	Steve Precourt	Republican	44
Minority Leader	Perry E. Thurston, Jr.	Democratic	94
Minority Leader pro tempore	Mia L. Jones	Democratic	14

Members, 2012–2014

District	Name	Party	Residence	Counties represented	First Elected
1	Clay Ingram	Rep	Pensacola	Part of Escambia	2010
2	Vacant			Parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa
3	Doug Broxson	Rep	Midway	Parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa	2010
4	Matt Gaetz	Rep	Fort Walton Beach	Part of Okaloosa	2010
5	Marti Coley	Rep	Marianna	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, part of Bay	2005
6	Jimmy Patronis	Rep	Panama City	Part of Bay	2006
7	Halsey Beshears	Rep	Monticello	Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, part of Leon	2012
8	Alan Williams	Dem	Tallahassee	Gadsden, part of Leon	2008
9	Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda	Dem	Tallahassee	Part of Leon	2008
10	Elizabeth W. Porter	Rep	Lake City	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee, part of Alachua	2010
11	Janet H. Adkins	Rep	Fernandina Beach	Nassau, part of Duval	2008
12	Lake Ray	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2008
13	Reggie Fullwood	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2010
14	Mia L. Jones	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2008
15	Daniel Davis	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2010
16	Charles McBurney	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2007
17	Doc Renuart	Rep	Ponte Vedra Beach	Part of St. Johns	2008
18	Travis Cummings	Rep	Orange Park	Part of Clay	2012
19	Charles Van Zant	Rep	Keystone Heights	Bradford, Putnam, Union, part of Clay	2008
20	Clovis Watson, Jr.	Dem	Alachua	Parts of Alachua and Marion	2012
21	Keith Perry	Rep	Gainesville	Dixie, Gilchrist, part of Alachua	2010
22	Charlie Stone	Rep	Ocala	Levy, part of Marion	2012
23	Dennis Baxley	Rep	Ocala	Part of Marion	2010
24	Travis Hutson	Rep	Elkton	Flagler, parts of St. Johns and Volusia	2012
25	Dave Hood, Jr.	Rep	Daytona Beach Shores	Part of Volusia	2012
26	Dwayne L. Taylor	Dem	Daytona Beach	Part of Volusia	2008
27	David Santiago	Rep	Deltona	Part of Volusia	2008
28	Jason Brodeur	Rep	Sanford	Part of Seminole	2010
29	Mike Clelland	Dem	Lake Mary	Part of Seminole	2012
30	Karen Castor Dentel	Dem	Maitland	Parts of Orange and Seminole	2012
31	Bryan Nelson	Rep	Apopka	Parts of Lake and Orange	2006
32	Larry Metz	Rep	Yalaha	Part of Lake	2010
33	H. Marlene O'Toole	Rep	Lady Lake	Sumter, parts of Lake and Marion	2008
34	Jimmie Todd Smith	Rep	Inverness	Citrus, part of Hernando	2010
35	Robert C. Schenck	Rep	Spring Hill	Part of Hernando	2006
36	Mike Fasano	Rep	New Port Richey	Part of Pasco	2012
37	Richard Corcoran	Rep	Land O'Lakes	Part of Pasco	2010
38	Will Weatherford	Rep	Wesley Chapel	Part of Pasco	2006
39	Neil Combee	Rep	Polk City	Parts of Osceola and Polk	2012
40	Seth McKeel	Rep	Lakeland	Part of Polk	2006
41	John Wood	Rep	Winter Haven	Part of Polk	2008
42	Mike La Rosa	Rep	St. Cloud	Parts of Osceola and Polk	2012
43	Ricardo Rangel	Dem	Kissimmee	Part of Osceola	2012
44	Steve Precourt	Rep	Orlando	Part of Orange	2006
45	Randolph Bracy	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
46	Bruce Antone	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
47	Linda Stewart	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
48	Victor M. Torres, Jr.	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
49	Joe Saunders	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
50	Tom Goodson	Rep	Titusville	Parts of Brevard and Orange	2010
51	Steve Crisafulli	Rep	Merritt Island	Part of Brevard	2008
52	Ritch Workman	Rep	Melbourne	Part of Brevard	2008
53	John Tobia	Rep	Melbourne Beach	Part of Brevard	2008
54	Debbie Mayfield	Rep	Vero Beach	Indian River, part of St. Lucie	2008
55	Cary Pigman	Rep	Avon Park	Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee, part of St. Lucie	2012
56	Ben Albritton	Rep	Wauchula	DeSoto, Hardee, part of Polk	2010
57	Jake Raburn	Rep	Lithia	Part of Hillsborough	2012
58	Dan Raulerson	Rep	Plant City	Part of Hillsborough	2012
59	Ross Spano	Rep	Dover	Part of Hillsborough	2012
60	Dana Young	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2010
61	Betty Reed	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2006
62	Janet Cruz	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2010
63	Mark Danish	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2012
64	J. W. Grant	Rep	Tampa	Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas	2010
65	Carl Zimmermann	Dem	Palm Harbor	Part of Pinellas	2012
66	Larry Ahern	Rep	Seminole	Part of Pinellas	2010
67	Ed Hooper	Rep	Clearwater	Part of Pinellas	2006
68	Dwight Dudley	Dem	St. Petersburg	Part of Pinellas	2012
69	Kathleen Mick Peters	Rep	South Pasadena	Part of Pinellas	2012
70	Darryl Rouson	Dem	St. Petersburg	Parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	2008
71	Jim Boyd	Rep	Bradenton	Parts of Manatee and Sarasota	2010
72	Ray Pilon	Rep	Sarasota	Part of Sarasota	2010
73	Greg Steube	Rep	Sarasota	Parts of Manatee and Sarasota	2010
74	Doug Holder	Rep	Venice	Part of Sarasota	2006
75	Ken Roberson	Rep	Port Charlotte	Charlotte	2008
76	Ray Rodrigues	Rep	Estero	Part of Lee	2012
77	Dane Eagle	Rep	Cape Coral	Part of Lee	2012
78	Heather Fitzenhagen	Rep	Fort Myers	Part of Lee	2012
79	Matt Caldwell	Rep	Lehigh Acres	Part of Lee	2010
80	Matt Hudson	Rep	Naples	Hendry, part of Collier	2007
81	Kevin J. Rader	Dem	Delray Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2012
82	MaryLynn Magar	Rep	Tequesta	Parts of Martin and Palm Beach	2012
83	Gayle Harrell	Rep	Stuart	Parts of Martin and St. Lucie	2010
84	Larry Lee, Jr.	Dem	Port St. Lucie	Part of St. Lucie	2012
85	Patrick Rooney, Jr.	Rep	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2010
86	Mark S. Pafford	Dem	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2008
87	Dave Kerner	Dem	Lake Worth	Part of Palm Beach	2012
88	Bobby Powell	Dem	Riviera Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2012
89	Bill Hager	Rep	Delray Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2010
90	Lori Berman	Dem	Lantana	Part of Palm Beach	2010
91	Irving Slosberg	Dem	Boca Raton	Part of Palm Beach	2010
92	Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed	Dem	Deerfield Beach	Part of Broward	2008
93	George Moraitis	Rep	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2010
94	Perry E. Thurston, Jr.	Dem	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2006
95	Hazelle P. Rogers	Dem	Lauderdale Lakes	Part of Broward	2008
96	Jim Waldman	Dem	Coconut Creek	Part of Broward	2006
97	Jared Moskowitz	Dem	Coral Springs	Part of Broward	2012
98	Katie Edwards	Dem	Plantation	Part of Broward	2012
99	Elaine Schwartz	Dem	Hollywood	Part of Broward	2006
100	Joseph Gibbons	Dem	Hallandale Beach	Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade	2006
101	Shevrin D. Jones	Dem	West Park	Part of Broward	2012
102	Sharon Pritchett	Dem	Miami Gardens	Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade	2012
103	Manny Diaz, Jr.	Rep	Hialeah	Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade	2010
104	Richard Stark	Dem	Weston	Part of Broward	2012
105	Carlos Trujillo	Rep	Miami	Parts of Broward, Collier, and Miami-Dade	2010
106	Kathleen Passidomo	Rep	Naples	Part of Collier	2010
107	Barbara Watson	Dem	Miami Gardens	Part of Miami-Dade	2011
108	Daphne Campbell	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
109	Cynthia Stafford	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
110	Jose R. Oliva	Rep	Miami Lakes	Part of Miami-Dade	2011
111	Eduardo Gonzalez	Rep	Hialeah	Part of Miami-Dade	2006
112	José Javier Rodriguez	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2012
113	David Richardson	Dem	Miami Beach	Part of Miami-Dade	2012
114	Erik Fresen	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2008
115	Michael Bileca	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
116	Jose Felix Diaz	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
117	Kionne L. McGhee	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2012
118	Frank Artiles	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
119	Jeanette Nuñez	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
120	Holly Merrill Raschein	Rep	Key Largo	Monroe and part of Miami-Dade	2012

District map

Districts and party composition of the Florida House of Representatives following the 2012 elections

See also

• Florida Legislature
• Florida Senate
• Government of Florida
• The Florida Channel
• Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
• American Legislative Exchange Council members

External links

• Official site Florida House
• Official site Florida Elections Division
• The House Journal, the official record of actions taken by the House and its committees, full text online in the University of Florida's Digital Collections