Florida's 16th Senate district
| Florida's 16th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 82.6% White 9.9% Black 7.7% Hispanic 2.1% Asian .4% Native American .1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.3% Other | ||
| Population (2010) • Voting age | 465,588 373,964 | ||
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Florida's 16th Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district is made up of parts of Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties. The current Senator is Republican Ed Hooper.
Senators
| Senator | Party | Years of Service | Hometown | Notes |
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| Harry O. Stratton[1] | Democratic | 1955–1966 | Served as President Pro Tempore (1963) | |
| DeCarr Dowman Covington, Jr.[1] | Democratic | 1966–1967 | ||
| Kenneth A. Plante[1] | Republican | 1967–1972 | Redistricted to the 14th Senate District | |
| Lori Wilson[1] | Independent | 1972–1978 | ||
| Clark Maxwell, Jr.[1] | Republican | 1978–1983 | Resigned | |
| Timothy Deratany[1] | Republican | April 10, 1984–1990 | ||
| Patsy Ann Kurth[1] | Democratic | 1990–1992 | Redistricted to the 15th Senate District | |
| Wallace Lockwood Burt[1] | Republican | 1992–2002 | ||
| Jim Sebesta[1] | Republican | 2002–2007 | ||
| Charlie Justice[1] | Democratic | 2007–2010 | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Jack Latvala[1] | Republican | 2010–2012 | ||
| Thad Altman[1] | Republican | 2012–2016 | Melbourne | |
| Jack Latvala[1] | Republican | November 8, 2016 – November 8, 2018 | Oxford, Mississippi | |
| Ed Hooper[1] | Republican | November 6, 2018 – present |
References
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