Florida's 2nd House of Representatives district
Florida's 2nd State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 69.8% White 22.0% Black 5.2% Hispanic 2.8% Asian 0.7% Native American 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.3% Other | ||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 155,932 122,970 |
Florida's 2nd House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Alex Andrade. The district covers the southern portion of Escambia County and a small part of Santa Rosa County. The district is anchored on Pensacola, its largest city. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 155,932.[1][2]
This district contains Naval Air Station Pensacola and Pensacola International Airport. The district also contains Pensacola State College and Pensacola Christian College, both located in Pensacola.
There was a vacancy between March 13, 2013 and March 4, 2014 due to the death of incumbent Clay Ford. Mike Hill, the president of the Northwest Florida Tea Party, won a special election to fill the seat.
Representatives from 1967 to the present
Party | Representatives | |
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Republican | 8 | |
Democratic | 6 |
# | Name | Term of Service | Residence | Political Party |
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1 | Warren Briggs | 1967–1968 | Pensacola | Democratic |
2 | Gordon Tyrrell | 1968–1972 | Pensacola | Democratic |
3 | R. W. Peaden | 1972–1976 | Pensacola | Democratic |
4 | Tom Patterson | 1976–1982 | Pensacola | Democratic |
5 | Virginia Bass Wetherell | 1982–1988 | Pensacola | Democratic |
6 | Buzz Ritchie | 1988–1992 | Pensacola | Democratic |
7 | Lois Benson | 1992–1994 | Pensacola | Republican |
8 | Jerry Maygarden | 1994–2002 | Pensacola | Republican |
9 | Dave Murzin | 2002–2010 | Pensacola | Republican |
10 | Clay Ingram | 2010–2012 | Pensacola | Republican |
11 | Clay Ford | 2012–2013 | Pensacola | Republican |
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12 | Mike Hill | 2014–2016 | Pensacola | Republican |
13 | Frank White | 2016–2018 | Pensacola | Republican |
14 | Alex Andrade | 2018–present | Pensacola | Republican |
See also
References
- ^ "District 2 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.