Florida's 15th congressional district

Florida's 15th congressional district
Florida's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Dennis A. Ross (R–Lakeland)
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 15th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, to the northern parts of Hillsborough County, Florida and Polk County.^[1][2] The district includes many of the eastern suburbs of Tampa including Brandon, Plant City, Lakeland and Bartow.

From 2003–2012, the prior 15th district contained most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa (including the Kennedy Space Center), all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County. The district took in the cities of Kissimmee, Melbourne and Vero Beach, and Patrick Air Force Base.

The district is currently represented by Republican Dennis A. Ross.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1973
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 19th district
Clay Shaw	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 22nd district
Jim Bacchus	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Redistricted from the 11th district, Retired
Dave Weldon	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Retired
Bill Posey	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Redistricted to the 8th district
Dennis A. Ross	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 12th district

Election Results

2002

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	146,414	63.15
	Democratic	Jim Tso	85,433	36.85
Total votes			231,847	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	210,388	65.35
	Democratic	Simon Pristoop	111,538	34.65
Total votes			321,926	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	125,965	56.29
	Democratic	Robert Bowman	97,834	43.71
Total votes			223,799	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey	192,151	53.10
	Democratic	Stephen Lee Blythe	151,951	41.99
	Independent	Frank Zilaitis	14,274	3.94
	Independent	Trevor Lowing	3,495	0.97
Total votes			361,871	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey*	157,079	64.76
	Democratic	C. Shannon Roberts	85,595	35.27
Total votes			242,674	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Jim Bacchus	1991–1993	June 21, 1949
Dave Weldon	1995–2009	August 31, 1953

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 The former 15th district, along the central Atlantic coast of Florida.

References

1. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 15th district in northern Hillsborough County and Polk County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
2. See 2013 borders of 15th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.

External links

• 2008 Race Tracker
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present