Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives
2014-16 Florida Legislature

Type
Type	Lower house of the Florida Legislature
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
Founded	January 7, 1839
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
New session started	January 12, 2016
Leadership
Speaker	Steve Crisafulli (R) Since November 18, 2014
Speaker pro tempore	Matt Hudson (R) Since November 18, 2014
Majority Leader	Dana Young (R) Since November 18, 2014
Minority Leader	Mark Pafford (D) Since November 18, 2014
Structure
Seats	120

Political groups	Republican (81) Democratic (39)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Florida Constitution
Salary	$29,697/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014
Next election	November 8, 2016
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place

House of Representatives Chamber Florida Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
Website
Florida House of Representatives

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The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. Along with the Senate, it comprises the Florida Legislature. The House has 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of about 157,000. The House meets at the State Capitol in Tallahassee.

Members serve two-year terms and are restricted by term limits, limiting them to four consecutive two-year terms, but after sitting out one term may run again.

The Florida Constitution establishes the powers and duties shared by the House and Senate, which include passing laws, developing an annual state budget, and making investigations. Additionally, the House has the exclusive power to impeach state officials.

The House has its origins in Florida’s territorial period, when the existing Florida Territorial Legislative Council was expanded, renamed the House of Representatives, and made the lower house in a new, bicameral Legislative Council in 1838.

Terms and qualifications

State 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.^[1] Once elected, representatives are limited to four consecutive terms but can run again after sitting out one election.^[1]

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.^[2] 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	75	45	120	0

Begin (November 2014)	80	38	118	2
February 17, 2015^[3]	80	39	119	1
April 6, 2015^[4]	78		117	3
April 7, 2015^[5]	80		119	1
April 21, 2015^[6]	81		120	0
Latest voting share	7001675000000000000♠67.5%	7001325000000000000♠32.5%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Steve Crisafulli	Republican	51
Speaker pro tempore	Matt Hudson	Republican	80
Majority Leader	Dana Young	Republican	60
Minority Leader	Mark Pafford	Democratic	86
Minority Leader pro tempore	Mia L. Jones	Democratic	14

Members, 2014–2016

District	Name	Party	Residence	Counties represented	First Elected^[7]
1	Clay Ingram	Rep	Pensacola	Part of Escambia	2010
2	Mike Hill	Rep	Midway	Parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa	2013
3	Doug Broxson	Rep	Midway	Parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa	2010
4	Matt Gaetz	Rep	Fort Walton Beach	Part of Okaloosa	2010
5	Brad Drake	Rep	DeFuniak Springs	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, part of Bay	2014
6	Jay Trumbull	Rep	Panama City	Part of Bay	2014
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	2015
14	Mia L. Jones	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2008
15	Jay Fant	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2014
16	Charles McBurney	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2007
17	Cyndi Stevenson	Rep	St. Augustine	Part of St. Johns	2015
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	Paul Renner	Rep	Palm Coast	Flagler, parts of St. Johns and Volusia	2015
25	Fred Costello	Rep	Ormond Beach	Part of Volusia	2014
26	Dwayne L. Taylor	Dem	Daytona Beach	Part of Volusia	2008
27	David Santiago	Rep	Deltona	Part of Volusia	2012
28	Jason Brodeur	Rep	Sanford	Part of Seminole	2010
29	Scott Plakon	Rep	Longwood	Part of Seminole	2014
30	Bob Cortes	Rep	Altamonte Springs	Parts of Orange and Seminole	2014
31	Jennifer Sullivan	Rep	Mount Dora	Parts of Lake and Orange	2014
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	Blaise Ingoglia	Rep	Spring Hill	Part of Hernando	2014
36	Amanda Murphy	Dem	New Port Richey	Part of Pasco	2013
37	Richard Corcoran	Rep	Land O' Lakes	Part of Pasco	2010
38	Danny Burgess	Rep	Zephyrhills	Part of Pasco	2014
39	Neil Combee	Rep	Polk City	Parts of Osceola and Polk	2012
40	Colleen Burton	Rep	Lakeland	Part of Polk	2014
41	John Wood	Rep	Winter Haven	Part of Polk	2008
42	Mike La Rosa	Rep	St. Cloud	Parts of Osceola and Polk	2012
43	John Cortes	Dem	Kissimmee	Part of Osceola	2014
44	Eric Eisnaugle	Rep	Orlando	Part of Orange	2014
45	Randolph Bracy	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
46	Bruce Antone	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
47	Mike Miller	Rep	Orlando	Part of Orange	2014
48	Victor M. Torres, Jr.	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
49	Rene Plasencia	Rep	Orlando	Part of Orange	2014
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	Ed Narain	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2014
62	Janet Cruz	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2010
63	Shawn Harrison	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2014
64	J. W. Grant	Rep	Tampa	Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas	2015
65	Chris Sprowls	Rep	Palm Harbor	Part of Pinellas	2014
66	Larry Ahern	Rep	Seminole	Part of Pinellas	2010
67	Chris Latvala	Rep	Clearwater	Part of Pinellas	2014
68	Dwight Dudley	Dem	St. Petersburg	Part of Pinellas	2012
69	Kathleen 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	Julio Gonzalez	Rep	Venice	Part of Sarasota	2014
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 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	Bobby DuBose	Dem	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2014
95	Hazelle P. Rogers	Dem	Lauderdale Lakes	Part of Broward	2008
96	Kristin Jacobs	Dem	Pompano Beach	Part of Broward	2014
97	Jared Moskowitz	Dem	Coral Springs	Part of Broward	2012
98	Katie Edwards	Dem	Plantation	Part of Broward	2012
99	Evan Jenne	Dem	Hollywood	Part of Broward	2014
100	Joe Geller	Dem	Aventura	Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade	2014
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 Díaz, 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	José R. Oliva	Rep	Miami Lakes	Part of Miami-Dade	2011
111	Bryan Avila	Rep	Hialeah	Part of Miami-Dade	2014
112	José Javier Rodríguez	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	José Félix Díaz	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
117	Kionne McGhee	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2012
118	Frank Artiles	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
119	Jeanette Núñez	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2010
120	Holly Merrill Raschein	Rep	Key Largo	Monroe and part of Miami-Dade	2012

District map

Current districts and party composition of the Florida House of Representatives

Democratic Party

Republican Party

References

1 2 Florida Constitution Online (accessed May 22, 2013)
↑ http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/
↑ Democrat Reggie Fullwood was elected in a special election after no one qualified for the November 2014 general election.
↑ Republicans Doc Renuart (District 17) and Travis Hutson (District 24) resigned to run in a special election for State Senate District 6.
↑ Republicans Cyndi Stevenson (District 17) and Paul Renner (District 24) were elected to fill the seats of Doc Renuart and Travis Hutson.
↑ Republicans J. W. Grant was elected to fill a vacancy in District 64. He had previously held the seat.
↑ Year first elected to their current time in office. Members may have previously served other, non-consecutive stints.

External links

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Members of the Florida House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Steve Crisafulli (R) Speaker pro tempore: Matt Hudson (R) Majority Leader: Dana Young (R) Minority Leader: Mark S. Pafford (D)

Clay Ingram (R) Mike Hill (R) Doug Broxson (R) Matt Gaetz (R) Brad Drake (R) Jay Trumbull (R) Halsey Beshears (R) Alan Williams (D) Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D) Elizabeth W. Porter (R) Janet H. Adkins (R) Lake Ray (R) Reggie Fullwood (D) Mia L. Jones (D) Jay Fant (R) Charles McBurney (R) Cyndi Stevenson (R) Travis Cummings (R) Charles Van Zant (R) Clovis Watson, Jr. (D) Keith Perry (R) Charlie Stone (R) Dennis K. Baxley (R) Paul Renner (R) Fred Costello (R) Dwayne L. Taylor (D) David Santiago (R) Jason Brodeur (R) Scott Plakon (R) Bob Cortes (R) Jennifer Sullivan (R) Larry Metz (R) H. Marlene O'Toole (R) Jimmie Todd Smith (R) Blaise Ingoglia (R) Amanda Murphy (D) Richard Corcoran (R) Danny Burgess (R) Neil Combee (R) Colleen Burton (R) John Wood (R) Mike La Rosa (R) John Cortes (D) Eric Eisnaugle (R) Randolph Bracy (D) Bruce Antone (D) Mike Miller (R) Victor M. Torres, Jr. (D) Rene Plasencia (R) Tom Goodson (R) Steve Crisafulli (R) Ritch Workman (R) John Tobia (R) Debbie Mayfield (R) Cary Pigman (R) Ben Albritton (R) Jake Raburn (R) Dan Raulerson (R) Ross Spano (R) Dana Young (R) Ed Narain (D) Janet Cruz (D) Shawn Harrison (R) J. W. Grant (R) Chris Sprowls (R) Larry Ahern (R) Chris Latvala (R) Dwight Dudley (D) Kathleen Peters (R) Darryl Rouson (D) Jim Boyd (R) Ray Pilon (R) Greg Steube (R) Julio Gonzalez (R) Ken Roberson (R) Ray Rodrigues (R) Dane Eagle (R) Heather Fitzenhagen (R) Matt Caldwell (R) Matt Hudson (R) Kevin Rader (D) MaryLynn Magar (R) Gayle Harrell (R) Larry Lee, Jr. (D) Patrick Rooney, Jr. (R) Mark S. Pafford (D) Dave Kerner (D) Bobby Powell (D) Bill Hager (R) Lori Berman (D) Irving Slosberg (D) Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (D) George Moraitis (R) Bobby DuBose (D) Hazelle P. Rogers (D) Kristin Jacobs (D) Jared Moskowitz (D) Katie Edwards (D) Evan Jenne (D) Joe Geller (D) Shevrin D. Jones (D) Sharon Pritchett (D) Manny Díaz, Jr. (R) Richard Stark (D) Carlos Trujillo (R) Kathleen Passidomo (R) Barbara Watson (D) Daphne Campbell (D) Cynthia Stafford (D) José R. Oliva (R) Bryan Avila (R) José Javier Rodríguez (D) David Richardson (D) Erik Fresen (R) Michael Bileca (R) José Félix Díaz (R) Kionne McGhee (D) Frank Artiles (R) Jeanette Núñez (R) Holly Merrill Raschein (R)

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