Florida's 12th congressional district

Florida's 12th congressional district
Florida's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Gus Bilirakis (R–Palm Harbor)
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes New Port Richey north of Tampa. It covers Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas County and Hillsborough County.^[1][2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.

List of representatives

The following list includes the names of the former representatives of the 12th congressional district, who are elected for 2-year terms, but can be re-elected to serve multiple terms.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
William C. Cramer	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted from the 1st district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 4th district, Redistricted to the 15th district
J. Herbert Burke	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 10th district
Edward J. Stack	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 15th district
Tom Lewis	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 16th district
Charles T. Canady	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Adam Putnam	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Dennis A. Ross	Republican	January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013		Redistricted to the 15th district
Gus Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 2013 - present		Redistricted from the 9th district

Presidential Voting History

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

• NOTE: Randy Wilkinson ran on the Tea Party platform on the ballot.

Historical district boundaries

The former 12th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further east and encompassed much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County, which became the center of the 9th district.

2003 - 2013 Former 12th district, centered at Polk County.

References

• 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

Coordinates: 28°16′07″N 82°29′30″W / 28.26861°N 82.49167°W / 28.26861; -82.49167