Florida's 9th congressional district

Florida's 9th congressional district
Florida's ninth congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Alan Grayson (D–Orlando)
Population (2013)	688,665
Ethnicity	76.5%% White, 10.7%% Black, 3.7&% Asian, 0.4%% Native American
Cook PVI	D+4

Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from eastern Orlando south-southeast to Yeehaw Junction. It also includes the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud.

From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed most of rural eastern Hillsborough County, northern parts of Pinellas County (including Clearwater) and the Gulf coast of Pasco County (including New Port Richey). The redistricting on January 3, 2013, completely reassigned the boundaries of the 9th district to mostly Osceola County with central Orange County plus northeastern Polk County,^[1][2] while the former 9th district became parts of the 10th, 11th, 12th (Pasco County) or the 14th district which split Hillborough County with the 15th and 17th district. The 2013 redistricting also expanded the State of Florida from 25 to 27 districts, adding 2 at Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Alan Grayson.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
Don Fuqua	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 2nd district
Paul Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 11th district
Louis Frey, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 5th district
Bill Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 11th district
Michael Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007
Gus Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013		Redistricted to the 12th district
Alan Grayson	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present

Presidential Voting History

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 Former 9th district before redistricting in January 2013 reassigned the 9th district to mostly Osceola County plus central Orange County with northeastern Polk County, when expanding Florida's 25 to 27 districts.

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°07′55″N 81°12′06″W / 28.13194°N 81.20167°W / 28.13194; -81.20167