Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives
2016-18 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	March 7, 2017
Leadership
Speaker	Richard Corcoran (R) Since November 22, 2016
Speaker pro tempore	Jeanette Núñez (R) Since November 22, 2016
Majority Leader	Ray Rodrigues (R) Since November 22, 2016
Minority Leader	Janet Cruz (D) Since November 21, 2016
Structure
Seats	120

Political groups	Majority Republican (78) Minority Democratic (41)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Florida Constitution
Salary	$29,697/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016
Next election	November 6, 2018
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	NPA		Vacant
End of previous legislature	81	37	1	119	1

Begin (November 2016)	79	41	0	120	0
May 18, 2017^[3]	78	41	0	119	1
Latest voting share	7001655000000000000♠65.5%	7001345000000000000♠34.5%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Richard Corcoran	Republican	37
Speaker pro tempore	Jeanette Núñez	Republican	119
Majority Leader	Ray Rodrigues	Republican	76
Minority Leader	Janet Cruz	Democratic	62
Minority Leader pro tempore	Bobby DuBose	Democratic	94

Members, 2016–2018

District	Name	Party	Residence	Counties represented	First Elected^[4]
1	Clay Ingram	Rep	Pensacola	Part of Escambia	2010
2	Frank White	Rep	Pensacola	Parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa	2016
3	Jayer Williamson	Rep	Pace	Parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa	2016
4	Mel Ponder	Rep	Destin	Part of Okaloosa	2016
5	Brad Drake	Rep	DeFuniak Springs	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, part of Bay	2014, 2008-12
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	Ramon Alexander	Dem	Tallahassee	Gadsden, part of Leon	2016
9	Loranne Ausley	Dem	Tallahassee	Part of Leon	2016, 2000-08
10	Elizabeth W. Porter	Rep	Lake City	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee, part of Alachua	2010
11	Cord Byrd	Rep	Neptune Beach	Nassau, part of Duval	2016
12	Clay Yarborough	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2016
13	Tracie Davis	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2016
14	Kimberly Daniels	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2016
15	Jay Fant	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2014
16	Jason Fischer	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2016
17	Cyndi Stevenson	Rep	St. Augustine	Part of St. Johns	2015
18	Travis Cummings	Rep	Orange Park	Part of Clay	2012
19	Bobby Payne	Rep	Palatka	Bradford, Putnam, Union, part of Clay	2016
20	Clovis Watson, Jr.	Dem	Alachua	Parts of Alachua and Marion	2012
21	Chuck Clemons	Rep	Newberry	Dixie, Gilchrist, part of Alachua	2016
22	Charlie Stone	Rep	Ocala	Levy, part of Marion	2012
23	Stan McClain	Rep	Belleview	Part of Marion	2016
24	Paul Renner	Rep	Palm Coast	Flagler, parts of St. Johns and Volusia	2015
25	Tom Leek	Rep	Ormond Beach	Part of Volusia	2016
26	Patrick Henry	Dem	Daytona Beach	Part of Volusia	2016
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, 2008-12
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	Don Hahnfeldt	Rep	The Villages	Sumter, parts of Lake and Marion	2016
34	Ralph Massullo Jr.	Rep	Lecanto	Citrus, part of Hernando	2016
35	Blaise Ingoglia	Rep	Spring Hill	Part of Hernando	2014
36	Amber Mariano	Rep	Hudson	Part of Pasco	2016
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	Sam Killebrew	Rep	Winter Haven	Part of Polk	2016
42	Mike La Rosa	Rep	St. Cloud	Parts of Osceola and Polk	2012
43	John Cortes	Dem	Kissimmee	Part of Osceola	2014
44	Vacant^[3]			Part of Orange
45	Kamia Brown	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2016
46	Bruce Antone	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2012
47	Mike Miller	Rep	Orlando	Part of Orange	2014
48	Amy Mercado	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2016
49	Carlos Guillermo Smith	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2016
50	Rene Plasencia	Rep	Orlando	Parts of Brevard and Orange	2014
51	Tom Goodson	Rep	Titusville	Part of Brevard	2010
52	Thad Altman	Rep	Rockledge	Part of Brevard	2016, 2003-08
53	Randy Fine	Rep	Melbourne Beach	Part of Brevard	2016
54	Erin Grall	Rep	Vero Beach	Indian River, part of St. Lucie	2016
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	Jackie Toledo	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2016
61	Sean Shaw	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2016
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	Ben Diamond	Dem	St. Petersburg	Part of Pinellas	2016
69	Kathleen Peters	Rep	South Pasadena	Part of Pinellas	2012
70	Wengay Newton	Dem	St. Petersburg	Parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	2016
71	Jim Boyd	Rep	Bradenton	Parts of Manatee and Sarasota	2010
72	Alexandra Miller	Rep	Sarasota	Part of Sarasota	2016
73	Joe Gruters	Rep	Sarasota	Parts of Manatee and Sarasota	2016
74	Julio Gonzalez	Rep	Venice	Part of Sarasota	2014
75	Michael J. Grant	Rep	Port Charlotte	Charlotte	2016, 2004-08
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	Byron Donalds	Rep	Naples	Hendry, part of Collier	2016
81	Joe Abruzzo	Dem	Wellington	Part of Palm Beach	2016, 2008-12
82	MaryLynn Magar	Rep	Tequesta	Parts of Martin and Palm Beach	2012
83	Gayle Harrell	Rep	Stuart	Parts of Martin and St. Lucie	2010, 2000-08
84	Larry Lee, Jr.	Dem	Port St. Lucie	Part of St. Lucie	2012
85	Rick Roth	Rep	Loxahatchee	Part of Palm Beach	2016
86	Matt Willhite	Dem	Wellington	Part of Palm Beach	2016
87	David Silvers	Dem	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2016
88	Al Jacquet	Dem	Lantana	Part of Palm Beach	2016
89	Bill Hager	Rep	Delray Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2010
90	Lori Berman	Dem	Lantana	Part of Palm Beach	2010
91	Emily Slosberg	Dem	Boca Raton	Part of Palm Beach	2016
92	Patricia Hawkins-Williams	Dem	Lauderdale Lakes	Part of Broward	2016
93	George Moraitis	Rep	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2010
94	Bobby DuBose	Dem	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2014
95	Barrington Russell	Dem	Lauderdale Lakes	Part of Broward	2016
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	Bob Rommel	Rep	Naples	Part of Collier	2016
107	Barbara Watson	Dem	Miami Gardens	Part of Miami-Dade	2011
108	Roy Hardemon	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2016
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	Nicholas Duran	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2016
113	David Richardson	Dem	Miami Beach	Part of Miami-Dade	2012
114	Daisy Baez	Dem	Coral Gables	Part of Miami-Dade	2016
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	Robert Asencio	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2016
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

Vacant

References

1 2 Florida Constitution Online (accessed May 22, 2013)
↑ "Session - The Florida Senate".
1 2 Republican Eric Eisnaugle (District 44) resigned after being appointed to the 5th District Court of Appeal. Powers, Scott (May 22, 2017). "Eric Eisnaugle makes House departure official". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
↑ And previous terms of service, if any.

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Members of the Florida House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Richard Corcoran (R) Speaker pro tempore: Jeanette Núñez (R) Majority Leader: Ray Rodrigues (R) Minority Leader: Janet Cruz (D)
Clay Ingram (R) Frank White (R) Jayer Williamson (R) Mel Ponder (R) Brad Drake (R) Jay Trumbull (R) Halsey Beshears (R) Ramon Alexander (D) Loranne Ausley (D) Elizabeth W. Porter (R) Cord Byrd (R) Clay Yarborough (R) Tracie Davis (D) Kimberly Daniels (D) Jay Fant (R) Jason Fischer (R) Cyndi Stevenson (R) Travis Cummings (R) Bobby Payne (R) Clovis Watson Jr. (D) Chuck Clemons (R) Charlie Stone (R) Stan McClain (R) Paul Renner (R) Tom Leek (R) Michael Cantu (D) David Santiago (R) Jason Brodeur (R) Scott Plakon (R) Bob Cortes (R) Jennifer Sullivan (R) Larry Metz (R) Don Hahnfeldt (R) Ralph Massullo Jr. (R) Blaise Ingoglia (R) Amber Mariano (R) Richard Corcoran (R) Danny Burgess (R) Neil Combee (R) Colleen Burton (R) Sam Killebrew (R) Mike La Rosa (R) John Cortes (D) Vacant Kamia Brown (D) Bruce Antone (D) Mike Miller (R) Amy Mercado (D) Carlos Guillermo Smith (D) Rene Plasencia (R) Tom Goodson (R) Thad Altman (R) Randy Fine (R) Erin Grall (R) Cary Pigman (R) Ben Albritton (R) Jake Raburn (R) Dan Raulerson (R) Ross Spano (R) Jackie Toledo (R) Sean Shaw (D) Janet Cruz (D) Shawn Harrison (R) J. W. Grant (R) Chris Sprowls (R) Larry Ahern (R) Chris Latvala (R) Ben Diamond (D) Kathleen Peters (R) Wengay Newton (D) Jim Boyd (R) Alexandra Miller (R) Joe Gruters (R) Julio Gonzalez (R) Michael J. Grant (R) Ray Rodrigues (R) Dane Eagle (R) Heather Fitzenhagen (R) Matt Caldwell (R) Byron Donalds (R) Joseph Abruzzo (D) MaryLynn Magar (R) Gayle Harrell (R) Larry Lee Jr. (D) Rick Roth (R) Matt Millhite (D) David Silvers (D) Al Jacquet (D) Bill Hager (R) Lori Berman (D) Emily Slosberg (D) Patricia Hawkins-Williams (D) George Moraitis (R) Bobby DuBose (D) Barrington Russell (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) Bob Rommel (R) Barbara Watson (D) Roy Hardemon (D) Cynthia Stafford (D) José R. Oliva (R) Bryan Avila (R) Nicholas Duran (D) David Richardson (D) Daisy Baez (D) Michael Bileca (R) José Félix Díaz (R) Kionne McGhee (D) Robert Asencio (D) Jeanette Núñez (R) Holly Merrill Raschein (R)
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