Florida's 4th House of Representatives district

Florida's 4th House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Patt Maney. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast, as well as part of the Crestview metropolitan area. The district covers southern Okaloosa County. The largest city in the district is Crestview. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781.[1][2]

Florida's 4th State
House of Representatives
district
Map of the district
Representative
  Patt Maney
R–Shalimar
Demographics79.8% White
9.9% Black
7.3% Hispanic
3.2% Asian
0.5% Native American
0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2.2% Other
4.1% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		158,781
123,651

This district contains Northwest Florida State College, located in Niceville. The district also contains Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, as well as Eglin Air Force Base.

There was a vacancy between February 21, 2010, and April 13, 2010, as the incumbent, Ray Sansom, resigned due to a corruption scandal. Lawyer Matt Gaetz won a special election to fill the seat.

Ray Sansom served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2009.

Representatives from 1967 to the present
Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Republican 6
Democratic 3
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Jim Reeves 1967–1972 Pensacola Democratic
2 Ed Fortune 1972–1978 Pace Democratic
3 Bolley Johnson 1978–1992 Milton Democratic
4 Jim Kerrigan 1992–1994 Gulf Breeze Republican
5 Jerry G. Melvin 1994–2002 Fort Walton Beach Republican
6 Ray Sansom 2002–2010 Destin Republican
Vacant 2010
7 Matt Gaetz 2010–2016 Fort Walton Beach Republican
8 Mel Ponder 2016–2020 Destin Republican
8 Patt Maney 2020–present Shalimar Republican

See also

References
  1. "District 4 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.
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