Florida's 5th House of Representatives district

Florida's 5th House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Shane Abbott. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers all of Walton County, Holmes County, Washington County, Jackson County, and part of northern Bay County. The largest city in the district is Marianna. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 159,198.[1][2]

Florida's 5th State
House of Representatives
district
Map of the district
Representative
  Shane Abbott
R–DeFuniak Springs
Demographics81.6% White
13.4% Black
4.1% Hispanic
0.6% Asian
0.9% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.3% Other
2.1% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		159,198
125,985

This district contains Chipola College, located in Marianna, and the Baptist College of Florida, located in Graceville.

Representatives from 1967 to the present
Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Democratic 6
Republican 6
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Ed Fortune 1967–1972 Pace Democratic
2 Jerry G. Melvin 1972–1978 Fort Walton Beach Democratic
3 Ken Boles 1978–1982 Fort Walton Beach Democratic
4 James G. Ward 1982–1986 Fort Walton Beach Democratic
5 Robert Harden 1986–1992 Fort Walton Beach Republican
6 Sam Mitchell 1992–1994 Vernon Democratic
7 Durell Peaden 1994–2000 Crestview Democratic[lower-alpha 1]
8 Don Brown 2000–2008 DeFuniak Springs Republican
9 Brad Drake 2008–2012 DeFuniak Springs Republican
10 Marti Coley 2012–2014 Marianna Republican
11 Brad Drake 2014–2022 DeFuniak Springs Republican
11 Shane Abbott 2022–present DeFuniak Springs Republican

See also

References
  1. "District 5 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.
  1. Peaden was elected as a member of the Democratic Party, and switched to the Republican Party in 1997.
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