Florida's 9th House of Representatives district

Florida's 9th House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Allison Tant. The district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Big Bend. The district covers the western half of Leon County. The largest city in the district is Tallahassee, though this district only encompasses the downtown and northwestern portions of the city. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781.[1][2]

Florida's 9th State
House of Representatives
district
Map of the district
Representative
  Allison Tant
D–Tallahassee
Demographics76.9% White
16.3% Black
5.0% Hispanic
3.6% Asian
0.3% Native American
0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.9% Other
2.0% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		156,370
124,130

This district is covers most of downtown Tallahassee and the northern Tallahassee metropolitan area, giving it a large college and urban population. This has trended the district Democratic, with the last Republican to compete in the district losing in 2016 by 12%.

This district contains Florida State University, located in Tallahassee. The district also contains the Florida State Capitol.

Representatives from 1967 to the present
Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Democratic 11
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Ben Clarence Williams 1967–1968 Port St. Joe Democratic
2 Joe Chapman 1968–1972 Panama City Democratic
3 Billy Joe Rish 1972–1978 Port St. Joe Democratic
4 Leonard J. Hall 1978–1982 Panama City Democratic
5 Al Lawson 1982–1992 Tallahassee Democratic
6 Hurley W. Rudd 1992–1994 Tallahassee Democratic
7 Marjorie R. Turnbull 1994–2000 Tallahassee Democratic
8 Loranne Ausley 2000–2008 Tallahassee Democratic
9 Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda 2008–2016 Tallahassee Democratic[lower-alpha 1]
10 Loranne Ausley 2016–2020 Tallahassee Democratic
10 Allison Tant 2020–present Tallahassee Democratic

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.
  1. Vasilinda was elected as a Democrat, but switched to independent in 2016.
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