| Florida's 31st State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Registration | 60.3% Republican 37.0% Democratic 0.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 75.6% White 9.5% Black 9.1% Hispanic 3.1% Asian | ||
| Population | 173,252 | ||
Florida's 31st House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Currently encompassing part of Brevard county, its current representative is Republican Tyler Sirois.
| Representative | Party | Years of service | Hometown | Notes |
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| William C. Andrews | Democratic | 1967 - November 7, 1972 | district created | |
| J. Hyatt Brown [1] | Democratic | November 7, 1972 – November 4, 1980 | Served as Speaker (1978, 1979, 1980) | |
| T. K. Wetherell [1] | Democratic | November 4, 1980 – November 2, 1982 | Daytona Beach | Redistricted to the 29th district |
| Winston Gardner Jr. [1] | Democratic | November 2, 1982 – November 8, 1988 | Titusville | |
| Charlie Roberts [1] | Democratic | November 8, 1988 - November 3, 1992 | Redistricted to the 29th district | |
| Harry C. Goode Jr. [1] | Democratic | November 3, 1992 – November 7, 2000 | Melbourne | Switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party on April 27, 1998 |
| Mitch Needelman [1] | Republican | November 7, 2000 – November 4, 2008 | Melbourne | |
| John Tobia [1] | Republican | November 18, 2008 – November 20, 2012 | Melbourne Beach | Redistricted to the 53rd district |
| Bryan Nelson | Republican | November 6, 2012 – November 4, 2014 | Apopka | |
| Jennifer Sullivan | Republican | November 4, 2014 – November 3, 2020 | Eustis | |
| Keith Truenow | Republican | November 4, 2020 – November 8, 2022 | Tavares | Redistricted to the 26th district |
| Tyler Sirois | Republican | November 8, 2022 – Present | Merritt Island |
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