Florida's 1st House of Representatives district

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Florida's 1st State
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Representative
  Michelle Salzman
R Pensacola
Demographics70.3%  White
21.8%  Black
4.1%  Hispanic
2.6%  Asian
1.0%  Native American
0.01%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
3.0% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
  Voting age
156,303
121,724

Florida's 1st House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Michelle Salzman. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle and encompasses part of the Pensacola metropolitan area. The district covers the northern portion of Escambia County. The largest city in the district is Ferry Pass. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 156,030. [1]

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This district contains the University of West Florida, located in Ferry Pass.

Bolley Johnson served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 until 1994. [2]

Representatives from 1967 to the present

Representatives by party affiliation
PartyRepresentatives
Republican 7
Democratic 5
#NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical party
1 Gordon W. Wells 1967–1968 Jay Democratic
2 Roy L. Hess 1968–1972 Pensacola Democratic
3 Grover C. Robinson III 1972–1982 Pensacola Democratic
4 Tom Tobiassen 1982–1992 Pensacola Democratic
5 Bolley Johnson 1992–1994 Milton Democratic
6 Jerrold Burroughs 1994–1998 Cantonment Republican
7 Jeff Miller 1998–2001 Chumuckla Republican
8 Greg Evers 2001–2010 Milton Republican
9 Doug Broxson 2010–2012 Pensacola Republican
10 Clay Ingram 2012–2018 Pensacola Republican
11 Mike Hill 2018–2020 Pensacola Republican
12 Michelle Salzman 2020–present Pensacola Republican

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References

  1. "District 1 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.