Florida's 73rd House of Representatives district

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Florida's 73rd State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Fiona McFarland
R – Sarasota
Registration50.7%  Republican
47.8%  Democratic
1.6%  No party preference
Demographics80.0%  White
5.5%  Black
9.9%  Hispanic
2.8%  Asian
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		183,473
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Florida's 73rd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Fiona McFarland. Prior to the creation of districts in 1967, representatives were elected by county. For a historical roster of representatives before 1967, see the List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida. In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Gregory (USAF ret.) defeated Democratic challenger resident Liv Coleman [1] by 24 points in the heavily Republican district. [2] After the redistricting of Florida's House districts, representative of district 72 Fiona McFarland defeated teacher Derek Reich by 13 points to become district 73's current representative.

Representatives from 1967 to the present

RepresentativePartyYears of serviceResidenceNotes
Clifford McNulty [3] Republican 1967–1970 Melbourne
Jane W. Robinson [3] Republican 1970–1972 Cocoa Redistricted to the 46th district
Granville Crabtree [3] Republican 1972–1976
Thomas Danson, Jr. [3] Republican 1976–1982Redistricted to the 69th district
J. Keith Arnold [3] Democratic 1982–1998 Fort Myers
Bruce Kyle [3] Republican 1998–2006
Nicholas Thompson [3] Republican 2006–2010
Matt Caldwell Republican 2010–2012 Lehigh Acres Redistricted to the 79th district
Greg Steube Republican 2012–2016 Parrish
Joe Gruters Republican 2016–2018 Sarasota [4] [5]
Tommy Gregory Republican 2018–2022 Sarasota Redistricted to the 72nd District
Fiona McFarland Republican 2022– Sarasota

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References

  1. ↑ HANNAH MORSE, "Political science professor challenging Gruters for House seat", Bradenton Herald, January 26, 2018
  2. ↑ Zac Anderson. "Sarasota Herald-Tribune". www.heraldtribune.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 People of Lawmaking in Florida
  4. ↑ "Joe Gruters - 2016 - 2018 ( Speaker Corcoran )".
  5. ↑ People of Lawmaking in Florida [ verification needed ]
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