Florida House of Representatives

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Florida House of Representatives
Florida Legislature
Seal of the Florida House of Representatives.svg
Type
Type
Term limits
4 consecutive terms (8 years)
History
FoundedMay 26, 1845
Preceded by Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
New session started
March 4, 2025;4 days' time (2025-03-04)
Leadership
Daniel Perez (R)
since November 19, 2024
Speaker pro tempore
Wyman Duggan (R)
since November 19, 2024
Majority Leader
Tyler Sirois (R)
since November 18, 2024
Minority Leader
Fentrice Driskell (D)
since November 21, 2022
Structure
Seats120
Florida House, March 27 2024.svg
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (86)

Minority

Vacant

  •   Vacant (1)
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle III, Constitution of Florida
Salary$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel) [1]
Elections
Last election
 November 5, 2024
(120 seats)
Next election
 November 3, 2026
(120 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Florida House Chamber March 2012.jpg
House of Representatives Chamber
Florida Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida
Website
Florida House of Representatives
Rules
Florida House of Representatives Rules

The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2] The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin immediately upon their election.

Contents

The Republicans hold a supermajority in the State House with 87 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 33 seats.

Term limits

House members are limited to four consecutive terms. [3] In recent years in the Republican majority caucus, each entering class of House members elects a "Speaker-Designate" from the class whom the caucus as a whole commits to supporting as Speaker in six years time. [4]

Qualifications

Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years prior to election. [5]

Legislative session

Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new legislative session.

Regular legislative session

The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the state Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular legislative sessions at a time of its choosing. [5]

Special session

Special legislative sessions may be called by the governor, by a joint proclamation of the Senate president and House speaker, or by a three-fifths vote of all legislators. During any special session the Legislature may only address legislative business that is within the purview of the purpose or purposes stated in the special session proclamation. [6]

Powers and process

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the House Daniel Perez Republican 116
Speaker pro tempore Wyman Duggan Republican 12
Majority leader Tyler Sirois Republican 31
Minority leader Fentrice Driskell Democratic 67

Composition

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of 2020–22 legislature76421182
Start of previous (2022–24) legislature85351200
End of previous legislature83361191
Start of current (2024–26) legislature85351200
December 9, 2024 [a] 8634
December 27, 2024 [b] 8733
January 1, 2025 [c] 861191
Latest voting share

Members, 2024–2026

DistrictNamePartyResidenceCounties representedFirst elected [10] Term-limited
1 Michelle Salzman Rep Pensacola Part of Escambia 20202028
2 Alex Andrade Rep Pensacola Parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa 20182026
3 VacantParts of Santa Rosa and Okaloosa
4 Patt Maney Rep Destin Part of Okaloosa 20202028
5 Shane Abbott Rep DeFuniak Springs Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington 20222030
6 Philip Griffitts Rep Panama City Bay 20222030
7 Jason Shoaf Rep Port St. Joe Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Lafayette, Liberty, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, parts of Jefferson and Leon 2019*2028
8 Gallop Franklin Dem Tallahassee Gadsden, part of Leon 20222030
9 Allison Tant Dem Tallahassee Madison, parts of Jefferson and Leon 20202028
10 Chuck Brannan Rep Macclenny Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union, part of Alachua 20182026
11 Sam Garrison Rep Orange Park Part of Clay 20202028
12 Wyman Duggan Rep Jacksonville Part of Duval 20182026
13 Angie Nixon Dem Jacksonville Part of Duval 20202028
14 Kimberly Daniels Dem Jacksonville Part of Duval 2022,
2016-20		2030
15 Dean Black Rep Jacksonville Nassau, part of Duval 20222030
16 Kiyan Michael Rep Jacksonville Part of Duval 20222030
17 Jessica Baker Rep Orange Park Part of Duval 20222030
18 Kim Kendall Rep St. Augustine Part of St. Johns 20242032
19 Samuel Greco Rep St. Augustine Flagler, part of St. Johns 20242032
20 Judson Sapp Rep Palatka Putnam, parts of Clay, Marion and St. Johns 20242032
21 Yvonne Hayes Hinson Dem Gainesville Parts of Alachua and Marion 20202028
22 Chad Johnson Rep Newberry Gilchrist, Levy, part of Alachua 20242032
23 J.J. Grow Rep Lecanto Citrus, part of Marion 20242032
24 Ryan Chamberlin Rep Belleview Part of Marion 2023*2032
25 Taylor Yarkosky Rep Clermont Part of Lake 20222030
26 Nan Cobb Rep Tavares Part of Lake 20242032
27 Richard Gentry Rep Ocala Parts of Lake, Marion and Volusia 20242032
28 Bill Partington Rep Ormond Beach Part of Volusia 20242032
29 Webster Barnaby Rep Deltona Part of Volusia 20202028
30 Chase Tramont Rep Port Orange Parts of Brevard and Volusia 20222030
31 Tyler Sirois Rep Merritt Island Part of Brevard 20222030
32 Debbie Mayfield Rep Indialantic Part of Brevard 20242032
33 Monique Miller Rep Melbourne Beach Part of Brevard 20242032
34 Robbie Brackett Rep Vero Beach Indian River, part of Brevard 20222030
35 Erika Booth Rep St. Cloud Parts of Orange and Osceola 20242032
36 Rachel Plakon Rep Longwood Part of Seminole 20222030
37 Susan Plasencia Rep Orlando Parts of Orange and Seminole 20222030
38 David Smith Rep Winter Springs Part of Seminole 20182026
39 Doug Bankson Rep Apopka Parts of Orange and Seminole 20222030
40 LaVon Bracy Davis Dem Ocoee Part of Orange 20222030
41 Bruce Antone Dem Orlando Part of Orange 2022,
2012-20,
2002-06		2030
42 Anna V. Eskamani Dem Orlando Part of Orange 20182026
43 Johanna López Dem Orlando Part of Orange 20222030
44 Rita Harris Dem Orlando Part of Orange 20222030
45 Leonard Spencer Dem Gotha Parts of Orange and Osceola 20242032
46 Jose Alvarez Dem Kissimmee Part of Osceola 20242032
47 Paula Stark Rep St. Cloud Parts of Orange and Osceola 20222030
48 Jon Albert Rep Winter Haven Part of Polk 20242032
49 Jennifer Kincart Jonsson Rep Fort Meade Part of Polk 20242032
50 Jennifer Canady Rep Lakeland Part of Polk 20222030
51 Josie Tomkow Rep Polk City Part of Polk 2018*2026
52 John Temple Rep Wildwood Sumter, part of Hernando 20222030
53 Jeff Holcomb Rep Spring Hill Parts of Hernando and Pasco 20222030
54 Randy Maggard Rep Zephyrhills Part of Pasco 2019*2028
55 Kevin Steele Rep Hudson Part of Pasco 20222030
56 Brad Yeager Rep New Port Richey Part of Pasco 20222030
57 Adam Anderson Rep Palm Harbor Part of Pinellas 20222030
58 Kim Berfield Rep Clearwater Part of Pinellas 2022,
2000-06		2030
59 Berny Jacques Rep Seminole Part of Pinellas 20222030
60 Lindsay Cross Dem St. Petersburg Part of Pinellas 20222030
61 Linda Chaney Rep St. Pete Beach Parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough (unpopulated)20202028
62 Michele Rayner-Goolsby Dem St. Petersburg Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas 20202028
63 Dianne Hart Dem Tampa Part of Hillsborough 20182026
64 Susan Valdes [d] Rep Tampa Part of Hillsborough 20182026
65 Karen Gonzalez Pittman Rep Tampa Part of Hillsborough 20222030
66 Traci Koster Rep Tampa Part of Hillsborough 20202028
67 Fentrice Driskell Dem Tampa Part of Hillsborough 20182026
68 Lawrence McClure Rep Dover Part of Hillsborough 2017*2026
69 Danny Alvarez Rep Brandon Part of Hillsborough 20222030
70 Michael Owen Rep Lithia Parts of Hillsborough and Manatee 20242032
71 Will Robinson Rep Bradenton Part of Manatee 20182026
72 Bill Conerly Rep Lakewood Ranch Part of Manatee 20242032
73 Fiona McFarland Rep Sarasota Part of Sarasota 20202028
74 James Buchanan Rep Osprey Part of Sarasota 20182026
75 Danny Nix Rep Port Charlotte Parts of Charlotte and Sarasota 20242032
76 Vanessa Oliver Rep North Fort Myers DeSoto, parts of Charlotte and Lee 20242032
77 Tiffany Esposito Rep Fort Myers Part of Lee 20222030
78 Jenna Persons-Mulicka Rep Fort Myers Part of Lee 20202028
79 Mike Giallombardo Rep Cape Coral Part of Lee 20202028
80 Adam Botana Rep Bonita Springs Parts of Collier and Lee 20202028
81 Yvette Benarroch Rep Naples Part of Collier 20242032
82 Lauren Melo Rep Naples Hendry, part of Collier 20202028
83 Kaylee Tuck Rep Sebring Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee 20202028
84 Dana Trabulsy Rep Fort Pierce Part of St. Lucie 20202028
85 Toby Overdorf Rep Palm City Parts of Martin and St. Lucie 20182026
86 John Snyder Rep Stuart Parts of Martin and Palm Beach 20202028
87 Mike Caruso Rep Delray Beach Part of Palm Beach 20182026
88 Jervonte Edmonds Dem West Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 2022*2030
89 Debra Tendrich Dem West Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 20242032
90 Joe Casello Dem Boynton Beach Part of Palm Beach 20182026
91 Peggy Gossett-Seidman Rep Highland Beach Part of Palm Beach 20222030
92 Kelly Skidmore Dem Boca Raton Part of Palm Beach 2020, 2006–10,2028
93 Anne Gerwig Rep Wellington Part of Palm Beach 20242032
94 Meg Weinberger Rep West Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 20242032
95 Christine Hunschofsky Dem Parkland Part of Broward 20202028
96 Dan Daley Dem Coral Springs Part of Broward 2019*2028
97 Lisa Dunkley Dem Sunrise Part of Broward 20222030
98 Mitch Rosenwald Dem Lauderdale Lakes Part of Broward 20242032
99 Daryl Campbell Dem Fort Lauderdale Part of Broward 2022*2030
100 Chip LaMarca Rep Lighthouse Point Part of Broward 20182026
101 Hillary Cassel Rep Hollywood Part of Broward 20222030
102 Michael Gottlieb Dem Davie Part of Broward 20182026
103 Robin Bartleman Dem Weston Part of Broward 20202028
104 Felicia Robinson Dem Miami Gardens Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade 20202028
105 Marie Woodson Dem Hollywood Part of Broward 20202028
106 Fabián Basabe Rep Miami Beach Part of Miami-Dade 20222030
107 Wallace Aristide Dem Miami Gardens Part of Miami-Dade 20242032
108 Dotie Joseph Dem North Miami Part of Miami-Dade 20182026
109 Ashley Gantt Dem Miami Part of Miami-Dade 20222030
110 Tom Fabricio Rep Miami Lakes Part of Miami-Dade 20202028
111 David Borrero Rep Sweetwater Part of Miami-Dade 20202028
112 Alex Rizo Rep Hialeah Part of Miami-Dade 20202028
113 Vicki Lopez Rep Miami Part of Miami-Dade 20222030
114 Demi Busatta Rep Coral Gables Part of Miami-Dade 20202028
115 Omar Blanco Rep Miami Part of Miami-Dade 20242032
116 Daniel Perez Rep Miami Part of Miami-Dade 2017*2026
117 Kevin Chambliss Dem Florida City Part of Miami-Dade 20202028
118 Mike Redondo Rep Miami Part of Miami-Dade 2023*2032
119 Juan Carlos Porras Rep Miami Part of Miami-Dade 20222030
120 Jim Mooney Rep Islamorada Monroe and part of Miami-Dade 20202028

*Elected in a special election.

District map

Districts and party composition of the Florida House of Representatives following the 2024 elections Republican Party (86) Democratic Party (34) Florida House of Representatives.png
Districts and party composition of the Florida House of Representatives following the 2024 elections
  Republican Party (86)
  Democratic Party (34)

Past composition of the House of Representatives

From 1874 to 1996, the Democratic Party held majorities in the Florida House of Representatives. Following sizable GOP gains in the 1994 election, which significantly reduced the Democratic Party majority in the Florida House, Republicans captured a majority in the 1996 election. The Republican Party has been the majority party since that time in the House.

Additional information on the past composition of the Florida House of Representatives can be found in Allen Morris's The Florida Handbook (various years, published every two years for many years).

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Susan Valdes (District 64) changed parties from Democrat to Republican [7]
  2. ↑ Hillary Cassel (District 101) changed parties from Democrat to Republican [8]
  3. ↑ Republican Joel Rudman (District 3) resigned effective this date to run for Congress [9]
  4. ↑ Valdes was re-elected as a Democrat in the November 5, 2024 General Election. About a month later, she subsequently changed her party affiliation to Republican. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "The 2017 Florida Statutes F.S. 11.13 Compensation of members". Florida Legislature.
  2. ↑ "Constitution of the State of Florida". Florida Legislature. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Fla. Const. Art. VI, § 4(c).
  4. ↑ Corcoran, Richard (2024). Storming the Ivory Tower: How a Florida College Became Ground Zero in the Struggle to Take Back Our Campuses. Bombadier Books. p. 227. ISBN   979-8888458273.
  5. 1 2 "CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA". Florida Legislature.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. ↑ "The Florida Constitution". Florida Legislature.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  7. ↑ Taylor, Janelle (December 9, 2024). "Susan Valdés dumps Democrats, joins Republican Party". Florida Politics . Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Nicol, Ryan (December 27, 2024). "Hillary Cassel becomes second House Democrat to swap parties ahead of 2025 Session". Florida Politics . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ Call, James (November 26, 2024). "Joel Rudman resigns from Florida House to run for Matt Gaetz's former congressional seat". Tallahassee Democrat.
  10. ↑ And previous terms of service, if any.
  11. ↑ Matat, Stephany (December 10, 2024). "Florida lawmaker's party switch increases Republican supermajority in the House". AP News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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