Florida's 72nd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Tommy Gregory. This district is located in the Sarasota metropolitan area and encompasses northwestern parts of Sarasota County.[1] As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,167. The most populated census-designated place in the district is its share of Sarasota, with around 54,400 people living there; followed by Sarasota Springs (16,400 people) and Fruitville (13,300 people).[2] In the 2022 election for the district, 82,707 total people voted, 67% of which voted for republican Tommy Gregory, District 73's representative at the time; Gregory defeated resident Roberts Dameus in the election.
| Florida's 72nd State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Registration | 59.6% Republican 38.5% Democratic 1.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 72.5% White 6.2% Black 15.9% Hispanic 3.6% Asian 1.7% Native American | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 176,500 18 | ||
Representatives from 1972 to the present
edit| Party | Representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | |
| Democratic | 5 | |
| Name | Term of service | Residence | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry H. Pfeiffer | 1967-1970 | Cocoa Beach | Republican |
| F. Eugene Tubbs | 1970-1972 | Rockledge | Republican |
| John P. Harllee[3] | 1972-1974 | Bradenton | Democratic |
| Pat Neal | 1974-1978 | Bradenton | Democratic |
| Lawrence F. Shackelford | 1978-1982 | Palmetto | Democratic |
| Vernon Peeples | 1982-1996 | Punta Gorda | Democratic |
| Lindsay M. Harrington | 1996-2004 | Punta Gorda | Republican |
| Paige Kreegel | 2004-2012 | Punta Gorda | Republican |
| Ray Pilon | 2012-2016 | Sarasota | Republican |
| Alexandra Miller | 2016-2018 | Sarasota | Republican |
| Margaret Good | 2018-2020 | Sarasota | Democratic |
| Fiona McFarland | 2020-2022 | Sarasota | Republican |
| Tommy Gregory | 2022- present | Sarasota | Republican |
References
edit- ^ "Florida House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF).
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