Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 consecutive terms (8 years)
History
Founded	May 26, 1845
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
New session started	March 4, 2025; 2 months' time
Leadership
Speaker	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
Seats	120
Political groups	Majority Republican (87); Minority Democratic (33);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Florida
Salary	$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024; (120 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026; (120 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
	In God We Trust
Meeting place
	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.

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. 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Powers and process

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of 2020–22 legislature	76	42	118	2

Start of previous (2022–24) legislature	85	35	120	0
End of previous legislature	83	36	119	1

Start of current (2024–26) legislature	85	35	120	0
December 9, 2024^[a]	86	34
December 27, 2024^[b]	87	33
Latest voting share	72.5%	27.5%

Members, 2024–2026

District	Name	Party	Residence	Counties represented	First elected^[8]	Term-limited
1	Michelle Salzman	Rep	Pensacola	Part of Escambia	2020	2028
2	Alex Andrade	Rep	Pensacola	Parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa	2018	2026
3	Joel Rudman	Rep	Navarre	Parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa	2022	2030
4	Patt Maney	Rep	Destin	Part of Okaloosa	2020	2028
5	Shane Abbott	Rep	DeFuniak Springs	Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	2022	2030
6	Philip Griffitts	Rep	Panama City	Bay	2022	2030
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	2022	2030
9	Allison Tant	Dem	Tallahassee	Madison, parts of Jefferson and Leon	2020	2028
10	Chuck Brannan	Rep	Macclenny	Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union, part of Alachua	2018	2026
11	Sam Garrison	Rep	Orange Park	Part of Clay	2020	2028
12	Wyman Duggan	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2018	2026
13	Angie Nixon	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2020	2028
14	Kimberly Daniels	Dem	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2022, 2016-20	2030
15	Dean Black	Rep	Jacksonville	Nassau, part of Duval	2022	2030
16	Kiyan Michael	Rep	Jacksonville	Part of Duval	2022	2030
17	Jessica Baker	Rep	Orange Park	Part of Duval	2022	2030
18	Kim Kendall	Rep	St. Augustine	Part of St. Johns	2024	2032
19	Samuel Greco	Rep	St. Augustine	Flagler, part of St. Johns	2024	2032
20	Judson Sapp	Rep	Palatka	Putnam, parts of Clay, Marion and St. Johns	2024	2032
21	Yvonne Hayes Hinson	Dem	Gainesville	Parts of Alachua and Marion	2020	2028
22	Chad Johnson	Rep	Newberry	Gilchrist, Levy, part of Alachua	2024	2032
23	J.J. Grow	Rep	Lecanto	Citrus, part of Marion	2024	2032
24	Ryan Chamberlin	Rep	Belleview	Part of Marion	2023*	2032
25	Taylor Yarkosky	Rep	Clermont	Part of Lake	2022	2030
26	Nan Cobb	Rep	Tavares	Part of Lake	2024	2032
27	Richard Gentry	Rep	Ocala	Parts of Lake, Marion and Volusia	2024	2032
28	Bill Partington	Rep	Ormond Beach	Part of Volusia	2024	2032
29	Webster Barnaby	Rep	Deltona	Part of Volusia	2020	2028
30	Chase Tramont	Rep	Port Orange	Parts of Brevard and Volusia	2022	2030
31	Tyler Sirois	Rep	Merritt Island	Part of Brevard	2022	2030
32	Debbie Mayfield	Rep	Indialantic	Part of Brevard	2024	2032
33	Monique Miller	Rep	Melbourne Beach	Part of Brevard	2024	2032
34	Robbie Brackett	Rep	Vero Beach	Indian River, part of Brevard	2022	2030
35	Erika Booth	Rep	St. Cloud	Parts of Orange and Osceola	2024	2032
36	Rachel Plakon	Rep	Longwood	Part of Seminole	2022	2030
37	Susan Plasencia	Rep	Orlando	Parts of Orange and Seminole	2022	2030
38	David Smith	Rep	Winter Springs	Part of Seminole	2018	2026
39	Doug Bankson	Rep	Apopka	Parts of Orange and Seminole	2022	2030
40	LaVon Bracy Davis	Dem	Ocoee	Part of Orange	2022	2030
41	Bruce Antone	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2022, 2012-20, 2002-06	2030
42	Anna V. Eskamani	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2018	2026
43	Johanna López	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2022	2030
44	Rita Harris	Dem	Orlando	Part of Orange	2022	2030
45	Leonard Spencer	Dem	Gotha	Parts of Orange and Osceola	2024	2032
46	Jose Alvarez	Dem	Kissimmee	Part of Osceola	2024	2032
47	Paula Stark	Rep	St. Cloud	Parts of Orange and Osceola	2022	2030
48	Jon Albert	Rep	Winter Haven	Part of Polk	2024	2032
49	Jennifer Kincart Jonsson	Rep	Fort Meade	Part of Polk	2024	2032
50	Jennifer Canady	Rep	Lakeland	Part of Polk	2022	2030
51	Josie Tomkow	Rep	Polk City	Part of Polk	2018*	2026
52	John Temple	Rep	Wildwood	Sumter, part of Hernando	2022	2030
53	Jeff Holcomb	Rep	Spring Hill	Parts of Hernando and Pasco	2022	2030
54	Randy Maggard	Rep	Zephyrhills	Part of Pasco	2019*	2028
55	Kevin Steele	Rep	Hudson	Part of Pasco	2022	2030
56	Brad Yeager	Rep	New Port Ritchey	Part of Pasco	2022	2030
57	Adam Anderson	Rep	Palm Harbor	Part of Pinellas	2022	2030
58	Kim Berfield	Rep	Clearwater	Part of Pinellas	2022, 2000-06	2030
59	Berny Jacques	Rep	Seminole	Part of Pinellas	2022	2030
60	Lindsay Cross	Dem	St. Petersburg	Part of Pinellas	2022	2030
61	Linda Chaney	Rep	St. Pete Beach	Parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough (unpopulated)	2020	2028
62	Michele Rayner-Goolsby	Dem	St. Petersburg	Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas	2020	2028
63	Dianne Hart	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2018	2026
64	Susan Valdes	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2018	2026
65	Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2022	2030
66	Traci Koster	Rep	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2020	2028
67	Fentrice Driskell	Dem	Tampa	Part of Hillsborough	2018	2026
68	Lawrence McClure	Rep	Dover	Part of Hillsborough	2017*	2026
69	Danny Alvarez	Rep	Brandon	Part of Hillsborough	2022	2030
70	Michael Owen	Rep	Lithia	Parts of Hillsborough and Manatee	2024	2032
71	Will Robinson	Rep	Bradenton	Part of Manatee	2018	2026
72	Bill Conerly	Rep	Lakewood Ranch	Part of Manatee	2024	2032
73	Fiona McFarland	Rep	Sarasota	Part of Sarasota	2020	2028
74	James Buchanan	Rep	Osprey	Part of Sarasota	2018	2026
75	Danny Nix	Rep	Port Charlotte	Parts of Charlotte and Sarasota	2024	2032
76	Vanessa Oliver	Rep	North Fort Myers	DeSoto, parts of Charlotte and Lee	2024	2032
77	Tiffany Esposito	Rep	Fort Myers	Part of Lee	2022	2030
78	Jenna Persons	Rep	Fort Myers	Part of Lee	2020	2028
79	Mike Giallombardo	Rep	Cape Coral	Part of Lee	2020	2028
80	Adam Botana	Rep	Bonita Springs	Parts of Collier and Lee	2020	2028
81	Yvette Benarroch	Rep	Naples	Part of Collier	2024	2032
82	Lauren Melo	Rep	Naples	Hendry, part of Collier	2020	2028
83	Kaylee Tuck	Rep	Sebring	Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee	2020	2028
84	Dana Trabulsy	Rep	Fort Pierce	Part of St. Lucie	2020	2028
85	Toby Overdorf	Rep	Palm City	Parts of Martin and St. Lucie	2018	2026
86	John Snyder	Rep	Stuart	Parts of Martin and Palm Beach	2020	2028
87	Mike Caruso	Rep	Delray Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2018	2026
88	Jervonte Edmonds	Dem	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2022*	2030
89	Debra Tendrich	Dem	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2024	2032
90	Joe Casello	Dem	Boynton Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2018	2026
91	Peggy Gossett-Seidman	Rep	Highland Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2022	2030
92	Kelly Skidmore	Dem	Boca Raton	Part of Palm Beach	2020, 2006–10,	2028
93	Anne Gerwig	Rep	Wellington	Part of Palm Beach	2024	2032
94	Meg Weinberger	Rep	West Palm Beach	Part of Palm Beach	2024	2032
95	Christine Hunschofsky	Dem	Parkland	Part of Broward	2020	2028
96	Dan Daley	Dem	Coral Springs	Part of Broward	2019*	2028
97	Lisa Dunkley	Dem	Sunrise	Part of Broward	2022	2030
98	Mitch Rosenwald	Dem	Lauderdale Lakes	Part of Broward	2024	2032
99	Daryl Campbell	Dem	Fort Lauderdale	Part of Broward	2022*	2030
100	Chip LaMarca	Rep	Lighthouse Point	Part of Broward	2018	2026
101	Hillary Cassel	Rep	Hollywood	Part of Broward	2022	2030
102	Michael Gottlieb	Dem	Davie	Part of Broward	2018	2026
103	Robin Bartleman	Dem	Weston	Part of Broward	2020	2028
104	Felicia Robinson	Dem	Miami Gardens	Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade	2020	2028
105	Marie Woodson	Dem	Hollywood	Part of Broward	2020	2028
106	Fabián Basabe	Rep	Miami Beach	Part of Miami-Dade	2022	2030
107	Wallace Aristide	Dem	Miami Gardens	Part of Miami-Dade	2024	2032
108	Dotie Joseph	Dem	North Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2018	2026
109	Ashley Gantt	Dem	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2022	2030
110	Tom Fabricio	Rep	Miami Lakes	Part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028
111	David Borrero	Rep	Sweetwater	Part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028
112	Alex Rizo	Rep	Hialeah	Part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028
113	Vicki Lopez	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2022	2030
114	Demi Busatta	Rep	Coral Gables	Part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028
115	Omar Blanco	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2024	2032
116	Daniel Perez	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2017*	2026
117	Kevin Chambliss	Dem	Florida City	Part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028
118	Mike Redondo	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2023*	2032
119	Juan Carlos Porras	Rep	Miami	Part of Miami-Dade	2022	2030
120	Jim Mooney	Rep	Islamorada	Monroe and part of Miami-Dade	2020	2028

*Elected in a special election.

District map

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

C. A. Roberts (1903–1973), Florida state legislator

Notes

^ Susan Valdes (District 64) changed parties from Democrat to Republican^[6]
^ Hillary Cassel (District 101) changed parties from Democrat to Republican^[7]

References

^ "The 2017 Florida Statutes F.S. 11.13 Compensation of members". Florida Legislature.
^ "Constitution of the State of Florida". Florida Legislature. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA". Florida Legislature. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "The Florida Constitution". Florida Legislature. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Taylor, Janelle (December 9, 2024). "Susan Valdés dumps Democrats, joins Republican Party". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ Nicol, Ryan (December 27, 2024). "Hillary Cassel becomes second House Democrat to swap parties ahead of 2025 Session". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ And previous terms of service, if any.

External links

Official Site Florida House
Official Site Florida Elections Division
The House Journal, the official record of actions taken by the House and its committees, full text online in the University of Florida's Digital Collections

[7] Susan Valdes (District 64) changed parties from Democrat to Republican^[6]

[9] Hillary Cassel (District 101) changed parties from Democrat to Republican^[7]

[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] 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.

[:0-4] "CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA". Florida Legislature. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] "The Florida Constitution". Florida Legislature. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[6] 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.

[10] And previous terms of service, if any.

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v t e Current members of the Florida House of Representatives
Speaker ▌Daniel Perez (R) Speaker pro tempore ▌Wyman Duggan (R) Majority Leader ▌Tyler Sirois (R) Minority Leader ▌Fentrice Driskell (D)
▌Michelle Salzman (R) ▌Alex Andrade (R) ▌Joel Rudman (R) ▌Patt Maney (R) ▌Shane Abbott (R) ▌Philip Griffitts (R) ▌Jason Shoaf (R) ▌Gallop Franklin (D) ▌Allison Tant (D) ▌Chuck Brannan (R) ▌Sam Garrison (R) ▌Wyman Duggan (R) ▌Angie Nixon (D) ▌Kimberly Daniels (D) ▌Dean Black (R) ▌Kiyan Michael (R) ▌Jessica Baker (R) ▌Kim Kendall (R) ▌Sam Greco (R) ▌Judson Sapp (R) ▌Yvonne Hayes Hinson (D) ▌Chad Johnson (R) ▌J.J. Grow (R) ▌Ryan Chamberlin (R) ▌Taylor Yarkosky (R) ▌Nan Cobb (R) ▌Richard Gentry (R) ▌Bill Parrington (R) ▌Webster Barnaby (R) ▌Chase Tramont (R) ▌Tyler Sirois (R) ▌Thad Altman (R) ▌Monique Miller (R) ▌Robbie Brackett (R) ▌Erika Booth (R) ▌Rachel Plakon (R) ▌Susan Plasencia (R) ▌David Smith (R) ▌Doug Bankson (R) ▌LaVon Bracy Davis (D) ▌Bruce Antone (D) ▌Anna V. Eskamani (D) ▌Johanna López (D) ▌Rita Harris (D) ▌Leonard Spencer (D) ▌Jose Alvarez (D) ▌Paula Stark (R) ▌Jon Albert (R) ▌Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (R) ▌Jennifer Canady (R) ▌Josie Tomkow (R) ▌John Temple (R) ▌Jeff Holcomb (R) ▌Randy Maggard (R) ▌Kevin Steele (R) ▌Brad Yeager (R) ▌Adam Anderson (R) ▌Kim Berfield (R) ▌Berny Jacques (R) ▌Lindsay Cross (D) ▌Linda Chaney (R) ▌Michele Rayner (D) ▌Dianne Hart (D) ▌Susan Valdes (R) ▌Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R) ▌Traci Koster (R) ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) ▌Lawrence McClure (R) ▌Danny Alvarez (R) ▌Michael Owen (R) ▌Will Robinson (R) ▌Bill Conerly (R) ▌Fiona McFarland (R) ▌James Buchanan (R) ▌Danny Nix (R) ▌Vanessa Oliver (R) ▌Tiffany Esposito (R) ▌Jenna Persons (R) ▌Mike Giallombardo (R) ▌Adam Botana (R) ▌Yvette Benarroch (R) ▌Lauren Melo (R) ▌Kaylee Tuck (R) ▌Dana Trabulsy (R) ▌Toby Overdorf (R) ▌John Snyder (R) ▌Mike Caruso (R) ▌Jervonte Edmonds (D) ▌Debra Tendrich (D) ▌Joe Cassello (D) ▌Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R) ▌Kelly Skidmore (D) ▌Anne Gerwig (R) ▌Meg Weinberger (R) ▌Christine Hunschofsky (D) ▌Dan Daley (D) ▌Lisa Dunkley (D) ▌Patricia Hawkins-Williams (D) ▌Daryl Campbell (D) ▌Chip LaMarca (R) ▌Hillary Cassel (R) ▌Michael Gottlieb (D) ▌Robin Bartleman (D) ▌Felicia Robinson (D) ▌Marie Woodson (D) ▌Fabián Basabe (R) ▌Wallace Aristide (D) ▌Dotie Joseph (D) ▌Ashley Gantt (D) ▌Tom Fabricio (R) ▌David Borrero (R) ▌Alex Rizo (R) ▌Vicki Lopez (R) ▌Demi Busatta (R) ▌Omar Blanco (R) ▌Daniel Perez (R) ▌Kevin Chambliss (D) ▌Mike Redondo (R) ▌Juan Carlos Porras (R) ▌Jim Mooney (R)
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