Florida's 9th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Allison Tant. The district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Big Bend. The district covers the western half of Leon County. The largest city in the district is Tallahassee, though this district only encompasses the downtown and northwestern portions of the city. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781.
This district is covers most of downtown Tallahassee and the northern Tallahassee metropolitan area, giving it a large college and urban population. This has trended the district Democratic, with the last Republican to compete in the district losing in 2016 by 12%.
This district contains Florida State University, located in Tallahassee. The district also contains the Florida State Capitol.
Representatives from 1967 to the present +Representatives by party affiliationPartyRepresentativesDemocratic11 #NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical party1Ben Clarence Williams1967–1968Port St. JoeDemocratic2Joe Chapman1968–1972Panama CityDemocratic3Billy Joe Rish1972–1978Port St. JoeDemocratic4Leonard Hall1978–1982Panama CityDemocratic5Al Lawson1982–1992TallahasseeDemocratic6Hurley Rudd1992–1994TallahasseeDemocratic7Marjorie Turnbull1994–2000TallahasseeDemocratic8Loranne Ausley2000–2008TallahasseeDemocratic9Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda2008–2016TallahasseeDemocratic10Loranne Ausley2016–2020TallahasseeDemocratic10Allison Tant2020–presentTallahasseeDemocratic
See also
Florida's 3rd Senate district Florida's 2nd congressional district Florida's 5th congressional district
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