# Florida House of Representatives

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. 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.

## 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.

## 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.

### 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.

## 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) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | 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 | 86 | 34 | 120 | 0 |
| December 27, 2024 | 87 | 33 | 120 | 0 |
| January 1, 2025 | 86 | 33 | 119 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 72.3% | 27.7% | | |

## Members, 2024–2026

| District | Name | Party | Residence | Counties represented | First elected | 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 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Parts of Santa Rosa and Okaloosa | | |
| 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 Richey | 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-Mulicka | 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.

## 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