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United States congressional delegations from Florida

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Since Florida became a U.S. state in 1845, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Florida Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1822 to 1845.

These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

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Current U.S. senators from Florida
Florida

CPVI (2022):[1]
R+3
Class I senator Class III senator

Rick Scott
(Junior senator)
(Naples)

Marco Rubio
(Senior senator)
(West Miami)
Party Republican Republican
Incumbent since January 8, 2019 January 3, 2011

Florida's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Republicans, and its 28 representatives: 20 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Per the 2020 United States census, Florida gained one new congressional seat starting in the 2022 midterms.[2]

The current dean of the Florida delegation is Representative Mario Díaz-Balart of the 25th district, having served in the House since 2003.

Current U.S. representatives from Florida
District Member
(Residence)[3]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[4]
District map
1st
Matt Gaetz
(Niceville)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+19
2nd
Neal Dunn
(Panama City)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+8
3rd
Kat Cammack
(Gainesville)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+9
4th
Aaron Bean
(Fernandina Beach)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+6
5th
John Rutherford
(Jacksonville)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+11
6th
Michael Waltz
(St. Augustine Beach)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+14
7th
Cory Mills
(New Smyrna Beach)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+5
8th
Bill Posey
(Rockledge)
Republican January 3, 2009 R+11
9th
Darren Soto
(Kissimmee)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+8
10th
Maxwell Frost
(Orlando)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+14
11th
Daniel Webster
(Clermont)
Republican January 3, 2011 R+8
12th
Gus Bilirakis
(Palm Harbor)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+17
13th
Anna Paulina Luna
(St. Petersburg)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+6
14th
Kathy Castor
(Tampa)
Democratic January 3, 2007 D+8
15th
Laurel Lee
(Tampa)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+4
16th
Vern Buchanan
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+7
17th
Greg Steube
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+10
18th
Scott Franklin
(Lakeland)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+13
19th
Byron Donalds
(Naples)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+13
20th
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(Miramar)
Democratic January 18, 2022 D+25
21st
Brian Mast
(Fort Pierce)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+7
22nd
Lois Frankel
(West Palm Beach)
Democratic January 3, 2013 D+7
23rd
Jared Moskowitz
(Parkland)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+5
24th
Frederica Wilson
(Miami Gardens)
Democratic January 3, 2011 D+25
25th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(Weston)
Democratic January 3, 2005 D+9
26th
Mario Díaz-Balart
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2003 R+8
27th
María Elvira Salazar
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 EVEN
28th
Carlos A. Giménez
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+2

United States Senate

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United States House of Representatives

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1822–1845: 1 non-voting delegate

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Starting on January 23, 1823, Florida Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

Congress Delegate from
Territory's at-large district
17th (1821–1823) Joseph Marion Hernández (DR)
18th (1823–1825) Richard K. Call (DR)
19th (1825–1827) Joseph M. White (J)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837)
25th (1837–1839) Charles Downing (D)
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843) David Levy Yulee (D)
28th (1843–1845)

1845–1873: 1 seat

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Following statehood on March 3, 1845, Florida had one seat in the House.

Congress At-large district
29th (1845–1847) Edward C. Cabell (W)
William H. Brockenbrough (D)
30th (1847–1849) Edward C. Cabell (W)
31st (1849–1851)
32nd (1851–1853)
33rd (1853–1855) Augustus Maxwell (D)
34th (1855–1857)
35th (1857–1859) George Sydney Hawkins (D)
36th (1859–1861)
American Civil War
37th (1861–1867)
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
Charles M. Hamilton (R)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873) Josiah T. Walls (R)
Silas L. Niblack (D)

1873–1903: 2 seats

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Following the 1870 census, Florida was apportioned a second seat.

Congress At-large
Seat 1 Seat 2
43rd (1873–1875) William J. Purman (R) Josiah T. Walls (R)
Congress District
1st 2nd
44th (1875–1877) William J. Purman (R) Josiah T. Walls (R)
Jesse J. Finley (D)
45th (1877–1879) Robert H. M.
Davidson
(D)
Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R)
Jesse J. Finley (D)
46th (1879–1881) Noble A. Hull (D)
Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R)
47th (1881–1883) Jesse J. Finley (D)
Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887) Charles Dougherty (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891) Robert Bullock (D)
52nd (1891–1893) Stephen Mallory II (D)
53rd (1893–1895) Charles M. Cooper (D)
54th (1895–1897) Stephen M.
Sparkman
(D)
55th (1897–1899) Robert W. Davis (D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)

1903–1913: 3 seats

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Following the 1900 census, Florida was apportioned a third seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd
58th (1903–1905) Stephen M.
Sparkman
(D)
Robert W. Davis (D) William B.
Lamar
(D)
59th (1905–1907) Frank Clark (D)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911) Dannite H. Mays (D)
62nd (1911–1913)

1913–1933: 4 seats

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Following 1910 census, Florida was apportioned 4 seats. From 1913 to 1915 only, an at-large seat was used. Starting in 1915, however, four districts were used.

Congress District At-large
1st 2nd 3rd
63rd (1913–1915) Stephen M.
Sparkman
(D)
Frank
Clark
(D)
Emmett
Wilson
(D)
Claude L'Engle (D)
64th (1915–1917) 4th district
William J.
Sears
(D)
65th (1917–1919) Herbert J.
Drane
(D)
Walter Kehoe (D)
66th (1919–1921) John H.
Smithwick
(D)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927) Lex
Green
(D)
70th (1927–1929) Tom Yon (D)
71st (1929–1931) Ruth Bryan
Owen
(D)
72nd (1931–1933)

1933–1943: 5 seats

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Following the 1930 census, Florida was apportioned 5 seats. From 1933 to 1937 only, an at-large seat was used. Starting in 1937, however, five districts were used.

Congress District At-large
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
73rd (1933–1935) J. Hardin
Peterson
(D)
Lex
Green
(D)
Millard
Caldwell
(D)
J. Mark
Wilcox
(D)
William J.
Sears
(D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939) 5th district
Joe
Hendricks
(D)
76th (1939–1941) Pat Cannon (D)
77th (1941–1943) Bob Sikes (D)

1943–1953: 6 seats

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Following the 1940 census, Florida was apportioned 6 seats. From 1943 to 1945 only, an at-large seat was used. Starting in 1945, however, six districts were used.

Congress District At-large seat
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
78th (1943–1945) J. Hardin
Peterson
(D)
Emory H.
Price
(D)
Bob
Sikes
(D)
Pat
Cannon
(D)
Joe
Hendricks

(D)
Lex Green (D)
79th (1945–1947) 6th district
Dwight
Rogers
(D)
80th (1947–1949) George
Smathers
(D)
81st (1949–1951) Charles E.
Bennett
(D)
Syd
Herlong
(D)
82nd (1951–1953) Chester McMullen (D) Bill Lantaff (D)

1953–1963: 8 seats

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Following the 1950 census, Florida was apportioned 8 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
83rd (1953–1955) Courtney Campbell (D) Charles E.
Bennett
(D)
Bob
Sikes
(D)
Bill Lantaff (D) Syd
Herlong
(D)
Dwight Rogers (D) James A.
Haley
(D)
Billy
Matthews
(D)
84th (1955–1957) William C.
Cramer
(R)
Dante
Fascell
(D)
Paul
Rogers
(D)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)

1963–1973: 12 seats

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Following the 1960 census, Florida was apportioned 12 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
88th (1963–1965) Bob
Sikes
(D)
Charles E.
Bennett
(D)
Claude
Pepper
(D)
Dante
Fascell
(D)
Syd Herlong (D) Paul
Rogers
(D)
James A.
Haley
(D)
Billy
Matthews
(D)
Don
Fuqua
(D)
Sam
Gibbons
(D)
Ed
Gurney
(R)
William C.
Cramer
(R)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969) Don
Fuqua
(D)
Charles E.
Bennett
(D)
Syd Herlong (D) Ed Gurney (R) Sam
Gibbons
(D)
William C.
Cramer
(R)
Paul
Rogers
(D)
J. Herbert
Burke
(R)
Claude
Pepper
(D)
Dante
Fascell
(D)
91st (1969–1971) Bill Chappell (D) Lou Frey (R)
92nd (1971–1973) Bill Young (R)

1973–1983: 15 seats

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Following the 1970 census, Florida was apportioned 15 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
93rd (1973–1975) Bob
Sikes
(D)
Don
Fuqua

(D)
Charles E.
Bennett

(D)
Bill
Chappell

(D)
Bill Gunter (D) Bill
Young

(R)
Sam
Gibbons

(D)
James A.
Haley
(D)
Lou Frey
(R)
Skip
Bafalis

(R)
Paul
Rogers

(D)
J. Hubert
Burke
(R)
William
Lehman

(D)
Claude
Pepper

(D)
Dante
Fascell

(D)
94th (1975–1977) Richard
Kelly
(R)
95th (1977–1979) Andy
Ireland

(D)
96th (1979–1981) Earl
Hutto
(D)
Bill
Nelson
(D)
Dan
Mica
(D)
Ed Stack (D)
97th (1981–1983) Bill McCollum (R) Clay Shaw (R)

1983–1993: 19 seats

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Following the 1980 census, Florida was apportioned 19 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
98th
(1983–1985)
Earl
Hutto
(D)
Don
Fuqua
(D)
Charles E.
Bennett

(D)
Bill
Chappell

(D)
Bill
McCollum

(R)
Buddy
MacKay

(D)
Sam
Gibbons

(D)
Bill
Young

(R)
Mike
Bilirakis

(R)
Andy
Ireland
(D)
Bill
Nelson
(D)
Tom
Lewis

(R)
Connie
Mack III

(R)
Dan
Mica
(D)
Clay
Shaw
(R)
Lawrence
J. Smith

(D)
William
Lehman

(D)
Claude
Pepper
(D)
Dante
Fascell

(D)
99th
(1985–1987)
Andy
Ireland
(R)
100th
(1987–1989)
Bill Grant (D)
101st
(1989–1991)
Craig
James

(R)
Cliff
Stearns
(R)
Porter
Goss
(R)
Harry
Johnston

(D)
Bill Grant (R) Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen

(R)
102nd
(1991–1993)
Pete
Peterson
(D)
Jim
Bacchus
(D)

1993–2003: 23 seats

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Following the 1990 census, Florida was apportioned 23 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
103rd
(1993–1995)
Earl
Hutto
(D)
Pete
Peterson
(D)
Corrine
Brown
(D)
Tillie
Fowler
(R)
Karen
Thurman
(D)
Cliff
Stearns
(R)
John
Mica
(R)
Bill
McCollum
(R)
Mike
Bilirakis
(R)
Bill
Young
(R)
Sam
Gibbons
(D)
Charles
Canady
(R)
Dan Miller (R) Porter
Goss
(R)
Jim Bacchus (D) Tom Lewis (R) Carrie
Meek
(D)
Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen
(R)
Harry
Johnston
(D)
Peter
Deutsch
(D)
Lincoln
Díaz-Balart
(R)
Clay Shaw (R) Alcee
Hastings
(D)
104th
(1995–1997)
Joe Scar­borough (R) Dave Weldon (R) Mark Foley (R)
105th
(1997–1999)
Allen Boyd (D) Jim Davis (D) Robert
Wexler
(D)
106th
(1999–2001)
107th
(2001–2003)
Ander
Crenshaw
(R)
Ric Keller (R) Adam Putnam (R)
Jeff Miller (R)

2003–2013: 25 seats

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Following the 2000 census, Florida was apportioned 25 seats.

Cong­ress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th
108th
(2003–2005)
Jeff Miller (R) Allen Boyd (D) Corrine Brown (D) Ander Cren­shaw (R) Ginny Brown-Waite (R) Cliff Stearns (R) John Mica (R) Ric Keller (R) Mike Bilirakis (R) Bill Young (R) Jim Davis (D) Adam Putnam (R) Kath­erine Harris (R) Porter Goss (R) Dave Weldon (R) Mark Foley (R) Kendrick Meek (D) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Robert Wexler (D) Peter Deutsch (D) Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R) Clay Shaw (R) Alcee Hastings (D) Tom Feeney (R) Mario Díaz-Balart (R)
109th
(2005–2007)
Connie Mack IV (R) Debbie Wasser­man Schultz (D)
110th
(2007–2009)
Gus Bilirakis (R) Kathy Castor (D) Vern Buch­anan (R) Tim Maho­ney (D) Ron Klein (D)
111th
(2009–2011)
Alan Grayson (D) Bill Posey (R) Tom Rooney (R) Suzanne Kosmas (D)
112th
(2011–2013)
Steve Souther­land (R) Rich Nugent (R) Daniel Webster (R) Dennis Ross (R) Frederica Wilson (D) Ted Deutch (D) Mario Díaz-Balart (R) Allen West (R) Sandy Adams (R) David Rivera (R)

2013–2023: 27 seats

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Following the 2010 census, Florida was apportioned 27 seats.

Congress
113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
115th
(2017–2019)
116th
(2019–2021)
117th
(2021–2023)
District District District Congress
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th
Jeff
Miller

(R)
Steve
Souther-
land
(R)
Ted
Yoho

(R)
Ander
Crenshaw

(R)
Corrine
Brown

(D)
Ron
DeSantis

(R)
John
Mica

(R)
Bill
Posey

(R)
Alan
Grayson

(D)
Daniel
Webster

(R)
Rich
Nugent

(R)
Gus
Bilirakis

(R)
Bill
Young
(R)
Kathy
Castor

(D)
Dennis
Ross

(R)
Vern
Buchanan

(R)
Tom
Rooney

(R)
Patrick
Murphy

(D)
Trey
Radel
(R)
Alcee
Hastings

(D)
Ted
Deutch

(D)
Lois
Frankel

(D)
Debbie
Wasserman
Schultz

(D)
Frederica
Wilson

(D)
Mario
Díaz-
Balart

(R)
Joe
Garcia

(D)
Ileana
Ros-
Lehtinen

(R)
113th
(2013–2015)
David
Jolly

(R)
Curt
Clawson

(R)
Gwen
Graham
(D)
Carlos
Curbelo

(R)
114th
(2015–2017)
Matt
Gaetz

(R)
Neal
Dunn

(R)
John
Rutherford

(R)
Al
Lawson

(D)
Stephanie
Murphy

(D)
Darren
Soto

(D)
Val
Demings

(D)
Daniel
Webster

(R)
Charlie
Crist

(D)
Brian
Mast

(R)
Francis
Rooney

(R)
Lois
Frankel

(D)
Ted
Deutch

(D)
115th
(2017–2019)
Michael
Waltz

(R)
Ross
Spano
(R)
Greg
Steube

(R)
Debbie Mucarsel-
Powell
(D)
Donna
Shalala
(D)
116th
(2019–2021)
Kat Cam-
mack
(R)
Scott
Franklin
(R)
Byron
Donalds
(R)
Carlos A.
Giménez
(R)
María Elvira
Salazar
(R)
117th
(2021–2023)
Vacant Sheila Cherfilus-
McCormick
(D)
Vacant

From 2023: 28 seats

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Following the 2020 census, Florida was apportioned 28 seats.

Congress
118th
(2023–2025)

Key

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Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Jacksonian (J)
Republican (R)
Whig (W)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US..." CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.