Florida's 11th House of Representatives district

Florida's 11th House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Cord Byrd. This district is located in Northeast Florida, and encompasses part of the First Coast, as well as the northern part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The district also contains the eastern half of the Northside and all of the Beaches neighborhoods of Jacksonville. The district covers all of Nassau County, as well as the coastal portion of Duval County. The largest non-consolidated city in the district is Jacksonville Beach. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 156,023.[1][2]

Florida's 11th State
House of Representatives
District
Representative
  Cord Byrd
RNeptune Beach
Demographics86.0% White
8.1% Black
4.8% Hispanic
1.8% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.3% Other
2.3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
  Voting age
156,023
123,593

This district features a large military presence, serving as a bedroom community for the various naval bases in Jacksonville, as well as Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in nearby St. Marys, Georgia. This district contains Naval Station Mayport, located in Mayport, and the Blount Island Command, located on Blount Island.

There was a vacancy between November 22, 1988 and January 18, 1989 as the incumbent, Gene Hodges, resigned after being appointed to the Florida Parole Commission. Army veteran Allen Boyd won a special election to fill the seat.

There was a vacancy between September 1, 1998 and November 4, 1998 as the incumbent, Randy Mackey, resigned after being convicted of federal tax evasion. The seat remained vacant until the general election a few months later.

Donald L. Tucker served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978.

Representatives from 1967 to the present

Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Democratic 8
Republican 3
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Wayne Mixson 1967–1972 Graceville Democratic
2 Donald L. Tucker 1972–1978 Tallahassee Democratic
3 Don C. Price 1978–1982 Tallahassee Democratic
4 Gene Hodges 1982–1988 Cedar Key Democratic
Vacant 1988-1989
5 Allen Boyd 1989–1992 Monticello Democratic
6 Randy Mackey 1992–1998 Lake City Democratic
Vacant 1998
7 Dwight Stansel 1998–2006 Wellborn Democratic
8 Debbie Boyd 2006–2010 Newberry Democratic
9 Elizabeth W. Porter 2010–2012 Lake City Republican
10 Janet H. Adkins 2012–2016 Fernandina Beach Republican
11 Cord Byrd 2016–present Neptune Beach Republican

See also

References

  1. "District 11 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.
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