Florida's 16th Senate district

Florida's 16th Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district is made up of parts of Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties. The current Senator is Republican Ed Hooper.

Florida's 16th
State Senate District
Senator
  Ed Hooper[1]
R
Demographics82.6% White
9.9% Black
7.7% Hispanic
2.1% Asian
.4% Native American
.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2.3% Other
2.6% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
  Voting age
465,588
373,964
Notes[2]

Senators

Senator Party Years of Service Hometown Notes
Harry O. Stratton[1] Democratic 1955–1966 Served as President Pro Tempore (1963)
DeCarr Dowman Covington, Jr.[1] Democratic 1966–1967
Kenneth A. Plante[1] Republican 1967–1972 Redistricted to the 14th Senate District
Lori Wilson[1] Independent 1972–1978
Clark Maxwell, Jr.[1] Republican 1978–1983 Resigned
Timothy Deratany[1] Republican April 10, 1984–1990
Patsy Ann Kurth[1] Democratic 1990–1992 Redistricted to the 15th Senate District
Wallace Lockwood Burt[1] Republican 1992–2002
Jim Sebesta[1] Republican 2002–2007
Charlie Justice[1] Democratic 2007–2010 St. Petersburg, Florida
Jack Latvala[1] Republican 2010–2012
Thad Altman[1] Republican 2012–2016 Melbourne
Jack Latvala[1] Republican November 8, 2016 – November 8, 2018 Oxford, Mississippi
Ed Hooper[1] Republican November 6, 2018 – present

References

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