Florida's 2nd House of Representatives district

Florida's 2nd House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Alex Andrade. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers the southern portion of Escambia County and a small part of Santa Rosa County. The district is anchored on Pensacola, its largest city, and contains part of its metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 155,932.[1][2]

Florida's 2nd State
House of Representatives
District
Representative
  Alex Andrade
R–Pensacola
Demographics69.8% White
22.0% Black
5.2% Hispanic
2.8% Asian
0.7% Native American
0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.3% Other
3.2% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		155,932
122,970

This district contains Naval Air Station Pensacola and Pensacola International Airport. The district also contains Pensacola State College and Pensacola Christian College, both located in Pensacola.

There was a vacancy between March 13, 2013 and March 4, 2014 due to the death of incumbent Clay Ford. Mike Hill, the president of the Northwest Florida Tea Party, won a special election to fill the seat.

Representatives from 1967 to the present
Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Republican 8
Democratic 6
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Warren Briggs 1967–1968 Pensacola Democratic
2 Gordon Tyrrell 1968–1972 Pensacola Democratic
3 R. W. Peaden 1972–1976 Pensacola Democratic
4 Tom Patterson 1976–1982 Pensacola Democratic
5 Virginia Bass Wetherell 1982–1988 Pensacola Democratic
6 Buzz Ritchie 1988–1992 Pensacola Democratic
7 Lois Benson 1992–1994 Pensacola Republican
8 Jerry Maygarden 1994–2002 Pensacola Republican
9 Dave Murzin 2002–2010 Pensacola Republican
10 Clay Ingram 2010–2012 Pensacola Republican
11 Clay Ford 2012–2013 Pensacola Republican
Vacant
12 Mike Hill 2014–2016 Pensacola Republican
13 Frank White 2016–2018 Pensacola Republican
14 Alex Andrade 2018–present Pensacola Republican

See also

References
  1. "District 2 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved July 27, 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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