Florida's 15th congressional district




































Florida's 15th congressional district

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Florida's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2017

U.S. Representative
Ross Spano (R–Dover)
Area 1,170[1] sq mi (3,000 km2)
Distribution

  • 92.06[2]% urban

  • 7.94% rural

Population (2016) 762,822[3]
Median income $53,367[4]
Ethnicity

  • 59.67% White

  • 13.9% Black

  • 3.22% Asian

  • 22.96% Hispanic

  • 0.25% Native American

Cook PVI R+6[5]

Florida's 15th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, to the northern parts of Hillsborough and Polk counties.[6][7] The district includes many of the eastern suburbs & exurbs of Tampa including Brandon, Plant City, Lakeland and Bartow.


From 2003–2012, the prior 15th district contained most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa (including the Kennedy Space Center), all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County. The district took in the cities of Kissimmee, Melbourne and Vero Beach, and Patrick Air Force Base. Boundaries were redrawn due to a lawsuit in 2015.[8] Much of this area is now the 8th District, while the current 15th takes in most of what was previously the 12th District.


The district is currently represented by Republican Ross Spano.




Contents






  • 1 List of members representing the district


  • 2 Election results


    • 2.1 2002


    • 2.2 2004


    • 2.3 2006


    • 2.4 2008


    • 2.5 2010


    • 2.6 2012


    • 2.7 2014


    • 2.8 2016


    • 2.9 2018




  • 3 Living former representatives


  • 4 Historical district boundaries


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





List of members representing the district


District created January 3, 1973.



























































Representative
Party
Years
Congress
Note

Dante Fascell official portrait.jpg
Dante Fascell

Democratic
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983

93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th

Redistricted from the 12th district.

Redistricted to the 19th district.

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Clay Shaw

Republican
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993

98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd

Redistricted from the 12th district.

Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Jim Bacchus.jpg
Jim Bacchus

Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995

103rd

Redistricted from the 11th district.

Retired.

David Weldon.jpg
Dave Weldon

Republican
January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2009

104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Retired.

Bill Posey.jpg
Bill Posey

Republican
January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013

111th
112th

Redistricted to the 8th district.

Dennis Ross, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Dennis Ross

Republican
January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019

113th
114th
115th

Redistricted from the 12th district.

Retired.

Ross Spano, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Ross Spano

Republican
January 3, 2019 –
Present

116th

Elected in 2018.


Election results



2002








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Dave Weldon*

146,414

63.15


Democratic
Jim Tso
85,433
36.85
Total votes

231,847

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2004








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Dave Weldon*

210,388

65.35


Democratic
Simon Pristoop
111,538
34.65
Total votes

321,926

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2006








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Dave Weldon*

125,965

56.29


Democratic
Robert Bowman
97,834
43.71
Total votes

223,799

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2008






















































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Bill Posey

192,151

53.10


Democratic
Stephen Lee Blythe
151,951
41.99


Independent
Frank Zilaitis
14,274
3.94


Independent
Trevor Lowing
3,495
0.97
Total votes

361,871

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2010








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Bill Posey*

157,079

64.76


Democratic
C. Shannon Roberts
85,595
35.27
Total votes

242,674

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2012


Republican candidate Dennis Ross won the election unopposed, as the Democrats did not nominate a candidate.[9] Ross at the time was already the incumbent of the old 12th District prior to the 2010 reapportionment.



2014








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2014)[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Dennis Ross

128,750

60.3


Democratic
Alan Cohn
84,832
39.7
Total votes

213,582

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2016








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2016)[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Dennis Ross

182,999

57.5


Democratic
Jim Lange
135,475
42.5
Total votes

318,474

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


2018








































Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2018)[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Ross Spano

151,380

53.02


Democratic
Kristen Carlson
134,132
46.98
Total votes

285,532

100.00

Turnout

 



Republican hold


Living former representatives


As of January 2019[update], there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was E. Clay Shaw Jr. (served 1983-1993) on September 10, 2013.




























Representative
Term in office
Date of birth (and age)

Jim Bacchus
1993–1995

(1949-06-21) June 21, 1949 (age 69)

Dave Weldon
1995–2009

(1953-08-31) August 31, 1953 (age 65)

Bill Posey
2009-2011

(1947-12-18) December 18, 1947 (age 71)

Dennis Ross
2011-2019

(1959-10-18) October 18, 1959 (age 59)


Historical district boundaries





References




  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html


  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=15


  4. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=15


  5. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.


  6. ^
    See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 15th district in northern
    Hillsborough County and Polk County:
    h9047_35x42L.pdf
    Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
    www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.



  7. ^
    See 2013 borders of 15th district in the 2013 districts map:
    H000C9047_map_bb.pdf,
    for the Big Bend region of Florida.
    Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
    www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.



  8. ^ Klas, Mary Ellen. "Florida Supreme Court approves congressional map drawn by challengers". Miami Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2017.


  9. ^ "Ballotpedia results for Florida's 15th Congressional District, 2012".


  10. ^ "Ballotpedia for Florida's 15th district, 2014".


  11. ^ "Ballotpedia for Florida's 15th district, 2016".


  12. ^ "Florida Election Watch, 15th district, 2018".



External links



  • 2008 Race Tracker


  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.


  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present









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