Florida's 5th House of Representatives district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
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{{Infobox legislative district|state=Florida|district=5|chamber=House of Representatives|image=FLHD5.pdf|representative=Shane Abbott|party=Republican|residence=DeFuniak Springs|Democratic=|Republican=|NPP=|percent_white=81.6|percent_black=13.4|percent_hispanic=4.1|percent_asian=0.6|percent_native_american=0.9|percent_pacific_islander=0.1|percent_other_race=1.3|percent_remainder_of_multiracial=2.1|population=159,198|population_year=2010|voting_age=125,985|citizen_voting_age=|registered=}}Florida's 5th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Shane Abbott. This district is located in the Florida panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers all of Walton County, Holmes County, Washington County, Jackson County, and part of northern Bay County. The largest city in the district is Marianna. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,198.{{Cite web|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/District/2013_Districts/statistics/H000H9049_details_district_5.pdf|title=District 5 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)|website=Florida House of Representatives|access-date=October 28, 2019}}{{Cite book|title=The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010|last=Ward|first=Robert|publisher=Florida House of Representatives|year=2010|location=Tallahassee, Florida|pages=88}}
This district contains Chipola College, located in Marianna, and the Baptist College of Florida, located in Graceville.
Representatives from 1967 to the present
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| colspan=2 | Democratic |align=right| 6 |
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!# !Name !Term of service !Residence !Political party |
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|1 |1967–1972 |Pace |Democratic |
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|2 |1972–1978 |Democratic |
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|3 |1978–1982 |Democratic |
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|4 |1982–1986 |Democratic |
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|5 |1986–1992 |Republican |
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|6 |1992–1994 |Democratic |
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|7 |1994–2000 |Democratic{{efn|Peaden was elected as a member of the Democratic Party, and switched to the Republican Party in 1997.}} |
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|8 |2000–2008 |Republican |
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|9 |2008–2012 |Republican |
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|10 |2012–2014 |Republican |
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|11 |2014–2022 |Republican |
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|11 |2022–present |Republican |
See also
References
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Category:Walton County, Florida
Category:Holmes County, Florida
Category:Washington County, Florida