State: | Florida |
District: | 73 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Fiona McFarlandhttps://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4780&LegislativeTermId=90 |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Sarasota |
Democratic: | 47.8 |
Republican: | 50.7 |
Npp: | 1.6 |
Percent White: | 80.0 |
Percent Black: | 5.5 |
Percent Hispanic: | 9.9 |
Percent Asian: | 2.8 |
Percent Native American: | 1.4 |
Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.1 |
Population: | 183,473 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
Voting Age: | 18 |
Florida's 73rd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Fiona McFarland. Prior to the creation of districts in 1967, representatives were elected by county. For a historical roster of representatives before 1967, see the List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida. In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Gregory (USAF ret.) defeated Democratic challenger resident Liv Coleman [1] by 24 points in the heavily Republican district.[2] After the redistricting of Florida's House districts, representative of district 72 Fiona McFarland defeated teacher Derek Reich by 13 points to become district 73's current representative.
Representative | Party | Years of service | Residence | Notes | ||
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align=left nowrap | Clifford McNulty[3] | Republican | 1967–1970 | Melbourne | ||
align=left nowrap | Jane W. Robinson | Republican | 1970–1972 | Cocoa | Redistricted to the 46th district | |
align=left nowrap | Republican | 1972–1976 | ||||
align=left nowrap | Republican | 1976–1982 | Redistricted to the 69th district | |||
align=left nowrap | J. Keith Arnold | Democratic | 1982–1998 | Fort Myers | ||
align=left nowrap | Bruce Kyle | Republican | 1998–2006 | |||
align=left nowrap | Nicholas Thompson | Republican | 2006–2010 | |||
align=left nowrap | Matt Caldwell | Republican | 2010–2012 | Lehigh Acres | Redistricted to the 79th district | |
align=left nowrap | Greg Steube | Republican | 2012–2016 | Parrish | ||
align=left nowrap | Joe Gruters | Republican | 2016–2018 | Sarasota[4] [5] | ||
align=left nowrap | Tommy Gregory | Republican | 2018–2022 | Sarasota | Redistricted to the 72nd District | |
align=left nowrap | Fiona McFarland | Republican | 2022– | Sarasota |