Florida's 27th Senate district

Florida's 27th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises portions of Lee County. Its current senator is Republican Ben Albritton.

Florida's 27th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Ben Albritton[1]
R
Demographics82.9% White
8.6% Black
16.3% Hispanic
1.5% Asian
.3% Native American
.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
4.6% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
474,201
381,954
Notes[2][3][4]

Senators

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  • W. J. Turner, 1865-1866
  • F. B. Hogan, 1879
  • A. A. Robinson, 1881
  • M. G. Fortner, 1883
  • J. W. Whiddon, 1885-1887, 1893-1895, 1901–1903
  • Ziba King, 1889-1891
  • W. H. Fuller, 1897-1899
  • Joseph H. Humphries, 1905-1912
  • Frank M. Cooper, 1913-1915, 1921
  • A. M. Wilson, 1917
  • A. W. Wilson, 1918-1919
  • E. J. Etheredge, 1923-1927
  • W. D. Bell, 1929-1931
  • H. G. Murphy, 1933-1939
  • William Cliett, 1941-1943
  • Wilbur C. King, 1945
  • Jeff Flake, 1947
  • (Not represented, 1948 ex)
  • James W. Moore, 1949-1951
  • Doyle E. Carlton Jr., 1953-1959, 1965
  • G. W. (Dick) Williams, 1961-1963
  • Ben Hill Griffin Jr., 1967 (D)
  • Alan Trask, 1969-1971 (D)
  • Philip D. Lewis, 1973-1981 (D)
  • Tom Lewis, 1982 (R)
  • William G. "Doc" Myers, 1983-2000 (R)
  • Ken Pruitt, 2001-2002 (R)
  • Dave Aronberg, 2003-2010 (D)
  • Lizbeth Benacquisto, 2011-2012 (R)
  • Jeff Clemens, 2013-2016 (D)
  • Lizbeth Benacquisto, 2017-2020 (R)[5]
  • Ray Rodrigues, 2020–2022 (R)[6]
  • Ben Albritton, 2022-present(R)[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "District 27 Demographic Profile (SENATE)" (PDF).
  3. ^ https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Announcements/Uploads/Documents/People_of_Lawmaking_in_Florida.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Lizbeth Benacquisto". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Raymond Rodrigues".
  7. ^ "Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 23, 2024.