Florida's 12th congressional district

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Florida's 12th congressional district
Florida's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Gus Bilirakis (R–Palm Harbor)
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Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes New Port Richey north of Tampa. It covers Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas County and Hillsborough County.[1][2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.

List of representatives

The following list includes the names of the former representatives of the 12th congressional district, who are elected for 2-year terms, but can be re-elected to serve multiple terms.

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created January 3, 1963
William C. Cramer Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 Redistricted from the 1st district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Dante Fascell Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the 4th district, Redistricted to the 15th district
J. Herbert Burke Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 Redistricted from the 10th district
Edward J. Stack Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 Redistricted to the 15th district
Tom Lewis Republican January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 Redistricted to the 16th district
Charles T. Canady Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Adam Putnam Republican January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Dennis A. Ross Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 Redistricted to the 15th district
Gus Bilirakis Republican January 3, 2013 – present Redistricted from the 9th district

Presidential Voting History

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 48%
2004 President George W. Bush 58 - John Kerry 42%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Putnam* ' 100.00
Total votes ' 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Putnam* 179,204 64.89
Democratic Bob Hagenmaier 96,965 35.11
Total votes 276,169 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Putnam* 124,452 69.12
Independent Joe Viscusi 34,976 19.42
Independent Ed Bowlin 20,636 11.46
Total votes 180,064 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Putnam* 185,698 57.46
Democratic Doug Tudor 137,465 42.54
Total votes 323,163 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis A. Ross* 102,704 48.14
Democratic Lori Edwards 87,769 41.14
Independent Randy Wilkinson 22,857 10.71
Total votes 213,330 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Charles T. Canady 1993–2001 June 22, 1954
Adam Putnam 2001–2011 July 31, 1974
Dennis A. Ross 2011–2013 October 18, 1959

Historical district boundaries

The former 12th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further east and encompassed much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County, which became the center of the 9th district.

2003 - 2013
Former 12th district, centered at Polk County.

References

  1. ↑ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 12th district covering Pasco County and counties below: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ See the 2013 boundaries of the 12th district, covering Pasco County and northern Pinellas County and northwest Hillsborough in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_sw.pdf, for the southwest region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.

Coordinates: 28°16′07″N 82°29′30″W / 28.26861°N 82.49167°W / 28.26861; -82.49167

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