Florida's 4th congressional district is a
congressional district
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in northeastern
Florida
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, encompassing
Nassau and parts of
Duval and
St. Johns counties. The district is currently represented by
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Aaron Bean.
As part of the
2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include
Clay County and exclude St. Johns County. Rutherford was redistricted into the
5th district, and Republican
state senator Aaron Bean was elected to be the district's representative in the
2022 election.
History
Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the
3rd district, represented by
Democrat
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**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Charles Edward Bennett. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949 and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican
Tillie K. Fowler
Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. Her father and brother served as s ...
in the
1992. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.
From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern
Orlando
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suburbs. Much of this area became the
7th District after redistricting, and is now the
6th District.
Voting
Voter registration
List of members representing the district
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
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References
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;General
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website
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1913 establishments in Florida