Florida's 9th House district elects one member of the
Florida House of Representatives
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. The district is represented by
Allison Tant
Allison Tant (born 1961) is an American former lobbyist, Democratic Party of Florida chair, and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 9th district. She assumed office on November 3, 2020.
Early life and ...
. The district is located in the
Florida Panhandle
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, and encompasses part of the
Big Bend. The district covers the western half of
Leon County. The largest city in the district is
Tallahassee
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, though this district only encompasses the downtown and northwestern portions of the city. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781.
This district is covers most of downtown Tallahassee and the northern
Tallahassee metropolitan area
The Tallahassee metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Tallahassee, the capital of the U.S. state of Florida, in Leon County. It is located in the center of North Florida in the Florida panhandle.
The Tallahassee Metropolitan S ...
, giving it a large college and urban population. This has trended the district
Democratic, with the last
Republican to compete in the district losing in
2016
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by 12%.
This district contains
Florida State University
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, located in Tallahassee. The district also contains the
Florida State Capitol
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.
Representatives from 1967 to the present
See also
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Florida's 3rd Senate district
Florida's 3rd Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district currently consists of Dixie County, Florida, Dixie, Franklin County, Florida, Franklin, Gadsden County, Florida, Gadsden, Gulf County, Florida, Gulf, Hamilton Cou ...
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Florida's 2nd congressional district
Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast. It straddles both ...
*
Florida's 5th congressional district
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References
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Leon County, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida