Florida's 16th Senate district

Florida's 16th<br/.>State Senate District
Map of the district
Current senator Thad Altman[1] (R–Melbourne)
Demographics 82.6% White
9.9% Black
7.7% Hispanic
2.1% Asian
.4% Native American
.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2.3% other
2.6% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 465,588
373,964
Notes [2]

Florida's 16th Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises the southern half of Brevard County and most of Indian River County. Its current representative is Republican Thad Altman.

Senators

Senator Party Years of Service Hometown Notes
Harry O. Stratton[1] Democratic 1955–1966 Served as President Pro Tempore (1963)
DeCarr Dowman Covington, Jr.[1] Democratic 1966–1967
Kenneth A. Plante[1] Republican 1967–1972 Redistricted to the 14th Senate District
Lori Wilson[1] Independent 1972–1978
Clark Maxwell, Jr.[1] Republican 1978–1983 Resigned
Timothy Deratany[1] Republican April 10, 1984–1990
Patsy Ann Kurth[1] Democratic 1990–1992 Redistricted to the 15th Senate District
Wallace Lockwood Burt[1] Republican 1992–2002
Jim Sebesta[1] Republican 2002–2007
Charlie Justice[1] Democratic 2007–2010 St. Petersburg, Florida
Jack Latvala[1] Republican 2010–2012
Thad Altman[1] Republican 2012–present Melbourne

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 People of Lawmaking in Florida
  2. ↑ District 16 Demographic Profile (SENATE)
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