Florida's 10th House of Representatives district

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Florida's 10th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of the district
Representative
  Chuck Brannan
RMacclenny
Demographics78.6% White
16.7% Black
5.8% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
0.5% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.7% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
156,423
120,635

Florida's 10th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Chuck Brannan. This district is located in North Central Florida, and encompasses part of the inland First Coast, as well as small parts of the Gainesville metropolitan area and the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The district covers all of Baker County, Columbia County, Hamilton County, Suwannee County, and part of northern Alachua County. The largest city in the district is Lake City. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 156,423.[1][2]

This district contains Florida Gateway College, located in Lake City. The district also contains a small military presence at Lake City Gateway Airport.

Representatives from 1967 to the present[edit]

Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Democratic 10
Republican 2
# Name Term of service Residence Political party
1 Bill Inman 1967–1968 Quincy Democratic
2 Robert Davidson Woodward 1968–1972 Quincy Democratic
3 Pat Thomas 1972–1974 Quincy Democratic
4 James Harold Thompson 1974–1982 Quincy Democratic
5 Herb Morgan 1982–1986 Tallahassee Democratic
6 Hurley W. Rudd 1986–1992 Tallahassee Democratic
7 Allen Boyd 1992–1996 Monticello Democratic
8 Janegale Boyd 1996–2000 Tallahassee Democratic
9 Will Kendrick 2000–2008 Carrabelle Democratic[a]
10 Leonard Bembry 2008–2012 Greenville Democratic
11 Elizabeth W. Porter 2012–2018 Lake City Republican
12 Chuck Brannan 2018–present Macclenny Republican

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District 10 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.
  1. ^ Kendrick was elected as a Democrat, but switched to Republican in 2006.