Florida's 15th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and is located in the northeastern suburbs of Tampa , including parts of Hillsborough , Pasco , and Polk counties. The district includes Plant City and Zephyrhills , as well as parts of Tampa city proper , Brandon , and Lakeland .
Florida's 15th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 1,170[ 1] 2 ) Distribution 92.06% urban[ 2] 7.94% rural Population (2023) 828,431[ 3] Median household $71,865[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+4[ 4]
From 2003 to 2013, the prior 15th district contained most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa (including the Kennedy Space Center ), all of Indian River County , most of Osceola County , and a very small portion of Polk County . The district took in the cities of Kissimmee , Melbourne , and Vero Beach , as well as Patrick Space Force Base . Boundaries were redrawn due to a lawsuit in 2015.[ 5] 8th district , while the current 15th takes in most of what was previously the 12th district .
From 2013 to 2017, the district included the northern parts of Hillsborough and Polk counties.[ 6] [ 7] Lake County .
The district is currently represented by Republican Laurel Lee .
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Tampa – 403,364Brandon – 114,626Lakeland – 112,641Wesley Chapel – 64,866University – 50,893Plant City – 39,764Valrico – 37,895Land O' Lakes – 35,929Lake Magdalene – 30,742East Lake-Orient Park – 28,050Temple Terrace – 26,690Keystone – 25,211Lutz – 23,707Northdale – 23,033Zephyrhills – 18,154Thonotosassa – 15,238Mango – 12,699Cheval – 12,522Medulla – 10,871Pebble Creek – 9,624Seffner – 8,362Pasadena Hills – 7,570Odessa – 7,538Carrollwood – 7,195Willow Oak – 6,806Kathleen – 6,486Zephyrhills West – 5,533Zephyrhills South – 4,985Dover – 3,266Zephyrhills North – 2,663 List of members representing the district
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Representative
Party
Years
Congress
Note
District created January 3, 1973
Dante Fascell (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 1973 –
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th
Redistricted from the 12th district re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Redistricted to the 19th district
Clay Shaw (Fort Lauderdale )
Republican
January 3, 1983 –
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Redistricted from the 12th district re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Redistricted to the 22nd district
Jim Bacchus (Merritt Island )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
103rd
Redistricted from the 11th district re-elected in 1992 .
Dave Weldon (Indialantic )
Republican
January 3, 1995 –
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
Elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .
Bill Posey (Rockledge )
Republican
January 3, 2009 –
111th 112th
Elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 8th district
Dennis Ross (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 2013 –
113th 114th 115th
Redistricted from the 12th district re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .
Ross Spano (Riverview )
Republican
January 3, 2019 –
116th
Elected in 2018 .
Scott Franklin (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 2021 –
117th
Elected in 2020 .18th district
Laurel Lee (Tampa ) Republican
January 3, 2023 –
118th
Elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
Historical district boundaries
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^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF) . Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.^ a b "My Congressional District" .^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ Klas, Mary Ellen. "Florida Supreme Court approves congressional map drawn by challengers" . Miami Herald . Retrieved July 17, 2017 . ^ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 15th district in northern Hillsborough County and Polk County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
^ See 2013 borders of 15th district in the 2013 districts map:
H000C9047_map_bb.pdf ,
for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
^ "Florida's 15th Congressional District elections, 2012" . Ballotpedia .^ "Florida's 15th Congressional District elections, 2014" . Ballotpedia .^ "Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2016" . Ballotpedia .^ "Florida Election Watch - US Representative" . floridaelectionwatch.gov .
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2013–2017
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