Florida's 3rd House district

Florida's 3rd House District elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Jayer Williamson. The district covers the most of Santa Rosa County and the top half of Okaloosa County. The largest city in the district is Navarre. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,797.[1][2]

Florida's 3rd State
House of Representatives
District
Current representativeJayer Williamson (R–Pace)
Demographics87.5% White
5.7% Black
4.2% Hispanic
1.7% Asian
0.9% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.0% Other
3.0% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		158,797
120,717

This district has a large military presence, serving as a bedroom community for the Naval Air Station Pensacola to the west and Eglin Air Force Base to the East. The district also contains Naval Air Station Whiting Field, as well as several Naval outlying landing fields.

There was a vacancy between December 31, 2006 and February 27, 2007 as the incumbent, Holly Benson, was appointed Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation by Governor-elect Charlie Crist. Gulf Breeze City Councillor Clay Ford won a special election to fill the seat.

Representatives from 1967 to the present
Representatives by party affiliation
Party Representatives
Democratic 6
Republican 5
# Name Term of Service Residence Political Party
1 Phil Ashler 1967–1968 Pensacola Democratic
2 Tom Tobiassen 1968–1974 Pensacola Democratic
3 Jack Hagler 1974–1982 Pensacola Democratic
4 Grover Robinson III 1982–1986 Pensacola Democratic
5 Tom Banjanin 1986–1992 Pensacola Republican
6 Buzz Ritchie 1992–1998 Pensacola Democratic
7 DeeDee Ritchie 1998–2000 Pensacola Democratic
8 Holly Benson 2000–2006 Pensacola Republican
Vacant 2006–2007
9 Clay Ford 2007–2012 Pensacola Republican
10 Doug Broxson 2012–2016 Pensacola Republican
11 Jayer Williamson 2012–present Pace Republican

See also

References
  1. "District 3 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.
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