Florida's 72nd House of Representatives district

Florida's 72nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Tommy Gregory R–Sarasota
Registration	59.6% Republican 38.5% Democratic 1.9% No party preference
Demographics	72.5% White 6.2% Black 15.9% Hispanic 3.6% Asian 1.7% Native American
Population (2020)  • Voting age	176,500 18

Florida's 72nd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Tommy Gregory. This district is located in the Sarasota metropolitan area and encompasses northwestern parts of Sarasota County.[1] As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,167. The most populated census-designated place in the district is its share of Sarasota, with around 54,400 people living there; followed by Sarasota Springs (16,400 people) and Fruitville (13,300 people).[2] In the 2022 election for the district, 82,707 total people voted, 67% of which voted for republican Tommy Gregory, District 73's representative at the time; Gregory defeated resident Roberts Dameus in the election.

Representatives from 1972 to the present

Representatives by party affiliation

Party		Representatives
Republican		8
Democratic		5

Name	Term of service	Residence	Political party
Harry H. Pfeiffer	1967-1970	Cocoa Beach	Republican
F. Eugene Tubbs	1970-1972	Rockledge	Republican
John P. Harllee[3]	1972-1974	Bradenton	Democratic
Pat Neal	1974-1978	Bradenton	Democratic
Lawrence F. Shackelford	1978-1982	Palmetto	Democratic
Vernon Peeples	1982-1996	Punta Gorda	Democratic
Lindsay M. Harrington	1996-2004	Punta Gorda	Republican
Paige Kreegel	2004-2012	Punta Gorda	Republican
Ray Pilon	2012-2016	Sarasota	Republican
Alexandra Miller	2016-2018	Sarasota	Republican
Margaret Good	2018-2020	Sarasota	Democratic
Fiona McFarland	2020-2022	Sarasota	Republican
Tommy Gregory	2022- present	Sarasota	Republican

References

1. "Florida House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
3. "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF).