Florida's 12th congressional district

Florida's 12th congressional district
Florida's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Gus Bilirakis (R–Palm Harbor)
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes New Port Richey north of Tampa. It covers Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas County and Hillsborough County.^[1][2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.

List of representatives

The following list includes the names of the former representatives of the 12th congressional district, who are elected for 2-year terms, but can be re-elected to serve multiple terms.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
William C. Cramer	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted from the 1st district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 4th district, Redistricted to the 15th district
J. Herbert Burke	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 10th district
Edward J. Stack	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 15th district
Tom Lewis	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 16th district
Charles T. Canady	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Adam Putnam	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Dennis A. Ross	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013		Redistricted to the 15th district
Gus Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present		Redistricted from the 9th district

Presidential Voting History

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 48%
2004	President	George W. Bush 58 - John Kerry 42%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	179,204	64.89
	Democratic	Bob Hagenmaier	96,965	35.11
Total votes			276,169	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	124,452	69.12
	Independent	Joe Viscusi	34,976	19.42
	Independent	Ed Bowlin	20,636	11.46
Total votes			180,064	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	185,698	57.46
	Democratic	Doug Tudor	137,465	42.54
Total votes			323,163	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis A. Ross*	102,704	48.14
	Democratic	Lori Edwards	87,769	41.14
	Independent	Randy Wilkinson	22,857	10.71
Total votes			213,330	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

• NOTE: Randy Wilkinson ran on the Tea Party platform on the ballot.

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Charles T. Canady	1993–2001	June 22, 1954
Adam Putnam	2001–2011	July 31, 1974
Dennis A. Ross	2011–2013	October 18, 1959

Historical district boundaries

The former 12th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further east and encompassed much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County, which became the center of the 9th district.

2003 - 2013 Former 12th district, centered at Polk County.

References

1. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 12th district covering Pasco County and counties below: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
2. See the 2013 boundaries of the 12th district, covering Pasco County and northern Pinellas County and northwest Hillsborough in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_sw.pdf, for the southwest region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 28°16′07″N 82°29′30″W / 28.26861°N 82.49167°W