Florida's 73rd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Fiona McFarland. Prior to the creation of districts in 1967, representatives were elected by county. For a historical roster of representatives before 1967, see the List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida. In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Gregory (USAF ret.) defeated Democratic challenger resident Liv Coleman HANNAH MORSE, "Political science professor challenging Gruters for House seat", Bradenton Herald, January 26, 2018 by 24 points in the heavily Republican district. After the redistricting of Florida's House districts, representative of district 72 Fiona McFarland defeated teacher Derek Reich by 13 points to become district 73's current representative.
Representatives from 1967 to the present Representative Party Years of service Residence Notes Clifford McNultyPeople of Lawmaking in Florida Republican 1967–1970 Melbourne Jane Robinson Republican1970–1972 Cocoa Redistricted to the 46th district Granville Crabtree Republican 1972–1976 Thomas Danson, Jr. Republican 1976–1982 Redistricted to the 69th district J. Keith Arnold Democratic 1982–1998 Fort Myers Bruce Kyle Republican 1998–2006 Nick Thompson Republican 2006–2010 Matt Caldwell Republican 2010–2012 Lehigh Acres Redistricted to the 79th district Greg Steube Republican 2012–2016Parrish Joe Gruters Republican 2016–2018Sarasota Tommy Gregory Republican 2018–2022Sarasota Redistricted to the 72nd District Fiona McFarland Republican 2022–Sarasota
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