Florida's 3rd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast, as well as parts of the Pensacola metropolitan area and the Crestview metropolitan area. The district covers 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.

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 Republican 7 Democratic 6 + Representatives from Florida's 3rd district#NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical partyCounties represented1Phil Ashler1967–1968PensacolaDemocraticEscambia2Tom Tobiassen1968–1974PensacolaDemocraticEscambia3Clyde Hagler1974–1982PensacolaDemocraticEscambia4Grover Robinson III1982–1986PensacolaDemocraticEscambia5Tom Banjanin1986–1992PensacolaRepublicanEscambia6Buzz Ritchie1992–1998PensacolaDemocraticEscambia7DeeDee Ritchie1998–2000PensacolaDemocraticEscambia8Holly Benson2000–2006PensacolaRepublicanEscambia (until 2002)Escambia, Santa Rosa (2002–2006)Vacant2006–20079Clay Ford2007–2012PensacolaRepublicanEscambia, Santa Rosa10Doug Broxson2012–2016PensacolaRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa11Jayer Williamson2016–2022PaceRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa12Joel Rudman2022–2025NavarreRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa RosaVacant202513Nathan Boyles2025–presentHoltRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa

See also

Florida's 1st Senate district Florida's 2nd Senate district Florida's 1st congressional district

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