Florida's 72nd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican William "Bill" Conerly. This district is located in the Sarasota metropolitan area and encompasses northwestern parts of Sarasota County. 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).
Representatives from 1972 to the present
+Representatives by party affiliationPartyRepresentativesRepublican8Democratic5
NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical partyHarry H. Pfeiffer1967-1970Cocoa BeachRepublicanF. Eugene Tubbs1970-1972RockledgeRepublicanJohn P. Harllee1972-1974BradentonDemocraticPat Neal1974-1978BradentonDemocraticLarry Shackelford1978-1982PalmettoDemocraticVernon Peeples1982-1996Punta GordaDemocraticLindsay Harrington1996-2004Punta GordaRepublicanPaige Kreegel2004-2012Punta GordaRepublicanRay Pilon2012-2016SarasotaRepublicanAlexandra Miller2016-2018SarasotaRepublicanMargaret Good2018-2020SarasotaDemocraticFiona McFarland2020-2022SarasotaRepublican Tommy Gregory2022- presentSarasotaRepublican
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