Florida's 16th Congressional District

Florida's 16th Congressional District elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. Below is the district's current representative, the members of Congress who held this seat before, and Florida's two U.S. Senators.

Current Representative

Vern Buchanan (Republican) currently represents Florida's 16th Congressional District. See Vern Buchanan's full voting record and key issue positions →

District History — Past Representatives

Members of Congress who previously represented Florida's 16th Congressional District:

• Tim Mahoney — Democrat (until 2009)
• Mark Foley — Republican (until 2006)
• Thomas Lewis — Republican (until 1995)
• Lawrence Smith — Democrat (until 1993)

Florida U.S. Senators

• Rick Scott — Republican Senator
• Ashley Moody — Republican Senator
• Marco Rubio — Republican Senator
• Bill Nelson — Democrat Senator
• George LeMieux — Republican Senator
• Mel Martinez — Republican Senator
• Bob Graham — Democrat Senator
• Connie Mack — Republican Senator
• Lawton Chiles — Democrat Senator
• Paula Hawkins — Republican Senator
• Richard Stone — Democrat Senator
• Edward Gurney — Republican Senator
• Spessard Holland — Democrat Senator
• George Smathers — Democrat Senator
• Charles Andrews — Democrat Senator
• Duncan Fletcher — Democrat Senator
• William Hill — Democrat Senator
• Scott Loftin — Democrat Senator
• Park Trammell — Democrat Senator
• Nathan Bryan — Democrat Senator
• James Taliaferro — Democrat Senator
• William Bryan — Democrat Senator
• William Milton — Democrat Senator
• Stephen Mallory — Democrat Senator
• Samuel Pasco — Democrat Senator
• Wilkinson Call — Democrat Senator
• Charles Jones — Democrat Senator
• Simon Conover — Republican Senator
• Abijah Gilbert — Republican Senator
• Thomas Osborn — Republican Senator
• Adonijah Welch — Republican Senator
• David Yulee — Democrat Senator
• Stephen Mallory — Democrat Senator
• Jackson Morton — Whig Senator
• James Westcott — Democrat Senator

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