Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district
Florida's fourth congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Ander Crenshaw (R–Jacksonville)
Area	4,368 mi2
Distribution	78.2% urban, 21.8% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$43,947
Ethnicity	77.8% White, 13.5% Black, 2.4% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+17

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district takes in most of Jacksonville, along with parts of that city's northern and western suburbs. The district includes all of Baker and Nassau counties and portions of Duval County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Ander Crenshaw.

History

Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Democrat Charles Edward Bennett. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949, and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie K. Fowler in the 1992. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.

From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th District after redistricting, and is now the 6th District.

Voting

Voter registration

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1913
William J. Sears	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929
Ruth Bryan Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
J. Mark Wilcox	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Pat Cannon	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947
George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951
William C. Lantaff	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 12th district
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969		Redistricted from the 5th district
William V. Chappell, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989
Craig T. James	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Tillie K. Fowler	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017		Incumbent
John Rutherford	Republican	January 3, 2017 –

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are no former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 2nd congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

• 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

External links

• Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website

Coordinates: 30°25′35″N 81°51′51″W / 30.42639°N 81.86417°W / 30.42639; -81.86417