Florida's 4th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Patt Maney. This district is located in the Florida Panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast, as well as part of the Crestview metropolitan area. The district covers southern Okaloosa County. The largest city in the district is Crestview. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 158,781.

This district contains Northwest Florida State College, located in Niceville. The district also contains Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, as well as Eglin Air Force Base.

There was a vacancy between February 21, 2010, and April 13, 2010, as the incumbent, Ray Sansom, resigned due to a corruption scandal. Lawyer Matt Gaetz won a special election to fill the seat.

Ray Sansom served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2009.

Representatives from 1967 to the present +Representatives by party affiliation Party Representatives Republican 6 Democratic 3 + Representatives from Florida's 4th district#NameTerm of serviceResidencePolitical partyCounties represented1Jim Reeves1967–1972PensacolaDemocraticEscambia2Ed Fortune1972–1978PaceDemocraticEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton3Bolley Johnson1978–1992MiltonDemocraticEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton (1978–1982)Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton (1982–1992)4James P. Kerrigan1992–1994Gulf BreezeRepublicanEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa5Jerry Melvin1994–2002Fort Walton BeachRepublicanEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa6Ray Sansom2002–2010DestinRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa RosaVacant 20107Matt Gaetz2010–2016Fort Walton BeachRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa8Mel Ponder2016–2020DestinRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa9Patt Maney2020–presentShalimarRepublicanOkaloosa, Santa Rosa (2020–2022)Okaloosa (2022–present)

See also

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

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