These submissions of ideas for the redistricting of Florida’s congressional map came from Florida residents via email, fax, letter, social media post, written testimony provided at public meetings, etc. For your convenience, they are sorted by region.
Northwest Florida
- Santa Rosa County and Northwest Florida – by Hering, Ann – Submitted July 22, 2011 via Email
- Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties – by Winkelseth, Ed – Submitted June 21, 2011 via Fort Walton Beach Public Hearing
- Leon and Wakulla counties – by Wilson, Diane Blackford – Submitted June 20, 2011 via Facebook
- Franklin and other North-Central Florida counties – by Pooser, Ned – Submitted June 20, 2011 via Email
Northeast and North Central Florida
- Marion County – by Emig, Michael – Submitted January 6, 2012 via Email
- Putnam County – by Reiter, Stuart – Submitted November 3, 2011 via Fax
- Bradford County – by Bradford County Commission – Submitted October 28, 2011 via Email
- Lake County – by South Lake Chamber of Commerce – Submitted October 7, 2011 via Letter
- Volusia and other counties – by Hoyt, Jack – Submitted October 7, 2011 via WordPress
- Nassau County – by Nassau County Commission – Submitted October 6, 2011 via Email
- Volusia County – by Several Authors – Submitted September 17-20, 2011 by Email
- North Florida – by Leuchs, Edward – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Davie Public Hearing
- Volusia and other North Central and Northeast Florida counties – by Johnson, Judy – Submitted August 7, 2011 via Email
- Marion, Lake, Orange and Osceola counties – by Vuillemot, Jeanne – Submitted July 28, 2011 via Letter
- Marion County – by Penna, James – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Flagler and Volusia counties and North Central Florida – by White, Kevin – Submitted July 18, 2011 via Email
- Alachua County – by Benny, Ulla – Submitted July 16, 2011 via Gainesville Public Hearing
- Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties – by Young, Mary Kudak – Submitted July 15, 2011 by Postcard
- Lake, Marion and Sumter counties – by Stebbins, Arthur and Carolyn – Submitted July 13, 2011 by Letter
- Marion County – by Ocala Marion County Chamber of Commerce – Submitted July 13, 2011 via Gainesville Public Hearing
- Marion County – by McClain, Stan (Marion County Commission) – Submitted July 13, 2011 via Gainesville Public Hearing
- Lake, Marion and Sumter counties and Central Florida – by Hurlbert, Nancy – Submitted July 13, 2011 via The Villages Public Hearing
- Lake, Marion and Sumter counties – by Carey, Robert – Submitted July 13, 2011 via The Villages Public Hearing
- Marion County – by Cavanaugh, Marguerite – Submitted July 13, 2011 via The Villages Public Hearing
- Volusia County and Northeast Florida – by Hoyt, Jack – Submitted July 12, 2011 via Daytona Beach Public Hearing
- Volusia County – by Jim Cameron (Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce) – Submitted July 12, 2011 via Daytona Beach Public Hearing
- St. Johns, Clay, Duval and Nassau counties – by Webber, John – Submitted July 12, 2011 via St. Augustine Public Meeting
- Clay County – by Wiggins, Ann – Submitted July 11, 2011 via Jacksonville Public Hearing
- Clay County – by Farrell, Frank – Submitted July 11, 2011 via Jacksonville Public Hearing
- Volusia and other North Central Florida and Northeast Florida counties – by Walker, Lisa – Submitted June 18, 2011 via WordPress
- Lake, Marion, Sumter and other North-Central Florida counties – by Mers, Denny – Submitted June 18, 2011 via Email
Central Florida
- Polk County – by City of Davenport - Submitted December 27, 2011 via Letter
- Polk County – by Polk County Commission – Submitted November 8, 2011 via Letter
- Osceola and Polk counties – by Weitz, Michael – Submitted November 3, 2011 via Fax
- Osceola and Polk counties – by Guth, James – Submitted November 3, 2011 via Fax
- Orange County – by Ashkar, Lacey – Submitted November 1, 2011 via Email
- Osceola and Polk counties – by Coan, Vinette – Submitted October 30, 2011 via Fax
- Osceola and Polk counties – by Laytham, Keith – Submitted October 6, 2011 via Email
- Orange County – by Bibber, Charles – Submitted September 25, 2011 via Email
- Central Florida – by Silver, Patricia – Submitted September 9, 2011 via Letter
- Orange, Osceola and Polk counties – by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials – Submitted August 11, 2011 via Letter
- Orange, Lake, Seminole and Northeast Florida – by Ireland, Bob – Submitted August 6, 2011 via Email
- Osceola and Orange counties – by Garber, Stephanie and Selfridge, Clay - Submitted July 29, 2011 via Emails
- Orange County and Central Florida – by Head, Douglas – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Seminole and Orange counties – by Hoyt, John – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Orange, Osceola and Polk counties – by Freytes, Dennis – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Osceola and Orange counties – by Sheri Morton, Charles Wooley and Charles Selfridge – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties – by Smith, Nancy – Submitted July 27, 2011 via Orlando Public Hearing
- Osceola and Orange counties – by more than one author – Submitted June 30, 2011 via Emails
- Osceola County – by more than one author – Submitted June 30, 2011 via Emails
- Brevard, Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties – by Forward, Don – Submitted March 18, 2011 via Facebook
Southeast Florida
- Palm Beach County – by Palm Beach Civic Association – Submitted October 25, 2011 via Email
- Palm Beach County – by Russell, Richard - Submitted September 19 via Email
- Miami-Dade – by Browning, Mary – Submitted September 14, 2011 via WordPress
- Monroe County – by Perdomo, Everardo – Submitted September 13, 2011 by Fax
- Miami-Dade County – by Brenenson, Sorah – Submitted September 2, 2011 via Email
- Broward County – by Blandina, Geraldine – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Email
- Miami-Dade County – by Katz, Michael – Submitted August 23, 2011 via Email
- Palm Beach County – by Mercedes-Flores, Yolanda – Submitted August 22, 2011 via Email
- Palm Beach County – by Brown, Hugh – Submitted August 20, 2011 via Email
- Monroe County – by Aguero, Alfredo – Submitted August 18, 2011 via Key West Public Hearing
- Broward County – by Henao, Oscar – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Davie Public Hearing
- Broward County – by Andrade, Fabio – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Davie Public Hearing
- Broward County – by Aronson, Lisa (City of Cocunut Creek) – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Davie Public Hearing
- Palm Beach County – by Haynie, Susan – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Boca Raton Public Hearing
- Palm Beach County – by Smith, John R. – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Boca Raton Public Hearing
- Palm Beach County – by Feaman, Peter – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Boca Raton Public Hearing
- Palm Beach County – by Kotecki, Robert – Submitted, August 16, 2011 via Email
- Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties – by Jones, Mike – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Stuart and Boca Raton Public Hearings
- Martin County – by Davis, Vicki (Martin County Supervisor of Elections) – Submitted August 16, 2011 via Stuart Public Hearing
- Palm Beach County – by Several Authors – Submitted August 14-19, 2011 via Emails
- Palm Beach County – by DeWolfe, Dianne – Submitted August 14, 2011 via Boca Raton Public Hearing
Southwest Florida
- Hendry County – by Misotti, Deborah – Submitted December 6, 2011 via Email
- Hillsborough and Polk counties – by Wolff, Jack – Submitted October 11, 2011 via Email
- Collier County – by Velasquez, Ernesto – Submitted September 13 via Fax
- Lee County – by Eckert, Timothy – Submitted September 8 via Fax
- Collier, Broward and Miami-Dade counties – by Williams, Neville and Forkan, Patricia – Submitted September 2 via Naples Public Hearing
- Glades County – by Storter-Long, Donna (Glades County Commission) – Submitted September 1, 2011 via Clewiston Public Hearing
- Collier County – by McClenaghan, Liza – Submitted August 31, 2011 via Naples Public Hearing
- Manatee and Sarasota counties – by Wright, Glenda – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Sarasota Public Hearing
- Manatee and Sarasota counties – by Simone, Peggy – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Sarasota Public Hearing
- Manatee and Sarasota counties – by Kirchmeier, Emmalou – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Sarasota Public Hearing
- Pinellas counties – by Several Authors – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Largo Public Hearing
- Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties – by Jackson, Jim – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Largo Public Hearing
- Pinellas County – by Eggers, Mayor Dave (City of Dunedin) – Submitted August 30, 2011 via Largo Public Hearing
- Hillsborough and Pinellas counties – by Simpson, Laura (Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce) – Submitted August 29, 2011 via Tampa Public Hearing
- Hillsoborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties – by Morowati, Elizabeth – Submitted August 29, 2011 via Tampa Public Hearing
- Hillsborough County – by Greene, Michael – Submitted August 29, 2011 via Email
- Sarasota County – by Wehner, Karen – Submitted August 21, 2011 via Sarasota Public Hearing
- Manatee and Sarasota counties – by Mahadevan, Kumar (Mote Marine Laboratory) – Submitted August 15, 2011 via Letter
- Hillsborough and Manatee counties – by Yates, Evelyn – Submitted June 19, 2011 via Email
Statewide
I live in Miami Beach. Why can’t the entire Beach be located in one district? We have little in common with the communities on the Mainland.
Mary Browning
Thank you for the very specific comment. We will add it to the record for consideration.
I have reviewed the 27 congressional maps and have the following comments;
1. The constitution of the State of Florida clearly states: “No apportionment plan or district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent..”. With over 500,000 more voters registered as Democrats than Republicans I expected to find a similar number of congressional districts that leaned Republican and Democratic. My analysis shows that there are more Republican leaning seats than Democratic. Further, the old practice of “Packing” one party’s voters into fewer districts seems to have been used in your maps. The larger number of Republican leaning seats have an average advantage over the Democrats of 7%. The fewer number of Democratic leaning seats have an average advantage over the Republicans of 27%. This would not happen by accident. Please address how you arrived at these districts without violating the constitution of the State of Florida.
2. The interior congressional district (12 on the Senate committee maps) shows an odd extension over to the coast near Punta Gorda, FL. This appears as if the candidate for congress living in Punta Gorda was favored in this district and avoided that particular candidate, Kreegel, from having to run against the well know incumbent Buchanan and the well know candidate from the district below 12 in Cape Coral, FL, Aubuchon. This clearly appears to violate the constitution of the State of Florida again.
3. District 14 on the Senate committee map unfairly tilts the political scales by removing a higher Democratic area, Lehigh Acres, from the district. This changes the balance of Republican and Democratic voters in the district to be different than the average for the area and separates a community from the rest of Lee County that should be kept within.
Please provide background on these issues.
Mr. Roach, your specific points above have been mistakenly directed towards the maps created by the Florida House. The comments actually pertain to the maps produced by the Florida Senate. The Florida House did not consider the political ramifications of its options for Congressional and State House maps.