Florida's 16th Senate district

Florida's 16th<br/.>State Senate District
Current senator		Thad Altman[1] (R–Melbourne)
Demographics	82.6% White 9.9% Black 7.7% Hispanic 2.1% Asian .4% Native American .1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.3% other 2.6% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age	465,588 373,964
Notes	[2]

Florida's 16th Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises the southern half of Brevard County and most of Indian River County. Its current representative is Republican Thad Altman.

Senators

Senator	Party	Years of Service	Hometown	Notes
Harry O. Stratton[1]	Democratic	1955–1966		Served as President Pro Tempore (1963)
DeCarr Dowman Covington, Jr.[1]	Democratic	1966–1967
Kenneth A. Plante[1]	Republican	1967–1972		Redistricted to the 14th Senate District
Lori Wilson[1]	Independent	1972–1978
Clark Maxwell, Jr.[1]	Republican	1978–1983		Resigned
Timothy Deratany[1]	Republican	April 10, 1984–1990
Patsy Ann Kurth[1]	Democratic	1990–1992		Redistricted to the 15th Senate District
Wallace Lockwood Burt[1]	Republican	1992–2002
Jim Sebesta[1]	Republican	2002–2007
Charlie Justice[1]	Democratic	2007–2010	St. Petersburg, Florida
Jack Latvala[1]	Republican	2010–2012
Thad Altman[1]	Republican	2012–present	Melbourne

References

1. People of Lawmaking in Florida
2. District 16 Demographic Profile (SENATE)