Florida's 28th congressional district is a new district created as a result of the
2020 census. The first candidates ran in the
2022 House elections for a seat in the
118th United States Congress
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.
The district was created during the
2020 redistricting cycle as the successor to the previous
26th district in the 2010s. It includes all of
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
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, home to the
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...
, and many of
Miami's outer southwestern suburbs, including all of
Homestead,
The Hammocks,
Kendale Lakes
Kendale Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) and a suburb of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 55,646 at the 2020 census.
History
Kendale Lakes (and all of West Kendall) once had a large Miami Jewish popu ...
,
Tamiami
Tamiami is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 55,271 at the 2010 census.
Name
The name ''Tamiami'' is a portmanteau of the phrase "Tampa to Miami". The Tamiami Trail, a roadway that ...
, and others. All three of Florida's
national parksthe Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimm ...
,
Biscayne, and
the Dry Tortugasare also located in this district.
The district's first and current Representative is
Republican Carlos Giménez.
Results from recent statewide elections
List of members representing the district
Election results
2022
References
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Constituencies established in 2023
2023 establishments in Florida
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