Our US Representative resigned effective January 20. A special election has been called to fill the vacancy in Congressional District 6. This is a partisan office and a countywide election, which will include both a Primary and General.
The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the House, is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress. The other is the US Senate.
There are 28 Congressional districts in Florida, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The number of Florida’s seats increased from 27 to 28 after the 2020 census, due to the state’s increase in population.
All of Flagler County is within Florida’s 6th Congressional district, which also includes all or portions of St. Johns, Putnam, Marion, Lake, and Volusia County.