Ashley Viola Gantt (D) is the Florida State Representative, District 109. One of 120 state representatives who write Florida law and pass the state budget. Two-year term ending November 2026. Leaving to run for Senate District 34, where she won the Democratic primary. James Bush III won the Democrats-only August primary for this seat, effectively deciding it. District 109 covers Liberty City, Brownsville and Opa-locka.