Vern Buchanan is the U.S. Representative, Florida 16th Congressional District. A member of the U.S. House writes and votes on federal law and on the federal budget, and sits on committees that oversee agencies like FEMA, Medicare and the VA. Each member represents one district of roughly 800,000 people and runs local offices that help constituents with federal casework and with federal grants for the area.
Term ends January 3, 2027. On the ballot November 3, 2026.
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Republican. The Pinellas Supervisor of Elections lists CD 16 as one of the two congressional districts now covering Pinellas County; Axios Tampa Bay reports the new CD 16 takes in St. Petersburg along with Manatee, DeSoto and Hardee counties. CAUTION – sources conflict on the far edges of the Tampa Bay map: a WUSF story dated May 6, 2026 described Pinellas as being in districts 13 and 25 and put part of district 16 in Hillsborough. Where news accounts disagree, the county Supervisor of Elections voter lookup is the authority for an individual address.