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    Florida will have 27 congressional seats. Each district ideally has 696,345 residents. Tampa Bay residents will have six representatives, some shared with other areas. Hillsborough county is divided by four districts and it is likely that only one of its representatives will live inside the county.
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    District lines need work

    While the Legislature took a significant step in the right direction, it did not go far enough in drawing districts that better reflect the state's political balance.
    Florida will have 27 congressional seats. Each district ideally has 696,345 residents. Tampa Bay residents will have six representatives, some shared with other areas. Hillsborough county is divided by four districts and it is likely that only one of its representatives will live inside the county.
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