Florida → House → District 114
The Florida House directory lists Demi Busatta (R) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Part of Miami-Dade.
District map · 2022 House plan
¶ Geography and communities
Enacted under Florida’s 2022 decennial redistricting plan, Florida House District 114 anchors the affluent municipal, higher-education, and coastal drainage corridor of central-southern Miami-Dade County, extending south from the Tamiami Trail along the Biscayne Bay basin toward Cutler Bay.
- Municipalities Included (Full or Partial):
- City of Coral Gables: Master-planned historic municipality ("The City Beautiful") housing the incumbent's district office along Almeria Avenue, renowned for historic Mediterranean Revival architecture, corporate headquarters, and collegiate campuses.
- City of South Miami: Vibrant municipal and commercial center centered around Sunset Drive and US 1.
- Village of Pinecrest: Affluent suburban residential municipality known for estate acreages, high-performing public schools, and extensive park canopies.
- Town of Cutler Bay (Northern Portions): Coastal-adjacent suburban residential and retail municipality buffering Old Cutler Road.
- City of Miami (Southern Periphery Interfaces): Residential transitions bordering Coconut Grove and Silver Bluff.
- Census-Designated Places (CDPs) & Neighborhood Enclaves:
- Coral Terrace (Eastern & Southern Portions): Established post-war suburban residential community west of Coral Gables.
- Glenvar Heights & Sunset: Low-density single-family neighborhoods and medical corridors buffering the Palmetto Expressway.
- Palmetto Bay (Northern Fringes): Coastal suburban estates buffering Biscayne Bay drainage canals.
- Key Transportation & Maritime Corridors:
- U.S. Highway 1 (South Dixie Highway): Primary multi-lane commercial, retail, transit, and rapid-bus corridor bisecting Coral Gables, South Miami, and Pinecrest.
- State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway - Southern Terminus): Regional multi-lane freeway terminating at US 1 in Pinecrest.
- Old Cutler Road (Historic State Road 995): Historic scenic coastal canopy highway carrying commuter and recreational traffic along the Biscayne Bay ridge.
- State Road 976 (SW 40th Street / Bird Road): High-density commercial and commuter arterial traversing northern Coral Gables.
- State Road 986 (SW 72nd Street / Sunset Drive): Key east-west commercial and dining corridor linking South Miami westward.
- Snapper Creek Canal (C-2 Canal) & Coral Gables Waterway: Crucial regional freshwater drainage and navigable coastal canal networks discharging into Biscayne Bay.
¶ Population and electorate
(District-specific metrics based on enacted post-2020 reapportionment parameters; strictly excluding broader non-coterminous countywide totals.)
- Target Population: Standard reapportionment single-member baseline of ~179,754 residents post-2020 redistricting.
- Demographic Composition:
- Racial / Ethnic Composition: Performing Hispanic/Latino majority district (accounting for roughly 60% to 65% of residents, led by established Cuban American families alongside Venezuelan, Colombian, and Nicaraguan communities), balanced by a substantial non-Hispanic White population (concentrated in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and waterfront estates) and smaller African American and Asian American professional communities.
- Linguistic Profile: High prevalence of bilingual Spanish-English households across professional services, local commerce, and civic governance.
- Household Structure: Mix of affluent corporate executives, physicians, attorneys, university faculty, and multi-generational families residing in single-family estate properties, historic residences, and luxury mid-rise condominiums.
- Socioeconomic Character:
- Higher education, private wealth management, biomedical healthcare, corporate regional management, legal services, and boutique hospitality economy.
- High environmental and hydrological vulnerability: coastal lowlands, canal outfalls, and properties along Old Cutler Road experience king-tide flooding, stormwater overtopping, and saltwater intrusion into municipal drainage infrastructure.
- Primary constituent policy concerns center on Biscayne Bay water quality, sea-level rise mitigation, septic-to-sewer conversions, residential property and flood insurance affordability, and condominium regulatory reforms.
¶ Elections and political context
District 114 functions as a competitive-to-lean Republican suburban district in southern Miami-Dade County, where high turnout among conservative Cuban American homeowners and business leaders balances against Democratic-leaning collegiate and suburban precincts in South Miami and central Coral Gables.
- Partisan Index: Lean Republican baseline performance (historically performing within R+6 to R+12 margins under post-2020 boundaries).
- Recent General Election History:
- Voter Resources & Official Information:
¶ Economic and civic anchors
- Higher Education & Research Consortia:
- University of Miami (UM - Coral Gables Main Campus): Premier private research university and economic anchor of the district; houses 12 schools and colleges, athletics complexes (Watsco Center), and extensive research centers, serving as the largest private employer in the municipality.
- Healthcare Infrastructure & Specialized Medicine:
- Doctors Hospital (Baptist Health South Florida - Coral Gables): 130+ bed acute-care hospital housing the Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, emergency medical services, and specialized outpatient care.
- Specialized pediatric practices, outpatient surgical centers, and regional oncology clinics operating along South Dixie Highway and Sunset Drive.
- Corporate Commerce & Multinational Headquarters:
- Downtown Coral Gables Commercial Core (Miracle Mile & Ponce de Leon Boulevard): High-density corporate business district hosting multinational Latin American regional headquarters, international banking institutions, and diplomatic consulates.
- The Plaza Coral Gables: Multi-acre mixed-use development featuring Class-A office towers, luxury retail, dining, and hotel facilities.
- Non-Profit Leadership & Cultural Anchors:
- Non-profit development and philanthropic foundations (Busatta Cabrera has served in executive leadership roles for regional non-profit organizations, including the Coral Gables Museum). www.ciclt.net
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (Adjacent Anchor): World-renowned 83-acre botanical conservation and scientific research garden buffering Biscayne Bay.
¶ People and organizations to map
- Legislative Leadership & Intergovernmental Ties:
- Senate Chief of Staff Background: Before her election to the House, Busatta Cabrera served as Chief of Staff to former Florida Senate President Pro Tempore Anitere Flores, establishing deep institutional ties to state budget drafters, legislative staff, and statewide policy networks.
- County Commission Alignment: Married to Kevin Marino Cabrera, Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 6, creating direct intergovernmental alignment between countywide infrastructure planning and state legislative delegations.
- Environmental & Resilience Advocacy Networks:
- Close policy alignment with environmental conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy Florida, Miami Waterkeeper, and the Everglades Foundation, stemming from her authorship of landmark statewide resilience legislation (e.g., the Resilient Florida program / SB 1954 / HB 7019).
- Civic Coalitions & Regional Business Chambers:
- Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce: Influential business advocacy organization shaping commercial zoning, downtown development, and municipal tax policy.
- South Miami Chamber of Commerce & Pinecrest Business Association: Local merchant networks representing independent small businesses and healthcare providers.
- Research Leads (Speculative Network Connections):
- Research Lead: Major university administration and research foundations (University of Miami) likely maintain continuous policy consultation with Busatta Cabrera given her chairmanship of the Higher Education Budget Subcommittee. Florida Politics
- Research Lead: Civil environmental engineering firms and coastal dredging contractors likely interface closely with the delegation regarding state matching grants under the Resilient Florida Trust Fund and Biscayne Bay environmental recovery appropriations.
¶ Representation and legislative work
- Incumbent Member: Demi Busatta Cabrera
- Biographical Background: Born November 4, 1990, in Cape Coral, Florida; resident of Coral Gables; Roman Catholic; married to Kevin Marino Cabrera.
- Academic Background: B.S. in Political Science from Florida State University (2012).
- Professional Background: Non-profit executive, government relations consultant, and former legislative chief of staff.
- Legislative History: Elected to the Florida House in 2020; re-elected in 2022 and 2024.
- House Committee Assignments & Leadership (2024–2026 Term):
- Chair, Higher Education Budget Subcommittee: Direct legislative gatekeeper over state budget allocations for the State University System, Florida College System, and student financial aid programs.
- Budget Committee: Full standing committee directing Florida’s annual statewide general appropriations act.
- Joint Legislative Budget Commission (JLBC): Exercises interim bicameral oversight over emergency state appropriations and agency budget adjustments between formal legislative sessions.
- Health & Human Services Committee: Full standing committee directing healthcare delivery frameworks, hospital regulations, and public welfare statutes.
- Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee: Oversight of state government IT systems, cybersecurity hardening, and artificial intelligence integration.
- Signature Policy Priorities: Championing statewide coastal resilience, sea-level rise mitigation, and stormwater infrastructure funding (architect of the Resilient Florida program); advancing environmental restoration and water quality improvements for Biscayne Bay; accelerating septic-to-sewer conversions across vulnerable coastal basins; supporting capital and operational funding for higher education research institutions; stabilizing Florida's residential property insurance market; and securing state budget appropriations for municipal stormwater drainage improvements, flood abatement, and park enhancements in southern Miami-Dade County.
Research text: Gemini browser session, 2026-10-04. Officeholder and county coverage: Florida House directory. The graph keeps these leads separate from the reference office record.