Florida → House → District 40
The Florida House directory lists RaShon Young (D) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Part of Orange.
District map · 2022 House plan
¶ Geography and communities
Reconfigured under Florida's 2022 redistricting cycle, House District 40 encompasses northwest-central Orange County, situated directly west and northwest of downtown Orlando.
- Municipalities & Urban Centers (Full or Partial):
- City of Orlando (Western / Northwestern Fringes): Selected neighborhoods touching west-metro business belts.
- City of Ocoee (Eastern Periphery): Portions bordering unincorporated Orange County corridors.
- Census-Designated Places (CDPs) & Unincorporated Enclaves:
- Pine Hills: The dominant demographic, cultural, and population center of the district.
- Lockhart: Established suburban and light-industrial CDP in north-central Orange County.
- Fairview Shores (Western Segments): Transitional residential pocket between US 441, College Park, and Pine Hills.
- South Apopka / Clarcona Borders: Southern boundaries touching agricultural and suburban fringes of northwest Orange County.
- Key Transportation & Arterial Corridors:
- State Road 50 (West Colonial Drive): Major east-west commercial artery driving retail activity across the district's southern tier.
- State Road 408 (Spessard L. Holland East-West Expressway): Commuter expressway connecting western enclaves directly to Downtown Orlando.
- State Road 414 (Maitland Boulevard Extension): Northern expressway corridor facilitating regional movement between Apopka and I-4.
- U.S. Highway 441 (Orange Blossom Trail): Primary logistics, light-industrial, and commercial spine traversing north-south.
- Pine Hills Road (CR 431) & Silver Star Road (SR 438): Internal urban arterials that form the primary retail and transit corridors through Pine Hills.
¶ Population and electorate
(District-specific markers; strictly excluding general county aggregates.)
- Target Population: Standard reapportionment benchmark of ~179,000 residents.
- Racial / Ethnic Composition:
- Plurality-to-majority Black and African American district, anchored by a multi-generational African American base alongside a large Caribbean and Haitian-American diaspora.
- Rapidly expanding Hispanic and Latino demographic (notably Puerto Rican and Dominican communities) concentrated along State Road 50 and Silver Star Road.
- Generational & Socioeconomic Makeup:
- Predominantly working-class suburban footprint with a high concentration of service industry, logistics, retail, and construction workers commuting into Orlando's hospitality and theme park corridors.
- Significant generational composition of youth and young families, reflected in the election of RaShon Young as the first Gen Z Democrat elected to the Florida Legislature.
- Challenges centered around affordable workforce housing, tenant rights, commercial corridor reinvestment, and multimodal transit accessibility.
¶ Elections and political context
District 40 is a heavily fortified Democratic bastion and historically one of the safest Democratic seats in Central Florida.
- Partisan Index: Safe Democratic (D+30 or higher).
- Recent General & Special Election History:
- September 2, 2025 (Special General Election):
- RaShon Young (D): 75.1% (7,331 votes)
- Tuan Le (R): 24.9% (2,435 votes)
- Margin: +50.2% D hold
- June 24, 2025 (Special Democratic Primary):
- RaShon Young: 55.4% (2,794 votes)
- Travaris McCurdy (Former State Representative): 44.6% (2,246 votes)
- 2024 General Election:
- LaVon Bracy Davis (D - Incumbent): 67.5% (42,909 votes)
- Belinda Ford (R - Challenger): 32.5% (20,674 votes)
- Margin: +35.0% D hold
- 2022 General Election:
- LaVon Bracy Davis (D): 65.0% (27,920 votes)
- Nate Robertson (R): 35.0% (15,040 votes)
- Margin: +30.0% D victory
¶ Economic and civic anchors
- Workforce & Community Education:
- Valencia College (West Campus proximity / regional draw): Central regional institution serving West Orange County and providing direct workforce, nursing, and technical associate pathways for District 40 residents.
- Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Hubs: High schools such as Evans High School (a designated Community Partnership School in Pine Hills) serve as comprehensive neighborhood hubs combining healthcare clinics, family resources, and education.
- Community Health Systems:
- Community Health Centers (Pine Hills Center): Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering primary care, pediatrics, and dental services to underinsured populations.
- 26Health / Regional Community Health Clinics: Non-profit community healthcare facilities providing specialized and preventive care to urban and LGBTQ+ populations.
- Commercial Hubs & Redevelopment Zones:
- Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District (NID): A county-backed special district driving corridor aesthetic improvements, small-business facade upgrades, and commercial development along Silver Star Road.
- West Colonial Retail & Wholesale Belt: Continuous strip of automotive dealerships, multicultural retail centers, independent ethnic grocers, and commercial logistics warehouses.
¶ People and organizations to map
- Civic Coalitions & Civil Rights Organizations:
- NAACP Orange County Branch: Major institutional voice in local civil rights policy, legal defense, and civic engagement.
- National Action Network (Central Florida Chapter): Direct-action grassroots coalition with deep ties to the incumbent representative.
- Orange County Democratic Black Caucus & Orange County Young Democrats: Core intra-party institutional networks driving candidate mobilization and activist turnout.
- Faith-Based Networks:
- African Methodist Episcopal (AME) & Missionary Baptist Congregations: Traditional black church networks in Pine Hills, Ocoee, and West Orlando that play a decisive role in community voter mobilization and neighborhood social support.
- Fraternal & Alumni Organizations:
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: Prominent historic civic and professional fraternity with deep leadership roots in Central Florida civic affairs.
- Research Leads (Speculative Network Connections):
- Research Lead: Labor union PACs—particularly healthcare (1199SEIU) and hospitality/service worker unions (UNITE HERE Local 737)—likely serve as primary contributors and field operation backbones due to the district's heavy hospitality and service-industry workforce.
- Research Lead: The Evans Community Partnership School network may represent a recurring model for targeted legislative appropriation requests seeking state matches for wraparound social services.
¶ Representation and legislative work
- Incumbent Member: RaShon Young
- Professional Background: Entrepreneur and former political chief of staff.
- Academic Background: B.A. in Mass Communications (Public Relations/Advertising) from Bethune-Cookman University (Class of 2021).
- Civic / Political Identifiers: Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., NAACP, and National Action Network.
- House Committee Assignments:
- State Affairs Committee: Full standing committee responsible for state administration, sovereign powers, constitutional amendments, and administrative procedure.
- Government Operations Subcommittee: Direct jurisdiction over executive branch oversight, state procurement, public records, and ethics statutes.
- Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee: Recommends budgetary allocations and regulatory policy for state cybersecurity, IT modernization, and technological infrastructure.
- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee: Regulatory oversight of hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory centers, and healthcare licensing protocols.
- Higher Education Budget Subcommittee: Recommends funding allocations across state universities, the Florida College System, and vocational/technical academies.
- Legislative Priorities: Affordable housing access, public safety funding through holistic community intervention, youth workforce development, property insurance relief, and expansion of state investments in HBCUs and community college infrastructure.
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.