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The Florida Senate directory lists Kathleen Passidomo (R) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Consists of Collier, Hendry counties and part of Lee county.
District map · 2022 Senate plan
**Statutory Boundary Composition:**Composed of all of Collier County, all of Hendry County, and a southeastern portion of Lee County (including Bonita Springs area tracts adjacent to the Collier border), perCS/SJR 100 District 28 Specifications.
**Incorporated Municipalities and CDPs:**Includes the coastal urban hubs of Naples and Marco Island; interior agricultural centers Clewiston and LaBelle in Hendry County; and unincorporated communities such as Immokalee,Golden Gate,Everglades City,and Ave Maria.
**Transportation Corridors:**Interstate 75 ("Alligator Alley" crossing eastward through the Everglades toward Broward County),U.S.Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail linking coastal Collier to Miami-Dade),State Road 80,and State Road 29 serving north-south agricultural transit through Hendry and eastern Collier.
**Environmental and Public Lands:**Contains substantial portions of the Big Cypress National Preserve,Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park,Picayune Strand State Forest,Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge,and agricultural retention zones bordering the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) south of Lake Okeechobee.
**District Demographics:**Under Plan S027S8058,Florida Senate districts targeted an ideal population of approximately 538,455 residents based on 2020 U.S.Census counts.Comprehensive single-district ACS 5-year aggregations specific solely to boundaries ofsldu:12:28areunknownin unified form without block-level aggregation.
**Socioeconomic Cleavages:**Stark division between coastal wealth corridors (Naples and coastal Collier County exhibiting high median home values and high per-capita retirement wealth) versus rural interior pockets (Immokalee in eastern Collier and Hendry County agricultural centers exhibiting high poverty,agricultural farmworker demographics,and lower median household incomes).
**Voter Registration Structure:**Republican plurality across Collier County and Hendry County; Collier County Supervisor of Elections and Hendry County records show sustained Republican registration advantages over Democratic and No-Party-Affiliation (NPA) voters.
**2022 Cycle Execution:**Following redistricting into map S027S8058,Passidomo qualified without opposition for District 28;the general election was canceled, and she won re-election outright without appearing on the ballot, documented by theFlorida State Senate District 28 Overview.
**Historical Electoral Performance:**The territory encompassed by SD 28 has consistently voted Republican in state and federal contests;former Senate District 28 configurations returned Passidomo with 65.5% of the vote in the 2018 general election.
**Redistricting Partisan Impact:**Inclusion of rural Hendry County alongside solid-GOP Collier County preserves the seat as a Safe Republican stronghold,insulated from suburban swing trends seen in central or southeastern Florida.
**Agriculture & Agribusiness:**Dominates Hendry County and eastern Collier (Immokalee),driven by citrus groves,sugarcane operations,and commercial winter vegetable production (notably operations connected to U.S.Sugar Corporation headquartered in Clewiston and regional packing houses).
**Tourism, Hospitality, and Real Estate:**Anchors coastal Collier County; high-end resorts,golf courses,luxury retail,and real estate development firms form the primary economic driver of Naples and Marco Island.
**Healthcare Infrastructure:**Major regional employers include NCH Healthcare System (Naples Community Hospital) and Physicians Regional Healthcare System,supporting an aging retiree demographic.
**Higher Education:**Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) service footprint extends into the district from southern Lee County; Ave Maria University provides a private university anchor in eastern Collier County.
**Elected Leadership:**State Senator Kathleen Passidomo; Collier County Board of County Commissioners; Hendry County Board of County Commissioners; municipal councils in Naples,Marco Island,Clewiston,and LaBelle.
**Civic and Advocacy Groups:**Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) (labor and human rights monitoring in agriculture); Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce; Conservancy of Southwest Florida (environmental and conservation advocacy).
**Political Action & Industry Groups:**Southwest Florida real estate developer associations,Florida Farm Bureau local federations,and political leadership committees tied to Senate GOP campaigns coordinated during Passidomo's Senate presidency.
**Leadership Roles:**Kathleen Passidomo served as Senate President for the 2022–2024 legislative term, having previously served as Senate Majority Leader (2018–2020) and Rules Committee Chair (2020–2022).
**Signature Legislation:**Championed and enacted the landmark "Live Local Act" (SB 102 (2023)), an statewide workforce and attainable housing initiative expanding tax incentives, easing municipal zoning constraints for affordable multi-family developments, and barring municipal rent controls. Championed the "Live Healthy" healthcare workforce and access package during the 2024 session.
**Budget and Appropriations:**Secured regional funding for SWFL hurricane recovery (post-Hurricane Ian),Florida Wildlife Corridor land conservation easements in Collier/Hendry counties,and infrastructure allocations for water management around Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River basin.
Correlation Questions to Test:
*Entity & Policy Alignment:*Did local land development and builder PAC contributions correlate with municipal preemption provisions embedded inSB 102,and did Collier County land trusts oppose density bonus preemptions?*Source lead:*Florida Division of Elections campaign contribution ledgers vs.Florida Senate floor debate records.
*Environmental vs. Agricultural Funding:*How did Florida Wildlife Corridor land acquisition appropriations directed to Hendry/Collier agricultural parcels align with landowners who held active agricultural contracts or corporate ties to regional agribusiness?*Source lead:*Florida Department of Environmental Protection acquisition records and Florida Senate GAA line items.
*Healthcare Expansion Allocations:*Did rural healthcare funding appropriations under the "Live Healthy" initiative disproportionately fund capital buildouts for clinics in Immokalee and Hendry County relative to coastal NCH facilities?*Source lead:*Florida General Appropriations Act line items (2023–2024) compared against Department of Health rural grants.
Research text: Gemini browser session, 2026-10-04. Officeholder and county coverage: Florida Senate directory. The graph keeps these leads separate from the reference office record.