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The Florida Senate directory lists Jonathan Martin (R) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Consists of part of Lee county.
District map · 2022 Senate plan
Municipal Footprint: Covers the northern, central, and western populated corridors of Lee County. It includes the City of Fort Myers, the City of Cape Coral, and the Village of Estero, while southern portions of Lee County (such as Bonita Springs) fall into adjacent Senate District 28.
Unincorporated Communities & CDPs: Encompasses Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, Fort Myers Shores, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, and Cypress Lake.
Transportation Arteries: Traversed north-south by Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail); east-west movement relies on State Road 884 (Colonial Boulevard/Lee Boulevard) connecting Fort Myers to Lehigh Acres, and State Road 78 (Bayshore Road/Pine Island Road) linking Cape Coral to North Fort Myers. Critical bridge crossings over the Caloosahatchee River include the Midpoint Memorial Bridge, Cape Coral Bridge, Edison Bridge, and Caloosahatchee Bridge.
Environmental & Water Assets: Anchored by the tidal Caloosahatchee River estuary, which acts as the primary drainage canal (C-43 canal system) from Lake Okeechobee westward into the Gulf of Mexico, making water quality, red tide, and blue-green algae blooms perennial policy concerns.
Total Population: Baseline 2020 Census redistricting target population for Florida Senate districts was approximately 538,455 residents per district; under plan S027S8058, SD 33 was apportioned with roughly 538,000 residents in northern/central Lee County.
Demographic Composition: The district holds a majority white non-Hispanic population, alongside significant and rapidly expanding Hispanic communities primarily concentrated in Lehigh Acres and portions of Fort Myers, and an established African American electorate anchored within the historic municipal boundaries of Fort Myers (such as Dunbar).
Voter Registration Breakdown: Solidly Republican-leaning electorate. In countywide Lee County voter files maintained by the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, active registered Republicans significantly outnumber active Democrats by over 15 percentage points, with No Party Affiliation (NPA) voters composing roughly a quarter of the electorate.
2022 General Election: Following post-census redistricting, Jonathan Martin won the newly configured Senate District 33 seat without general election opposition after primary qualifying concluded.
2024 General Election: Senator Martin qualified uncontested in June 2024 and won re-election to a four-year term running through November 2028.
Electoral Performance: Under the S027S8058 lines, the territory of District 33 voted for Ron DeSantis in the 2022 gubernatorial race and Donald Trump in the 2020/2024 presidential cycles by double-digit margins (roughly +18 to +22 Republican performance), establishing it as a safe Republican seat.
Local Political Alignments: The district shares political boundaries with strong Republican county leadership, including the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and the five-seat legislative delegation, where the GOP holds all legislative seats representing Lee County.
Healthcare Systems: Anchored by Lee Health, the dominant public/nonprofit healthcare provider in the region operating Lee Memorial Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, and HealthPark Medical Center within or directly adjacent to the district boundaries.
Higher Education: Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) main campus is located in Fort Myers; Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) sits adjacent in south Lee County, providing regional economic impact and research on water quality via the FGCU Water School.
Major Infrastructure & Commerce: Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) sits adjacent in central Lee County, servicing freight and regional tourism. Construction, real estate development, tourism/hospitality, and regional trade represent the primary economic base of Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
Civic & Cultural Institutions: Downtown Fort Myers River District, Lee County School District headquarters, and the Caloosahatchee River basin water management facilities managed in coordination with the South Florida Water Management District.
Incumbent: Jonathan Martin, an attorney and former Assistant State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit, who previously served as Chair of the Republican Party of Lee County.
Local Government Counterparts: Lee County Board of County Commissioners (District 1–5 commissioners representing overlapping unincorporated and municipal areas), Cape Coral City Council (Mayor John Gunter), and Fort Myers City Council (Mayor Kevin Anderson).
Civic & Business Coalitions: Horizon Council of Lee County, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce, and the Lee Building Industry Association (Lee BIA).
Environmental & Agricultural Advocates: Captains for Clean Water (headquartered in Fort Myers), Calusa Waterkeeper, and the Florida Farm Bureau local federations representing the Caloosahatchee/Lake Okeechobee agricultural basin.
Committee Assignments (2024–2026): According to the Florida Senate Committee Roster, Senator Martin has served across prominent judicial and resource committees, including chairing the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, and sitting on the Judiciary Committee, Regulated Industries Committee, and the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.
Key Legislative Themes:
Criminal & Civil Justice Reform: Sponsored and advanced legislation modernizing criminal procedure, penalties for fentanyl trafficking, and bail bond guidelines.
Hurricane Recovery & Resiliency: Coordinated state-level appropriations and statutory recovery tools following catastrophic destruction across Fort Myers and Cape Coral from Hurricane Ian (2022).
Water Quality Infrastructure: Supported state trust fund allocations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), specifically funding the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir designed to curb toxic estuarine discharges.
Appropriations Track Record: Consistently championed local infrastructure line-items in the Florida General Appropriations Act, including funding for local road expansions (e.g., SR 82/Colonial Blvd corridors), municipal water and wastewater facility upgrades in Cape Coral, and public safety infrastructure grants for Lee County sheriff facilities.
Three Correlation Questions for Investigative Research:
Entity: Lee Building Industry Association & Local Real Estate Developers vs. State Resiliency Mandates.Source Lead: Florida Division of Elections Campaign Finance Database compared with legislative votes on post-Hurricane Ian building code exemptions.Observation to Test: Do contributions from regional developers correlate with statutory shifts that ease rebuilding mandates or mitigate local impact fee increases in rapidly rebuilding areas like Cape Coral and North Fort Myers?
Entity: Calusa Waterkeeper / Captains for Clean Water vs. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Budget Allocations.Source Lead: Florida Senate Appropriations Bill Line Items (SB 2500) across successive cycles.Observation to Test: Does legislative advocacy by coastal recreation and conservation organizations directly increase state funding for C-43 water quality treatment cells compared to requests from agricultural runoff stakeholders upstream?
Entity: Lee Health Governance Restructuring vs. State Healthcare Deregulation Bills.Source Lead: Official Legislative Bill History on public health system conversions and local bills considered by the Lee County Legislative Delegation.Observation to Test: Did the incumbent's legislative sponsorship or delegation actions facilitate Lee Health's evaluation and structural conversion from an independent special healthcare district into a private nonprofit system?
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.