Florida's 72nd House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican William "Bill" Conerly. This district is located in the Sarasota metropolitan area and encompasses northwestern parts of Sarasota County. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,167. The most populated census-designated place in the district is its share of Sarasota, with around 54,400 people living there; followed by Sarasota Springs (16,400 people) and Fruitville (13,300 people).