th ▁District , ▁which ▁included ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁in ▁Pas co ▁County ▁that ▁he ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁District . ▁Cor cor an ▁faced ▁a ▁challenge ▁from ▁St ro ther ▁Hamm ond ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁He ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁The ▁T ampa ▁Trib une . ▁Cor cor an ▁defeated ▁Hamm ond , ▁gather ing ▁nearly ▁ 8 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Cor cor an ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re - elect ed ▁without ▁opposition ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Following ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election , ▁Cor cor an ▁became ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 8 ▁legisl ative ▁session . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁- ▁Richard ▁Cor cor an ▁Cor cor an ▁for ▁State ▁House ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : F lor ida ▁Republic ans ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Land ▁O ’ ▁L akes , ▁Florida ▁Category : Reg ent ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : Saint ▁Leo ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Spe akers ▁of