Josie Tomkow

Josie Taylor Tomkow (born October 15, 1995)^[2] is an American politician who serves in the Florida Legislature, representing the state's 39th House district—which includes parts of Osceola and Polk counties—as a member of the Republican Party.

Josie Tomkow
Tomkow in 2020
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office May 1, 2018
Preceded by	Neil Combee
Constituency	39th district (2018–2022) 51st district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	Josie Taylor Tomkow (1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 29) Tampa, Florida, US[1]
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Polk City, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Florida (BA)
Occupation	Cattle rancher
Website	josietomkow.com

Florida House of Representatives

Tomkow defeated Jennifer Spath in a special Republican primary for the vacant 39th House district seat on February 20, 2018.^[3] Tomkow then won the May 1, 2018 special election, defeating Democrat Ricky Shirah with 59.9% of the vote.^[4] At the time of her election to the House, Tomkow was 22 years old.

Tomkow again defeated Shirah by a similar margin in the November 6, 2018 general election.^[5]

Based on a review of 2018 traffic citations, questions have been raised whether Tomkow meets residency requirements to hold her seat.^[6]