Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

FL Scorecard 2019-2020

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Florida Legislature in 2019 and 2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

The selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign

Good Vote: No

SB362 Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign (Passed 38 to 0 on 3/9/20). Extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense.

2. Expanding Use of E-Verify

Good Vote: Yes

SB664 Expanding Use of E-Verify (Passed 23 to 17 on 3/12/2020). Mandates employers use the E-Verify system to affirm the legal status of new hires.

3. Limiting Abortion Access for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SB404 Limiting Abortion Access for Minors (Passed 23 to 17 on 2/6/2020). Prohibits physicians from performing abortions on minors without first obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

4. Ending Sanctuary Cities

Good Vote: Yes

SB168 Ending Sanctuary Cities (Passed 22 to 18 on 5/2/2019). Ends "sanctuary city" protections and directs Florida law enforcement to work with federal authorities in cases related to illegal migration.

5. Vaccine Database

Good Vote: No

HB213 Vaccine Database (Passed 38 to 0 on April 24, 2019). Expands use of a state vaccine database, mandating healthcare workers report vaccination data to an immunization registry.

6. Property Rights as Related to Vegetable Gardens

Good Vote: Yes

Property Rights as Related to Vegetable Gardens (Passed 35 to 5 on 3/21/2019). Limits the ability of local governments to prohibit vegetable gardens on residential properties.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ben Albritton	R	SD-027	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bryan Avila	R	SD-039	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Dennis Baxley	R	SD-013	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Aaron Bean	R	SD-004	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Lizbeth Benacquisto	R	SD-027	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Lori Berman	D	SD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauren Book	D	SD-035	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Randolph Bracy	D	SD-011	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rob Bradley	R	SD-005	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jeff Brandes	R	SD-024	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Oscar Braynon	D	SD-035	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Doug Broxson	R	SD-001	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Colleen Burton	R	SD-012	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daphne Campbell	D	SD-038	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Janet Cruz	D	SD-018	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Tracie Davis	D	SD-005	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Manny Diaz	R	SD-036	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Nick DiCeglie	R	SD-018	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gary Farmer	D	SD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anitere Flores	R	SD-039	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
George Gainer	R	SD-002	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Bill Galvano	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Audrey Gibson	D	SD-006	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Erin Grall	R	SD-029	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Joe Gruters	R	SD-022	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Gayle Harrell	R	SD-031	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Ed Hooper	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Travis Hutson	R	SD-007	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Blaise Ingoglia	R	SD-011	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Shevrin Jones	D	SD-034	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tom Lee	R	SD-020	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Debbie Mayfield	R	SD-019	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bill Montford	D	SD-003	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Kathleen Passidomo	R	SD-028	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Keith Perry	R	SD-009	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jason Pizzo	D	SD-037	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Tina Polsky	D	SD-030	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bobby Powell	D	HD-024	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Rader	D	SD-029	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Ray Rodrigues	R	SD-027	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ana Maria Rodriguez	R	SD-040	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jose Rodriguez	D	SD-037	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Darryl Rouson	D	SD-016	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
David Simmons	R	SD-009	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Wilton Simpson	R	SD-010	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Kelli Stargel	R	SD-022	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Linda Stewart	D	SD-017	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Annette Taddeo	D	SD-040	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Geraldine F. "Geri" Thompson	D	SD-015	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Perry Thurston	D	SD-033	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Victor Torres	D	SD-025	20%	.	-	-	-	-	+
Jay Trumbull	R	SD-002	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tom Wright	R	SD-008	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Clay Yarborough	R	SD-004	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	66.7%
Democrat	13.1%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution