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 2017-2018

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 2017 and 2018 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

1. Immigration Enforcement

Good Vote: Yes

HB697 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 76 to 41 on 4/28/2017). Ends "sanctuary city" policies and requires state and local governments to work with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

2. Strengthening Stand Your Ground

Good Vote: Yes

SB128 Strengthening Stand Your Ground (Passed 74 to 39 on 4/5/2017). Requires the state to provide "clear and convincing evidence" that a self-defense claim is invalid.

3. Banning Red Light Cameras

Good Vote: Yes

HB6001 Banning Red Light Cameras (Passed 83 to 18 on 1/12/18). Prohibits Florida counties and municipalities from creating red light camera programs.

4. Dismemberment Abortion

Good Vote: Yes

HB1429 Dismemberment Abortion (passed 72 to 42 on 3/1/2018). HB1429 bans dismemberment abortion, a ghoulish procedure involving cutting a fetus into pieces to remove it from the mother.

5. Cancelling Free Speech on Campus

Good Vote: No

SB4 Cancelling Free Speech on Campus (Failed to pass 37 to 75 on 3/5/2018). Limits the ability of students to practice free speech on campus.

6. Firearm Restrictions

Good Vote: No

SB7026 Firearm Restrictions (Failed to pass 49 to 67 on 3/6/2018). Exploits the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to push through a wide-ranging attack on 2nd Amendment rights.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Joseph Abruzzo	D	HD-081	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Ahern	R	HD-066	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ramon Alexander	D	HD-008	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Thad Altman	R	HD-032	75%	+	+	-	.	.	+
Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade	R	HD-002	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bruce Antone	D	HD-041	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Robert Asencio	D	HD-118	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Daisy Baez	D	HD-114	NA	-	-	.	.	.	.
Halsey Beshears	R	HD-007	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Michael Bileca	R	HD-115	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kamia L. Brown	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cord Byrd	R	HD-011	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matthew Caldwell	R	HD-079	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Charles Wesley "Chuck" Clemons, Sr.	R	HD-022	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Neil Combee	R	HD-039	NA	+	+	.	.	.	.
Richard Corcoran	R	HD-037	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Cortes	R	HD-030	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
John Cortes	D	HD-043	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Travis Cummings	R	HD-018	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kimberly Daniels	D	HD-014	20%	-	-	.	+	-	-
Ben Diamond	D	HD-068	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jose Diaz	R	HD-116	NA	.	+	.	.	.	.
Byron Donalds	R	HD-080	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brad Drake	R	HD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bobby Dubose	D	HD-094	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nicholas X. Duran	D	HD-112	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Dane Eagle	R	HD-077	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Katie Edwards	D	HD-098	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Julian Fant	R	HD-015	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Randy Fine	R	HD-033	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jason Fischer	R	HD-016	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Heather Fitzenhagen	R	HD-078	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
Joseph Geller	D	HD-100	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julio Gonzalez	R	HD-074	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Goodson	R	HD-051	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Michael Grant	R	HD-075	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
James Grant	R	HD-064	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Hager	R	HD-089	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Don Hahnfeldt	R	HD-033	NA	+	+	.	.	.	.
Roy Hardemon	D	HD-108	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Shawn Harrison	R	HD-063	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Patricia H. Williams	D	HD-098	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Patrick Henry	D	HD-026	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Clay Ingram	R	HD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kristin Jacobs	D	HD-096	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Al Jacquet	D	HD-088	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Evan Jenne	D	HD-099	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam H. Killebrew	R	HD-048	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mike LaRosa	R	HD-042	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Chris Latvala	R	HD-067	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Larry Lee	D	HD-084	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Thomas J. "Tom" Leek	R	HD-028	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
MaryLynn Magar	R	HD-082	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Amber Mariano Davis	R	HD-036	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ralph E. Massullo, MD	R	HD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stan McClain	R	HD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kionne McGhee	D	HD-117	20%	-	-	+	-	.	-
Amy Mercado	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Metz	R	HD-032	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Alexandra Miller	R	HD-072	NA	+	+	.	.	.	.
Mike Miller	R	HD-047	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
George Moraitis	R	HD-093	80%	+	.	-	+	+	+
Jared Moskowitz	D	HD-097	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wengay Newton	D	HD-070	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Jeanette Nunez	R	HD-119	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jose Oliva	R	HD-110	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bobby Payne	R	HD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kathleen Peters	R	HD-069	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cary Pigman	R	HD-055	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Scott Plakon	R	HD-029	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Rene "Coach P" Plasencia	R	HD-050	50%	.	+	.	-	+	-
Mel Ponder	R	HD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Elizabeth Porter	R	HD-010	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sharon Pritchett	D	HD-102	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jake Raburn	R	HD-057	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Holly Raschein	R	HD-120	67%	+	+	+	-	+	-
Daniel Raulerson	R	HD-058	NA	+	+	.	.	.	.
Paul Renner	R	HD-019	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
David Richardson	D	HD-113	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Bob Rommel	R	HD-081	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rick Roth	R	HD-094	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Barrington Russell	D	HD-095	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
David Santiago	R	HD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sean Shaw	D	HD-061	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
David Silvers	D	HD-089	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Emily Slosberg-King	D	HD-091	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Carlos Guillermo Smith	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ross Spano	R	HD-059	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Chris Sprowls	R	HD-065	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cynthia Stafford	D	HD-109	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Stark	D	HD-104	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cyndi Stevenson	R	HD-018	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Charlie Stone	R	HD-022	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jennifer Sullivan	R	HD-031	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jackie Toledo	R	HD-060	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Carlos Trujillo	R	HD-105	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Barbara Watson	D	HD-107	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clovis Watson	D	HD-020	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Frank White	R	HD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matt Willhite	D	HD-086	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jayer Williamson	R	HD-003	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	11.3%
Republican	94.6%

Freedom Index

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