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.

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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

Senate

1. Religious Expression in Schools

Good Vote: Yes

SB436 Religious Expression in Schools (Passed 23 to 13 on 3/23/17). Prohibits a school district from discriminating against students and teachers on the basis of religious belief and allows for expression of religious views in schoolwork.

2. The Right to Self-Defense

Good Vote: Yes

SB1052 The Right to Self-Defense (Passed 23 to 14 on 5/4/2017). Bolsters "stand your ground"-style protections, authorizing the use of deadly force when one is threatened inside a car or residence.

3. Targeting Cash Assistance

Good Vote: Yes

HB23 Targeting Cash Assistance (Passed 37 to 0 on 5/5/2017). Requires a work plan agreement for temporary cash assistance and brought public assistance policy in line with federal Trump-era reforms.

4. Strengthening Stand Your Ground

Good Vote: Yes

SB128 Strengthening Stand Your Ground (Passed 22 to 14 on 5/5/2017). Requires the state to provide "clear and convincing evidence" that a self-defense claim is invalid.

5. Firearm Restrictions

Good Vote: No

SB7026 Firearm Restrictions (Failed to pass 15 to 23 on 3/3/2018). Exploits the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to push through a wide-ranging attack on 2nd Amendment rights.

6. Supermajority Needed for Tax Increase

Good Vote: Yes

HB7001 Supermajority Needed for Tax Increase (Passed 25 to 13 on 3/5/2018). Prohibits new taxes and tax increases from being imposed, unless approved by two-thirds of each house of legislature.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Bryan Avila	R	SD-039	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Dennis Baxley	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Aaron Bean	R	SD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lizbeth Benacquisto	R	SD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lori Berman	D	SD-026	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Lauren Book	D	SD-035	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jim Boyd	R	SD-020	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Randolph Bracy	D	SD-011	25%	.	.	+	-	-	-
Rob Bradley	R	SD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jeff Brandes	R	SD-024	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Oscar Braynon	D	SD-035	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jason Brodeur	R	SD-010	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Doug Broxson	R	SD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Danny Burgess	R	SD-023	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Colleen Burton	R	SD-012	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daphne Campbell	D	SD-038	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Jeff Clemens	D	SD-031	25%	-	-	+	-	.	.
Janet Cruz	D	SD-018	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tracie Davis	D	SD-005	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Manny Diaz	R	SD-036	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gary Farmer	D	SD-034	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Anitere Flores	R	SD-039	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
George Gainer	R	SD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Galvano	R	SD-021	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rene Garcia	R	SD-036	100%	.	+	+	.	+	+
Audrey Gibson	D	SD-006	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Erin Grall	R	SD-029	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Denise Grimsley	R	SD-026	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Joe Gruters	R	SD-022	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gayle Harrell	R	SD-031	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Dorothy Hukill	R	SD-014	NA	.	.	.	.	+	+
Travis Hutson	R	SD-007	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Blaise Ingoglia	R	SD-011	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Shevrin Jones	D	SD-034	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jack Latvala	R	SD-016	100%	+	+	+	.	.	.
Tom Lee	R	SD-020	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Debbie Mayfield	R	SD-019	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Montford	D	SD-003	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Joe Negron	R	SD-025	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Kathleen Passidomo	R	SD-028	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Keith Perry	R	SD-009	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bobby Powell	D	HD-024	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Kevin Rader	D	SD-029	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Ray Rodrigues	R	SD-027	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jose Rodriguez	D	SD-037	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Darryl Rouson	D	SD-016	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
David Simmons	R	SD-009	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wilton Simpson	R	SD-010	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kelli Stargel	R	SD-022	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Greg Steube	R	SD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Linda Stewart	D	SD-017	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Perry Thurston	D	SD-033	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Victor Torres	D	SD-025	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jay Trumbull	R	SD-002	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Clay Yarborough	R	SD-004	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Dana Young	R	SD-018	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	99.3%
Democrat	23.4%

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