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 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

1. Limiting Abortion Access for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SB404 Limiting Abortion Access for Minors (passed 75 to 43 on 7/1/2020). Prohibits physicians from performing abortions on minors without first obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

2. Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign

Good Vote: No

SB362 Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign (Passed 114 to 2 on 4/9/2020). Extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense.

3. Expanding Use of E-Verify

Good Vote: Yes

SB664 Expanding Use of E-Verify (Passed 73 to 45 on 3/11/2020). Mandates employers use the E-Verify system to affirm the legal status of new hires.

4. Nanny State Nicotine Prohibitions

Good Vote: No

SB810 Nanny State Nicotine Prohibitions (Passed 99 to 17 on 3/11/2020). SB810 prohibits individuals between the ages of 18-21 from purchasing tobacco or vaping products, while additionally banning the sale of most flavored nicotine products.

5. Expanding Right-to-Work Protections

Good Vote: Yes

HB001 Expanding Right-to-Work Protections (Passed 63 to 52 on 3/4/2020). Expands right-to-work protections by requiring unions to release a member upon that member's request, in addition to other worker protections.

6. Ending Sanctuary Cities

Good Vote: Yes

SB168 Ending Sanctuary City Policies (Passed 68 to 45 on 5/5/2019). Ends "sanctuary city" protections and directs Florida law enforcement to work with federal authorities in cases related to illegal migration.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ramon Alexander	D	HD-008	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vance Arthur Aloupis, Jr.	R	HD-115	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Thad Altman	R	HD-032	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade	R	HD-002	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Bruce Antone	D	HD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Melony M. Bell	R	HD-049	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Mike Beltran	R	HD-070	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III	R	HD-010	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Kamia L. Brown	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Buchanan	R	HD-074	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Dr. James Bush III	D	HD-109	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Cord Byrd	R	HD-011	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Michael A. "Mike" Caruso	R	HD-087	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Joe Casello	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Wesley "Chuck" Clemons, Sr.	R	HD-022	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
John Cortes	D	HD-043	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Travis Cummings	R	HD-018	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Kimberly Daniels	D	HD-014	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Diamond	D	HD-068	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Byron Donalds	R	HD-080	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Brad Drake	R	HD-005	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Fentrice Driskell	D	HD-067	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Dubose	D	HD-094	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wyman Duggan	R	HD-012	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Nicholas X. Duran	D	HD-112	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dane Eagle	R	HD-077	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Anna V. Eskamani	D	HD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javier Fernandez	D	HD-114	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin	R	HD-118	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff	R	HD-026	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Randy Fine	R	HD-033	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Jason Fischer	R	HD-016	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Heather Fitzenhagen	R	HD-078	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Joseph Geller	D	HD-100	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joy Goff-Marcil	D	HD-030	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Margaret Good	D	HD-072	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael "Mike" Gottlieb	D	HD-102	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Grant	R	HD-075	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
James Grant	R	HD-064	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Tommy Gregory	R	HD-072	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Michael Grieco	D	HD-113	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brett Thomas Hage	R	HD-033	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Dianne "Ms Dee" Hart	D	HD-063	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adam Hattersley	D	HD-059	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Patricia H. Williams	D	HD-098	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Hill	R	HD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Delores Hogan Johnson	D	HD-084	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristin Jacobs	D	HD-096	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Al Jacquet	D	HD-088	40%	+	-	-	+	-	.
Evan Jenne	D	HD-099	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dotie Joseph	D	HD-108	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam H. Killebrew	R	HD-048	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Chip LaMarca	R	HD-100	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Mike LaRosa	R	HD-042	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Chris Latvala	R	HD-067	60%	+	-	+	-	.	+
Thomas J. "Tom" Leek	R	HD-028	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
MaryLynn Magar	R	HD-082	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Amber Mariano Davis	R	HD-036	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Ralph E. Massullo, MD	R	HD-023	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Stan McClain	R	HD-027	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Lawrence McClure	R	HD-068	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Kionne McGhee	D	HD-117	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Mercado	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Wengay Newton	D	HD-070	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jose Oliva	R	HD-110	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Anika Tene Omphroy	D	HD-095	20%	+	-	-	-	.	-
Toby Overdorf	R	HD-085	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Bobby Payne	R	HD-020	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Daniel Perez	R	HD-116	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Cary Pigman	R	HD-055	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Scott Plakon	R	HD-029	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Rene "Coach P" Plasencia	R	HD-050	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Cindy Polo	D	HD-103	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mel Ponder	R	HD-004	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Sharon Pritchett	D	HD-102	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holly Raschein	R	HD-120	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Paul Renner	R	HD-019	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Spencer Roach	R	HD-076	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
William Cloud "Will" Robinson, Jr.	R	HD-071	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Anthony Rodriguez	R	HD-118	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Bob Rommel	R	HD-081	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Rick Roth	R	HD-094	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Anthony Sabatini	R	HD-032	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
David Santiago	R	HD-027	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
David Silvers	D	HD-089	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler I. Sirois	R	HD-031	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Emily Slosberg-King	D	HD-091	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carlos Guillermo Smith	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Smith	R	HD-038	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Chris Sprowls	R	HD-065	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Richard Stark	D	HD-104	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cyndi Stevenson	R	HD-018	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Charlie Stone	R	HD-022	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Jennifer Sullivan	R	HD-031	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jackie Toledo	R	HD-060	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Josie Tomkow	R	HD-051	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Susan L. Valdés	D	HD-064	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Barbara Watson	D	HD-107	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clovis Watson	D	HD-020	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jennifer Webb	D	HD-069	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Willhite	D	HD-086	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayer Williamson	R	HD-003	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Ardian Zika	R	HD-037	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	3.1%
Republican	67.5%

Freedom Index

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