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

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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 2023

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)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Florida Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our third state-level Scorecard; 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

House of Representatives

1. Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

Good Vote: Yes
SB214 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (passed 83 to 32 on 5/2/2023). Forbids financial institutions from using an identifying code for purchases from firearm or ammunition retailers.

2. Reducing the Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms

Good Vote: Yes
HB1543 Reducing the Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms (passed 69 to 36 on 4/28/2023). Would reduce the minimum age requirement to buy, sell, or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18.

3. Heartbeat Protection Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB300 Heartbeat Protection Act (passed 70 to 40 on 4/14/2023). Prohibits abortion after six weeks of gestation, rather than 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, subject to certain conditions.

4. Death Penalty

Good Vote: Yes
SB450 Death Penalty (passed 80 to 30 on 4/13/2023). Amends state law by requiring a recommendation of at least eight jurors, instead of a unanimous jury, for the imposition of the death penalty, while providing for the sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors recommend the death penalty.

5. Combating ESG Activism

Good Vote: Yes
HB3 Combating ESG Activism (passed 80 to 31 on 3/24/2023). Bans the financial sector from considering “social credit scores” based on a person’s political or religious beliefs, and blocks state and local governments from using ESG factors in all investment, procurement, and contracting decisions.

6. Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit “Scholarships”

Good Vote: No

HB1 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 83 to 27 on 3/17/2023). Expands eligibility for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for K-12 students, which includes homeschoolers by establishing the Personal Education Program.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Shane Abbott R HD-005 83% +++++-
Thad Altman R HD-032 83% +++++-
Daniel Alvarez R HD-069 83% +++++-
Carolina Amesty R HD-045 83% +++++-
Adam Anderson R HD-057 83% +++++-
Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade R HD-002 83% +++++-
Bruce Antone D HD-041 17% -----+
Kristen Aston Arrington D HD-046 17% -----+
Jessica Baker R HD-017 83% +++++-
Doug Bankson R HD-039 83% +++++-
Webster Barnaby R HD-029 83% +++++-
Robin Bartleman D HD-103 33% ---+-+
Fabian Basabe R HD-106 80% ++.++-
Melony M. Bell R HD-049 83% +++++-
Mike Beltran R HD-070 67% +++-+-
Christopher Benjamin D HD-107 17% -----+
Kimberly Berfield R HD-058 83% +++++-
Dean Black R HD-015 83% +++++-
David Borrero R HD-111 83% +++++-
Adam Botana R HD-080 83% +++++-
Robert Brackett R HD-034 83% +++++-
LaVon Bracy Davis D HD-040 17% -----+
Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III R HD-010 83% +++++-
James Buchanan R HD-074 83% +++++-
Demi Busatta Cabrera R HD-114 83% +++++-
Daryl Campbell D HD-099 17% -----+
Jennifer Canady R HD-050 83% +++++-
Michael A. "Mike" Caruso R HD-087 67% ++-++-
Joe Casello D HD-090 33% ---+-+
Hillary Cassel D HD-101 33% ---+-+
Kevin D. Chambliss D HD-117 17% -----+
Linda Chaney R HD-061 60% +-++.-
Charles Wesley "Chuck" Clemons, Sr. R HD-022 83% +++++-
Lindsay Cross D HD-060 17% -----+
Dan Daley D HD-096 33% ---+-+
Kimberly Daniels D HD-014 20% ---.+-
Fentrice Driskell D HD-067 17% -----+
Wyman Duggan R HD-012 83% +++++-
Lisa Dunkley D HD-097 0% ------
Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds D HD-088 17% -----+
Anna V. Eskamani D HD-042 17% -----+
Tiffany Esposito R HD-077 83% +++++-
Tom Fabricio R HD-110 83% +++++-
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin R HD-118 83% +++++-
Randy Fine R HD-033 80% +.+++-
Gallop Franklin D HD-008 0% ------
Ashley Gantt D HD-109 17% -----+
Alina Garcia R HD-115 83% +++++-
Sam Garrison R HD-011 83% +++++-
Mike Giallombardo R HD-079 83% +++++-
Karen Gonzalez Pittman R HD-065 50% +--++-
Peggy Gossett-Seidman R HD-091 67% ++-++-
Michael "Mike" Gottlieb D HD-102 17% -----+
Michael Grant R HD-075 83% +++++-
Tommy Gregory R HD-072 83% +++++-
Philip Griffitts R HD-006 83% +++++-
Jennifer Harris D HD-044 17% -----+
Dianne "Ms Dee" Hart D HD-063 17% -----+
Fred Hawkins R HD-035 83% +++++-
Patricia H. Williams D HD-098 17% -----+
Yvonne Hayes Hinson D HD-021 17% -----+
Jeff Holcomb R HD-053 83% +++++-
Christine Hunschofsky D HD-095 17% -----+
Berny Jacques R HD-059 83% +++++-
Dotie Joseph D HD-108 17% -----+
Sam H. Killebrew R HD-048 67% ++-++-
Traci Koster R HD-066 50% +--++-
Chip LaMarca R HD-100 67% ++-++-
Thomas J. "Tom" Leek R HD-028 83% +++++-
Johanna Lopez D HD-043 17% -----+
Vicki Lopez R HD-113 50% +--++-
Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard R HD-054 83% +++++-
Patt Maney R HD-004 83% +++++-
Ralph E. Massullo, MD R HD-023 83% +++++-
Stan McClain R HD-027 83% +++++-
Lawrence McClure R HD-068 83% +++++-
Fiona McFarland R HD-073 67% +...+-
Lauren Melo R HD-082 83% +++++-
Kiyan Michael R HD-016 83% +++++-
James Vernon "Jim" Mooney, Jr. R HD-120 80% ++.++-
Angela "Angie" Nixon D HD-013 17% -----+
Toby Overdorf R HD-085 83% +++++-
Bobby Payne R HD-020 83% +++++-
Daniel Perez R HD-116 83% +++++-
Jenna Persons-Mulicka R HD-078 83% +++++-
Rachel Plakon R HD-036 83% +++++-
Susan Plasencia R HD-037 83% +++++-
Juan Porras R HD-119 83% +++++-
Michele K. Rayner D HD-062 17% -----+
Paul Renner R HD-019 83% +++++-
Alejandro Rizo R HD-112 83% +++++-
Spencer Roach R HD-076 83% +++++-
Felicia Simone Robinson D HD-104 17% -----+
William Cloud "Will" Robinson, Jr. R HD-071 67% +++-+-
Bob Rommel R HD-081 83% +++++-
Rick Roth R HD-094 67% ++-++-
Joel Rudman R HD-003 83% +++++-
Michelle Salzman R HD-001 83% +++++-
Jason Shoaf R HD-007 83% +++++-
David Silvers D HD-089 33% ---+-+
Tyler I. Sirois R HD-031 83% +++++-
Kelly Skidmore D HD-092 17% -----+
David Smith R HD-038 83% +++++-
John Snyder R HD-086 83% +++++-
Paula Stark R HD-047 67% ++-++-
Kevin Steele R HD-055 83% +++++-
Cyndi Stevenson R HD-018 67% +...+-
Allison Tant D HD-009 17% -----+
John Temple R HD-052 83% +++++-
Josie Tomkow R HD-051 83% +++++-
Dana Trabulsy R HD-084 67% +++-+-
Chase Tramont R HD-030 83% +++++-
Keith L. Truenow R HD-026 83% +++++-
Kaylee Tuck R HD-083 83% +++++-
Susan L. Valdés D HD-064 0% ------
Katherine Waldron D HD-093 17% -----+
Marie Paule Woodson D HD-105 17% -----+
Taylor Yarkosky R HD-025 83% +++++-
Brad Yeager R HD-056 83% +++++-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 79.3%
Democrat 17.9%