‹ All U.S. politicians

U.S. Representative — Florida's 9th District

Darren Soto

Democrat · Florida

Democrat U.S. Representative for Florida's 9th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9159 — Protect Our Homes Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
  • H.R.8458 — STAR Act (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7299 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Michigan Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Robert Guevara Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jan 30, 2026)
    This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Michigan Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Robert Guevara Post Office Building".
  • H.R.6699 — Stop Communist Radio Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 12, 2025)
  • H.R.6479 — Puerto Rico Affordable Care Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
  • H.R.5161 — To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Young Americans, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Sep 4, 2025)
  • H.R.5012 — To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps. (Introduced, Aug 19, 2025)
  • H.R.3524 — Protect Patriot Spouses Act (Introduced, May 20, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9211 — Jewish American Security Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.4664 — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4627 — To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4717 — First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.3054 — RESEARCHER Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

One of Darren Soto's bills would extend the health care act to Puerto Rico. Territorial parity is a subject that surfaces on this site mostly from the other direction — a higher education access bill for territorial students appears as a departure on page after Republican page, always as a no. Here is the same underlying question, asked about medicine and asked by someone in favour.

154
Bills sponsored
3599
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Science and technology top his classified subjects, with immigration behind. The remaining filings cover home protection, a post office designation, a measure against foreign state broadcasting, and one carrying an acronym.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Darren Soto's cluster into: Science, Technology, Communications (9), Immigration (6), Commerce (5), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Government Operations and Politics (4), Health (3).

Where he broke ranks

Chiefly by crossing. An insider trading ban and a main street economic act. Measures on fraud prevention and on people who defraud the federal government. An end to aid paid for students never enrolled. Wider veterans benefits, bail reporting, and a violent offenders bill. Against those, one amendment vote and a no on a second war powers resolution his caucus supported — the same resolution several other Democrats here also declined.

7.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
19 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 16 roll calls where Darren Soto voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
On Passage · roll call 280		Jul 22, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.108
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 232		Jun 30, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1335
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 222		Jun 11, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage · roll call 218		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)

Above the Florida Democrats

He clears the seven-member Florida Democratic group's average, and holds no committee leadership post.

Among the 7 Democrats in the Florida delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.3%. Darren Soto is above that average at 7.3%.

Tenure and attendance

This is his fifth term, first won in the latter part of the last decade, and he did not miss a vote.

First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. Darren Soto falls in the mid cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Darren Soto has 154 bills sponsored, 3599 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Environment
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries

Rate Darren Soto on iRate — cast your emoji verdict and see how America rates U.S. Representative — Florida's 9th District.