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Votes with the Republican majority 92% of the time; Smith’s 8 recent breaks lean one way - voting no on bills most Republicans backed. official roll calls
Sponsored 10 bills and co-sponsored 5 on record; most recently HB 1019 “Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances” (Jun 17, 2026). bill records
Latest coverage: “A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground state” (News4JAX / WJXT (Independent Jacksonville), Jul 9, 2026) - one of 3 stories across the spectrum (Left 1 · Center 2 · Right 0). coverage, lean labeled ↗
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The record
official roll calls · every vote links to the bill
92%
Votes with the Republican majority.
Where both parties recorded a position on the same roll call, Smith’s vote matched the Republican position 92% of the time. That makes the 8 recent breaks the clearest signal of where Smith actually stands - they’re first, below. official roll calls · Jun 2, 2026
1,179 votes · 1,097 yes · 58 no · 11 absent · 11 not voting · 2 other
Where Smith broke from the party - the high-signal votes
VOTED YES
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State
Republicans voted no, 0–23 · SB 8D · Apr 29, 2026
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VOTED NO
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State
Republicans voted yes, 21–4; Smith was one of the 4 against · HB 1D · Apr 29, 2026
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VOTED NO
Land Use and Development Regulations
Republicans voted yes, 73–2; Smith was one of the 2 against · HB 399 · Mar 13, 2026
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Pattern: the breaks lean one way - voting no on bills most Republicans backed.
Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters
Transportation16 votes · yes on 13, no on 2, 1 other
Criminal Justice15 votes · yes on 10, no on 3, 2 other
Public Safety15 votes · yes on 10, no on 4, 1 other
Law Enforcement14 votes · yes on 11, no on 2, 1 other
Insurance13 votes · yes on 12, no on 0, 1 other
One vote can touch several topics.
LATEST: NOSave our Homes from Excessive Property TaxesHJR 1F · Jun 2, 2026CommitteesCommerce CommitteeEconomic Infrastructure SubcommitteeHigher Education Budget SubcommitteeJustice Budget Subcommittee
third-party academic estimates - never our verdict
Left–right estimates (academic)
Shor-McCarty · votesCenter-Right
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More conservative than 55% of Florida House members
Details
Score+0.41 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale
BasisFrom roll-call votes
Party median0.15 more liberal than the Republican median in this group (+0.56)
Compared with604 members of Florida House members (1996–2022)
Covers2019–2022
● This person Democrats (244) Republicans (360)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%
Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗
DIME CFscore · donorsConservative
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More conservative than 71% of 2022 Florida House candidates
Details
Score+0.99 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale
BasisFrom campaign donors
Party medianAt the Republican median in this group (+0.99)
Compared with311 members of 2022 Florida House candidates
Covers2014–2022
● This person Democrats (131) Republicans (175) Independents (5)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗
About these scores
These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.
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campaign site· Jun 10, 2026· unverified handle
“This document outlines the libertarian political philosophy adopted by candidate Joshua Krakow, emphasizing a preference for minimal government intervention across economic and social issues. It features quotes from various figures and an essay by Jeffrey Miron arguing that gover”
