- Votes with the Democratic majority 95% of the time; Rouson’s 5 recent breaks lean one way - voting yes where most Democrats voted no. official roll calls
- Advocacy groups split on the record - Americans for Prosperity - Florida scores it 93.1, Florida Family Action 46 (4 published scorecards). published scorecards
- Latest coverage: “Some Charlie Crist campaign money passed through PAC at Florida frat house” (Tampa Bay Times, Aug 14, 2026) - one of 33 stories across the spectrum (Left 5 · Center 18 · Right 9). coverage, lean labeled ↗
The record
official roll calls · every vote links to the bill95%
Votes with the Democratic majority.
Where both parties recorded a position on the same roll call, Rouson’s vote matched the Democratic position 95% of the time. That makes the 5 recent breaks the clearest signal of where Rouson actually stands - they’re first, below. official roll calls · May 12, 2026
962 votes · 906 yes · 49 no · 4 other · 2 excused · 1 not voting
Where Rouson broke from the party - the high-signal votes
VOTED YESroll call
Democrats voted no, 1–6; Rouson was one of the 1 in favor · SB 7040 · Mar 13, 2026
VOTED YESroll call
Democrats voted no, 3–5; Rouson was one of the 3 in favor · HB 1451 · Mar 13, 2026
Pattern: the breaks lean one way - voting yes where most Democrats voted no.
Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters
education60 votes · yes on 54, no on 4, 2 other
state budget59 votes · yes on 55, no on 3, 1 other
healthcare52 votes · yes on 49, no on 3
local government44 votes · yes on 42, no on 2
public health40 votes · yes on 34, no on 5, 1 other
One vote can touch several topics.
LATEST: YESImplementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations ActHB 5003E · May 12, 2026CommitteesVice Chair · AppropriationsLegislative Budget CommissionAgricultureChildren, Families and Elder Affairs
Personal finances
official financial-disclosure filings - originals one click awayReported net worth · from annual disclosures
2022
2023
2024
$1.1M reported for year-end 2024 · −$67K since 2023
Florida Form 6 figures are the sworn dollar amount each filing states. 2022 filing ↗2023 filing ↗2024 filing ↗
Annual financial disclosures · official filings
11 filings on record
Form 6 · 2015–2024
Form 6 is Florida’s full financial disclosure - officials report their net worth, assets, and income sources each year.
Filed as Darryl Ervin Rouson - Elected Constitutional Officer - matched to Darryl Rouson by name; the original names the filer.
Standing
how advocacy groups rate them - never our verdict4 ratings from advocacy groups, across 5 issue areas. Scores are shown on a shared 0–100 scale so groups can be read side by side, with each group’s own published score kept next to it. Every score is the group’s opinion, never our verdict, and every row links to the scorecard.
Endorsements · ranked by measured impact
Hillsborough County Democratic Partyparty democratic · for Hillsborough Florida State Senate District 16
announcement ↗In their words
their own statements - never blended with news coverageFrom their own channels
campaign site· Jun 10, 2026· unverified handle
“Debbie Mayfield is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate representing District 19. She assumed office on June 10, 2025, following a special election, and her current term runs through November 2028.”
Coverage
reporting about them · outlet lean labeled · we don’t pick sides33 stories · since May 2025 · Left 5 · Center 18 · Right 9 of the 32 most recent
Showing the 32 most recent of 33 stories on file.
What we don’t cover yet
Campaign finance filings for this office aren’t wired in yet - when they’re sourced, they’ll appear here.
Quick facts
PartyDemocratic
OfficeState Senator District 16
District16
In office since2024
Florida House of Representatives, The Capitol
402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 717-5000
Directions ↗Data sources
- State legislature roll calls
- Published advocacy scorecards
- News coverage, outlet lean labeled
- State financial disclosure filings
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