State Senator District 8 · District 8
Tommy Wright
● RepublicanIn office since 2024
- Votes with the Republican majority 99% of the time - the 1 recent party breaks are the clearest signal of where Wright actually stands. official roll calls
- Advocacy groups split on the record - Americans for Prosperity - Florida scores it 100, Florida Chamber of Commerce 94% (2 published scorecards). published scorecards
- Latest coverage: “Florida Realtors PAC endorses in 48 legislative races as mail ballots go out” (Florida Politics, Jul 17, 2026) - one of 3 stories across the spectrum (Left 0 · Center 2 · Right 1). coverage, lean labeled ↗
The record
official roll calls · every vote links to the bill99%
Votes with the Republican majority.
Where both parties recorded a position on the same roll call, Wright’s vote matched the Republican position 99% of the time. That makes the 1 recent break the clearest signal of where Wright actually stands - they’re first, below. official roll calls · May 12, 2026
1,089 votes · 1,074 yes · 10 no · 4 other · 1 not voting
Where Wright broke from the party - the high-signal votes
VOTED YESroll call
Republicans voted no, 6–20; Wright was one of the 6 in favor · HB 399 · Mar 13, 2026
Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters
transportation77 votes · yes on 76, no on 0, 1 other
education68 votes · yes on 68, no on 0
state budget61 votes · yes on 59, no on 1, 1 other
local government52 votes · yes on 52, no on 0
infrastructure51 votes · yes on 51, no on 0
One vote can touch several topics.
LATEST: YESGovernment AdministrationHB 5203E · May 12, 2026CommitteesChair · Military and Veterans Affairs, Space and Domestic SecurityLegislative AuditingAppropriationsCommerce and Tourism
Personal finances
official financial-disclosure filings - originals one click awayOfficial personal financial-disclosure records are available in the comparison experience, with each figure linked to its filing.
Standing
how advocacy groups rate them - never our verdict2 ratings from advocacy groups, across 2 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.
Coverage
reporting about them · outlet lean labeled · we don’t pick sides3 stories · since Jul 2026 · Left 0 · Center 2 · Right 1
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
PartyRepublican
OfficeState Senator District 8
District8
In office since2024
Florida House of Representatives, The Capitol
Room 412, Senate Building 404 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-487-5008
Directions ↗Data sources
- State legislature roll calls
- Published advocacy scorecards
- News coverage, outlet lean labeled
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