# Judson Sapp

Judson Sapp is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 20
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/09ff6379-dbcc-4aa2-bc70-0b2fa9fd69ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/09ff6379-dbcc-4aa2-bc70-0b2fa9fd69ec (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Sapp sits at +0.69 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans.

## What Sapp says (FL 2025–26 session)

101 classified statements: 101 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sapp | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.0% | 9.3% | 591 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 18.8% | 31.9% | 586 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.9% | 12.7% | 424 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.4% | 197 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 37% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 295 donors and 216 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 100% (94.7%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5501E Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5501E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 24. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 38 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8017: St. Johns County Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8017/
- HB 7017: OGSR/Trade Secrets (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB7017/
- HB 1437: Conversion Charter Schools (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1437/
- HB 1439: Tax Referendums (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1439/
- HB 1495: Workforce Notice Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1189: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Affirmative Action (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1189/
- HB 927: Local Land Planning and Development (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB927/
- HB 783: Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB783/
- HB 739: Disability Provisions for Firefighters and Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB739/
- HB 7007: OGSR/Small Business Loan Program Information (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB7007/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2114865510097805571
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2113572310317699285
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2113572842713628834
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2113587899580973492
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2113752780263616918
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2113198382520865003
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2108637577599144153
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2107908380551745634
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2107267129145720979
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JudsonSapp/status/2107320074059288657

## Links

- Official site: https://www.judsonsapp.com/
- X: https://x.com/JudsonSapp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wjsapp/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judsonsapp/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/09ff6379-dbcc-4aa2-bc70-0b2fa9fd69ec
