# Joe Gruters Joe Gruters is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 22. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida Senate, district 22 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/24b4458a-bc61-42f8-805a-6bc43edf6acb Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24b4458a-bc61-42f8-805a-6bc43edf6acb (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 Gruters missed 24% of 909 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 39 in the Florida Senate (average 95.0%). ## What Gruters says (FL 2025–26 session) 113 classified statements: 113 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Gruters | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.9% | 9.5% | 291 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 16.8% | 37.3% | 302 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 23.9% | 15.4% | 78 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 2.6% | 1.3% | 53 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 28% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.03), from 638 donors and 703 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 909 roll calls. Attendance 76% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 92.3% (90%). 6 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-02 · voted not voting · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/ - 2026-06-02 · voted not voting · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/ - 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/ - 2026-04-28 · voted not voting · Third Reading · SB 4D Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/SB4D/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 628 Transportation Facility Designations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB628/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB399/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 1279 Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1279/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1451 Utility Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1389 Affordable Housing · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1389/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB7040/ ## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session) Sponsored 47 bills: 46 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 14. 51.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 18 of 36). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 1782: New College Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1782/ - SB 1588: Legal Tender (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1588/ - SB 1592: Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1592/ - SB 1728: Licensure of Medical Spas (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1728/ - SB 1122: Activities of Special Districts (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1122/ - SB 1028: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (became law, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1028/ - SB 1030: Recovery Residences (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1030/ - SB 1040: Trust Funds/Florida Cryptocurrency Reserve (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1040/ - SB 1038: Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1038/ - SB 994: Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB994/ ## Campaign money (2022 cycle) Itemized receipts $161.0K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 98% 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. - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2064417239999148454 - 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2063983017777844474 - 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2059629181273604287 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2057452211865559091 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2057454989929308514 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2057600236265120188 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2057601524402884993 - 2026-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2042793616821625146 - 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2039664879615812099 - 2026-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/joegruters/status/2030278754526810180 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S22 - X: https://x.com/joegruters - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joegrutersfl/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joegruters/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joegruters/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24b4458a-bc61-42f8-805a-6bc43edf6acb