# Barbara Sharief

Barbara Sharief is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2af7bd80-7f71-4530-8d69-ee448bc32255

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2af7bd80-7f71-4530-8d69-ee448bc32255 (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

Sharief missed 21% of 755 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Florida Senate (average 95.0%).

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

1,199 classified statements: 1,199 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sharief | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.3% | 10.3% | 244 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 44.5% | 42.9% | 167 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 3.4% | 124 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 21.2% | 16.1% | 99 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Families 16% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.9% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 503 donors and 151 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

755 roll calls. Attendance 79% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 88% (90%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/
- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/
- 2026-04-28 · voted yea · 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 not voting · Returning Messages · SB 628 Transportation Facility Designations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB628/
- 2026-03-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · Returning Messages · HB 1451 Utility Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/
- 2026-03-13 · voted not voting · Returning Messages · HB 1389 Affordable Housing · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 2026-03-13 · voted nay · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 45. 42.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 23 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1664: Property Insurer Financial Strength Ratings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1664/
- SB 1360: Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1360/
- SB 1196: Waste Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1196/
- SB 866: Health Care Practitioner Maternal Mental Health Continuing Education Requirements (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB866/
- SB 864: Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB864/
- SB 868: Practice of the Profession of Pharmacy (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB868/
- SB 210: Public Records/Petitions for Injunctions for Protection Against Serious Violence by a Known Person (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB210/
- SB 196: Uterine Fibroid Research Database (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB196/
- SB 190: Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause on Women’s Health (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB190/
- SB 96: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB96/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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 · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2114753002439364821
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2114810439196397767
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2114840263021461642
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2114410469025087872
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2114025203160272948
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2113651001081397654
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2113301269381001544
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2112913822990389457
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2112972944427098156
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Barbarasharief/status/2113014663625748823

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S35
- Campaign site: https://shariefforflorida.com/
- X: https://x.com/Barbarasharief
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drbarbarasharief/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BarbaraShariefFlorida
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-barbara-sharief

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2af7bd80-7f71-4530-8d69-ee448bc32255