# Ashley Gantt

Ashley Gantt is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 109.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 109
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2c62c9ae-8d1d-4dc3-a86a-fcc5dd7ba286

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c62c9ae-8d1d-4dc3-a86a-fcc5dd7ba286 (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

21% of the 19 bills Gantt sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Florida House.

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gantt | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 25.0% | 2.5% | 6 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.02), from 574 donors and 453 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 96.5% (94.7%). 46 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Passage, Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5501E Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5501E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · 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, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 19. 21.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 101 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1375: Florida Museum of History (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1375/
- HB 1459: Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1459/
- HB 1239: Sexual Assault Education and Support (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1239/
- HB 1195: Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1195/
- HB 1043: Doula Workforce Development (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1043/
- HB 1041: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1041/
- HB 6023: Educational Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6023/
- HB 469: Specialty License Plates (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB469/
- HB 467: Notice of Restoration of Voting Rights Information on Sentencing Scoresheets (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB467/
- HB 253: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB253/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $81.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2025-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/gantt4florida/status/1877921041441276200
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/gantt4florida/status/1874703433099534362
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/gantt4florida/status/1874704217908404399
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/gantt4florida/status/1874255173797007854

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4897&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/gantt4florida

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c62c9ae-8d1d-4dc3-a86a-fcc5dd7ba286
