# LaVon Bracy Davis

LaVon Bracy Davis is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f86f22f-b277-4441-b322-b1fbfb017b74

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f86f22f-b277-4441-b322-b1fbfb017b74 (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

27% of the 22 bills Davis sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Florida Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 757 donors and 412 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

773 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 95.6% (90%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 26. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 31 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1574: Newborn Screenings (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1574/
- SB 1598: Elections (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1598/
- SB 1626: Rent Reporting to Credit Reporting Agencies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1626/
- SB 1550: Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1550/
- SB 1624: Harassment and Cyberstalking (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1624/
- SB 1462: Temporary Cash Assistance Eligibility (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1462/
- SB 1148: My Safe Florida Home Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1148/
- SB 918: Juvenile Justice (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB918/
- SB 748: Notice of Restoration of Voting Rights Information on Sentencing Scoresheets (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB748/
- SB 702: Mental Health Programs for Gun Violence Prevention (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB702/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $112.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4874&LegislativeTermId=90
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lavonbracydavis40/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f86f22f-b277-4441-b322-b1fbfb017b74