# Gallop Franklin Gallop Franklin is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 8. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida House, district 8 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/3c9e6522-75aa-40d0-870c-1792d5178b04 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c9e6522-75aa-40d0-870c-1792d5178b04 (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 Franklin voted against the majority of Florida House Democrats 26 times; party unity 80%, in the bottom tenth of the Florida House (average 94.7%). ## What Franklin says (FL 2025–26 session) 11 classified statements: 11 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 | Franklin | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 9.1% | 39.2% | 712 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 100% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.28 (standard error 0.01), from 360 donors and 393 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 80% (94.7%). 26 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 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 22. 36.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 89 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8105: 120th Anniversary of the Birth of E. Lilyan Spencer (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8105/ - HR 8093: Nonopioid Alternatives Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8093/ - HB 1377: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1377/ - HB 1385: Trust Funds/Creation/Experimental Treatments for Terminal Conditions and Life-threatening Rare Diseases (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1385/ - HB 1383: Pub. Rec./Experimental Treatments for Terminal Conditions and Life-threatening Rare Diseases (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1383/ - HB 1351: Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1351/ - HB 1381: Experimental Treatments for Terminal Conditions and Life-threatening Rare Diseases (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1381/ - HB 1213: Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1213/ - HB 1281: Prohibitions Against Discriminatory Practices relating to 340B Entities and 340B Drugs (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1281/ - HB 1215: Pub. Rec./Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1215/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $64.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 51% 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. - 2025-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1969391958616379457 - 2025-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1950204768808235420 - 2025-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1947360745370333373 - 2025-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1935678564579340325 - 2025-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1925703352173711777 - 2025-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1915259815363854363 - 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1912672057810203048 - 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1912921988307247291 - 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1904263538568314971 - 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/gallopfranklin/status/1902874961783521696 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4863&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/gallopfranklin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gallop.i.franklin/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c9e6522-75aa-40d0-870c-1792d5178b04