# Darryl Rouson Darryl Rouson is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 16. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida Senate, district 16 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/3de11937-c291-4561-bee5-4f747665cb37 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3de11937-c291-4561-bee5-4f747665cb37 (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 Rouson sits at −0.21 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Rouson says (FL 2025–26 session) 20 classified statements: 20 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 | Rouson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 30.0% | 42.9% | 245 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 5.0% | 16.1% | 264 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 50% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Emergency Management 33% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.21 (standard error 0.01), from 134 donors and 747 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 909 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 69% (90%). 28 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 yea · 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 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 38 bills: 37 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 44. 34.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 27 of 36). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 1808: Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism Program (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1808/ - SR 1804: Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1804/ - SB 1762: Criminal Justice Commission (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1762/ - SB 1596: Medical Malpractice Liability Coverage (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1596/ - SB 1674: K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1674/ - SB 1446: Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1446/ - SB 1368: THC (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1368/ - SB 1302: Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1302/ - SB 1342: Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1342/ - SB 1190: Enforcement of School Attendance (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1190/ ## Campaign money (2022 cycle) Itemized receipts $84.4K (State Senate Democrats median $64.8K). 87% 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. - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2051393978214342770 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2051394072619753886 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2051394125279182899 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2051394165221605656 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2051394194699075815 - 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/2000974552172515665 - 2025-10-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/1984281243576578184 - 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/1983960741960151089 - 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/1983962642340360516 - 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/darrylrouson/status/1983290977826566608 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s21?pref=full - X: https://x.com/darrylrouson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darryl.rouson - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-rouson-76a9a87 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3de11937-c291-4561-bee5-4f747665cb37