# Tommy Wright Tommy Wright is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 8. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida Senate, district 8 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/4ae2bacf-d265-42a5-888d-5050015a6602 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4ae2bacf-d265-42a5-888d-5050015a6602 (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 Wright has 91 classified statements in the FL 2025–26 session. ## What Wright says (FL 2025–26 session) 91 classified statements: 91 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Wright | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 35.2% | 37.3% | 193 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.3% | 135 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 24.2% | 15.4% | 73 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 34% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Families 13% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Health 13% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 36 donors and 770 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 909 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 94.1% (90%). 5 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 12. 61.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 11 of 36). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 1796: Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1796/ - SR 1780: Space Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1780/ - SR 1772: Space Shuttle Challenger Remembrance Day (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1772/ - SB 1604: Trust Funds/Vacancy Relief and Risk Mitigation Trust Fund (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1604/ - SB 1602: Housing for Veterans (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1602/ - SB 1430: Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1430/ - SB 1286: First Responders (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1286/ - SM 1186: Florida National Guard Increased Force Structure (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SM1186/ - SB 1142: Pharmacy (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1142/ - SB 970: Respiratory Care Interstate Compact (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB970/ ## Campaign money (2022 cycle) Itemized receipts $63.4K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 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. - 2026-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2033264521381364211 - 2026-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2021982184568188969 - 2026-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2021984518337659191 - 2026-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2012988613454172433 - 2026-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2012988912105361454 - 2025-12-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2005011555193413976 - 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2004309140253073523 - 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2003882240955035753 - 2025-12-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2001357079198773279 - 2025-12-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en/status/2000595276554441015 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S8 - X: https://x.com/sentomwright?lang=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/senator-tom-wright/100058072749278/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4ae2bacf-d265-42a5-888d-5050015a6602