# Omar Blanco

Omar Blanco is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 115.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 115
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4bae75ba-b3df-4780-984b-144ae4d80a77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4bae75ba-b3df-4780-984b-144ae4d80a77 (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

0.2% of Blanco’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 9.3%).

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

484 classified statements: 484 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blanco | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.9% | 485 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.2% | 9.3% | 676 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 23.8% | 31.9% | 501 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 307 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.4% | 12.7% | 229 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 20% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Health 11% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.03), from 434 donors and 219 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 95.8% (94.7%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5501E Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5501E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 29. 65.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 42 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1241: Hands-free Driving (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1241/
- HB 1201: Student Health and Safety (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1201/
- HB 1283: Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1283/
- HB 1087: Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1087/
- HB 953: Commercial Driving Schools (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB953/
- HB 1019: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (became law, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1019/
- HB 865: Local Regulation of Drinking Straws and Stirrers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB865/
- HB 871: Practice of Veterinary Medicine (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB871/
- HB 671: School Safety Equipment (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB671/
- HB 635: Cybersecurity Standards and Liability (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB635/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $115.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2114205653879398830
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2108717212823404670
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2108576463876460882
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2108700436307841458
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2108213923858038907
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2108233206654796030
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2107615326049571130
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2105755237751325014
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2105437075478635003
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en/status/2102892289404129409

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/custom/details.aspx?MemberId=4929&LegislativeTermId=91
- X: https://x.com/omarblancofl?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obfire
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarblancofl/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4bae75ba-b3df-4780-984b-144ae4d80a77