# Chip LaMarca

Chip LaMarca is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 100.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 100
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/54cd0ebc-6f93-489e-a919-3583fa32b26a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/54cd0ebc-6f93-489e-a919-3583fa32b26a (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

LaMarca reported $291.4K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $10.7K).

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

1,140 classified statements: 1,140 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 | LaMarca | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 429 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 600 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.0% | 31.9% | 583 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 1.8% | 202 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 12.7% | 375 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.4% | 436 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 1,005 donors and 921 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 95.3% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.1% (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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 16. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 47 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8083: Québec (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8083/
- HR 8071: Florida Panthers (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8071/
- HB 1417: Department of Environmental Protection (became law, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1417/
- HB 1513: Specialty License Plates/Italian-American Culture License Plate (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1513/
- HB 1511: Corporations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1511/
- HB 1277: Prohibition on Levying Ad Valorem Taxes on Tangible Personal Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1277/
- HB 1221: Department of Financial Services (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1221/
- HB 6531: Relief/Estate of M.N./Broward County Sheriff's Office (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6531/
- HJR 1275: Prohibition on Levying Ad Valorem Taxes on Tangible Personal Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HJR1275/
- HB 1253: Athletics in Public K-12 Schools (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1253/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $291.4K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 97% 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/chiplamarca/status/2114166957876322508
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2114184420269985902
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113789643313615207
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113832709214601482
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113833422783455352
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113835597202604058
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113448244009173336
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113449314299335153
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113623937082880188
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chiplamarca/status/2113746370305679724

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4722&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/chiplamarca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiplamarca/detail/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/54cd0ebc-6f93-489e-a919-3583fa32b26a