# Lawrence McClure

Lawrence McClure is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 68
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/56263ea0-3c5c-45cb-998d-ac7cf8db5446

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56263ea0-3c5c-45cb-998d-ac7cf8db5446 (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

McClure sits at +0.64 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

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

23 classified statements: 23 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 | McClure | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.9% | 180 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.7% | 9.3% | 317 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.7% | 31.9% | 529 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.3% | 12.7% | 577 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 60% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 40% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 20% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.04), from 122 donors and 447 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 100% (94.7%). 0 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 3. 73.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 28 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5001E: General Appropriations Act (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- HB 5003E: Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- HB 5001: General Appropriations Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB5001/
- HB 5003: Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB5003/
- HB 167: Former Phosphate Mining Lands (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB167/
- HJR 5019: Budget Stabilization Fund (passed both chambers, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HJR5019/
- HB 5017: Debt Reduction (became law, 2025-07-03) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB5017/
- HB 5011: Funding for Environmental Resource Management (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB5011/
- HB 5003: Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB5003/
- HB 5001: General Appropriations Act (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB5001/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.4K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2111654374221222316
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2111662764104049029
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2111666582623825929
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2071653052344381592
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2065889801857872360
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2025600582333989156
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2019110330887205370
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2016197444539671011
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/2004163924359598431
- 2025-12-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmcclure/status/1995673063414006141

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4686&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/repmcclure
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/repmcclure/community/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56263ea0-3c5c-45cb-998d-ac7cf8db5446
