# Ben Albritton

Ben Albritton is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 27.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 27
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5c81dfe7-1cec-45e8-8044-6d9cd324f2e8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c81dfe7-1cec-45e8-8044-6d9cd324f2e8 (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

The policy areas Albritton talks about and legislates on agree at 0.21 on a 0–1 scale, the lowest of 226 State Senate Republicans.

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

485 classified statements: 485 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 | Albritton | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.0% | 9.5% | 288 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 43.3% | 37.3% | 141 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 114 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 22.5% | 15.4% | 90 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.3% | 147 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 26% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 12% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Families 10% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 202 donors and 697 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

755 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 100% (90%). 2 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 7.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2B: Emergency Response (became law, 2023-02-15) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2023B/SB2B/
- SB 1952: Evidence of Vendor Financial Stability (in committee, 2022-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1952/
- SB 1764: Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program (became law, 2022-06-21) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1764/
- SB 1792: Caloosahatchee River Watershed (in committee, 2022-03-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1792/
- SB 1418: Soil and Groundwater Contamination (in committee, 2022-03-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1418/
- SB 1312: Unlawful Activities Under the Uniform Commercial Code-Sales (in committee, 2022-03-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1312/
- SB 1270: Recreational Licenses and Permits for Military Servicemembers and Veterans (in committee, 2022-03-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1270/
- SB 1210: Pollution Control Standards and Liability (in committee, 2022-03-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1210/
- SB 1186: Agritourism (became law, 2022-04-28) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1186/
- SB 1000: Nutrient Application Rates (became law, 2022-06-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2022/SB1000/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $216.4K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2113992729181004165
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2113625197047853192
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2113245287263113607
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2111081024100679757
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2110464070197657956
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2110465180798750777
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2110025782462386396
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2109663209779032089
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2107126198266400910
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sen_albritton/status/2107204213717491987

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S27
- X: https://x.com/sen_albritton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benalbrittonfl/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-albritton-1308275/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c81dfe7-1cec-45e8-8044-6d9cd324f2e8
