# Leonard Spencer Leonard Spencer is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 45. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida House, district 45 - Serving since: 2024-11-05 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/69e5941c-0def-4c79-a33e-c318ff516c9a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69e5941c-0def-4c79-a33e-c318ff516c9a (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 13% of the 15 bills Spencer sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House. ## What Spencer says (FL 2025–26 session) 162 classified statements: 162 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Spencer | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 2.5% | 10.4% | 577 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 30.9% | 39.2% | 514 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.9% | 389 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 8.6% | 14.4% | 472 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Democrats 5.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 587 donors and 176 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 82% (94.7%). 24 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-02 · voted nay · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 37. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 106 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1095: Salaries of Clerks of Circuit Court, County Comptrollers, and Supervisors of Elections (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1095/ - HB 1107: Firearm Hold Agreements (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1107/ - HB 1093: Vertiports (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1093/ - HB 897: Community Rehabilitation Programs (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB897/ - HB 899: Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Public Postsecondary Education (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB899/ - HB 343: Insurance Solutions Advisory Council (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB343/ - HB 341: Resolution of Disputed Property Insurance Claims (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB341/ - HB 1379: Cybersecurity Risks from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1379/ - HB 1377: Research and Development Tax Credit (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1377/ - HB 1413: Florida Museum of History at the Town of Eatonville (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1413/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $122.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% 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. - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2112167853059453180 - 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2070507482829455733 - 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2069027730658574757 - 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2067970833172041834 - 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2066853402353516993 - 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2065434069979070767 - 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2064769684759584990 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2064316781263454610 - 2026-06-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2063622109885067326 - 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/Spencer4Florida/status/2063350275801296906 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4915&LegislativeTermId=91 - Campaign site: https://leonardspencerfl.com/ - X: https://x.com/Spencer4Florida - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Spencer4Florida/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencer4florida/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69e5941c-0def-4c79-a33e-c318ff516c9a