# Fiona McFarland Fiona McFarland is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 73. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida House, district 73 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/741003ec-e46f-4ae8-a3af-ce2a2aba5cd4 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/741003ec-e46f-4ae8-a3af-ce2a2aba5cd4 (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 57% of McFarland’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Florida, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans. ## What McFarland says (FL 2025–26 session) 73 classified statements: 73 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 | McFarland | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 4.1% | 9.3% | 491 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 46.6% | 31.9% | 178 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 1.8% | 189 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 32.9% | 12.7% | 49 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 32% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 15% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Emergency Management 12% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.8% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 793 donors and 614 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.8% (94.7%). 5 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 9. 68.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 35 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8019: New College Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8019/ - HB 1545: Homestead Tax Exemptions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1545/ - HB 951: One-cent Piece (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB951/ - HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB765/ - HB 543: Transportation (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB543/ - HB 291: Common Entities of Motor Vehicle Distributors and Manufacturers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB291/ - HB 287: Pub. Rec./Applicants, Owners, and Operators of Family Foster Homes and References of Such Persons (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB287/ - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB145/ - HB 1537: Contracts for Postadoption Contact (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1537/ - HB 1535: Emergencies (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1535/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $207.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 57% 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. - 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2076687839337574635 - 2026-07-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2075292799470084165 - 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2062580610837664187 - 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2032202434097893495 - 2026-03-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2031518822788689947 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2029149190387880357 - 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2028869077972795600 - 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2024929628863766556 - 2026-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2023778671098544577 - 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/fionaforflorida/status/2018641188442833076 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4780&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/fionaforflorida - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fionamcf/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fionaforflorida/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ffmcfarland/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/741003ec-e46f-4ae8-a3af-ce2a2aba5cd4