# James Buchanan

James Buchanan is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 74.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 74
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/797767ca-fadc-49d9-a7a5-5722baf6557e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/797767ca-fadc-49d9-a7a5-5722baf6557e (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

Buchanan reported $246.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 237 donors and 914 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.9% (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 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 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 37.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 967: Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB967/
- HB 1617: Stem Cell Therapy (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1617/
- HB 1581: Local Government Salaries and Benefits (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1581/
- HJR 7017: Annual Adjustment to Homestead Exemption Value (passed both chambers, 2024-03-21) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HJR7017/
- HJR 7015: Homestead Exemption Increase (in committee, 2024-03-08) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HJR7015/
- HB 7019: Exemption of Homesteads (became law, 2024-06-25) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HB7019/
- HB 1417: Funding for Environmental Resource Management (in committee, 2024-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HB1417/
- HB 1265: Florida Crop Diversification Commission (in committee, 2024-03-08) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HB1265/
- HB 1349: History and Instruction of Political and Socio-economic Systems (in committee, 2024-03-05) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HB1349/
- HB 1271: Individuals with Disabilities (in committee, 2024-03-05) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2024/HB1271/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $246.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4731&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/repbuchanan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-buchanan-8b69b7a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/797767ca-fadc-49d9-a7a5-5722baf6557e