# Demi Busatta

Demi Busatta is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 114.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 114
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8407b440-b679-4d84-b642-de35869461a4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8407b440-b679-4d84-b642-de35869461a4 (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

86% of the 28 bills Busatta sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Florida House.

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

15 classified statements: 15 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 | Busatta | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.9% | 107 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.3% | 31.9% | 663 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.3% | 12.7% | 321 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 50% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 150 donors and 729 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 2. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 9 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5601E: Higher Education (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- HB 5601: Higher Education (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB5601/
- HB 1443: Parkinson's Disease Registry (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1443/
- HB 1445: Pub. Rec./Parkinson's Disease Registry (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1451: Utility Services (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/
- HB 1449: Statewide Provider and Health Plan Claim Dispute Resolution Program (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1449/
- HB 6025: The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6025/
- HB 837: Affordable Housing (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB837/
- HB 813: Firefighter Cancer Benefits (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB813/
- HB 581: Sovereign Immunity of Public Transit Contractors in Tort Actions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB581/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 83% 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.

- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/2089821520222699693
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repdemi/status/2014354593405173785
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repdemi/status/2000649748634796081
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/2000649751029514482
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1998460976950042784
- 2025-12-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1997393603778240826
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1967359782400168134
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1966209157029056533
- 2025-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1965450107056521365
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdemi/status/1947698874367254761

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4800&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/repdemi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electdemi/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elect.demi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8407b440-b679-4d84-b642-de35869461a4