# Debra Tendrich

Debra Tendrich is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 89.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 89
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/88b67b7d-e856-43b3-9ae3-90092919c4e5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/88b67b7d-e856-43b3-9ae3-90092919c4e5 (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

Tendrich voted against the majority of Florida House Democrats 36 times; party unity 74%, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House (average 94.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 405 donors and 194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 74% (94.7%). 36 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 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 47. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 79 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1313: Surrendering to Law Enforcement (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1313/
- HB 1315: Behavioral Health Intervention Services (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1315/
- HB 1133: Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1133/
- HB 4063: West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund - Special Act Amendment (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4063/
- HB 4065: West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4065/
- HB 615: Individual Education Plans (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB615/
- HB 643: Violations of Injunctions for Protection Against Domestic Violence (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB643/
- HB 517: Medicaid Provider Networks (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB517/
- HB 415: Discrimination in Education (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB415/
- HB 277: Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB277/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $121.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debraforhouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debratendrich/?hl=en
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@debra.tendrich.fo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eatbetterlivebetter

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/88b67b7d-e856-43b3-9ae3-90092919c4e5