# Brad Yeager

Brad Yeager is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 56.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 56
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8d746fc8-370b-4d12-bcf8-3dd4a4061707

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d746fc8-370b-4d12-bcf8-3dd4a4061707 (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

The policy areas Yeager talks about and legislates on agree at 0.23 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

282 classified statements: 282 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 | Yeager | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.0% | 2.9% | 46 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.2% | 9.3% | 332 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.5% | 31.9% | 575 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 335 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 12.7% | 494 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.2% | 1.4% | 122 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 31% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.04), from 100 donors and 408 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 100% (94.7%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted not voting · 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 21. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 29 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1155: Malt Beverages (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1155/
- HB 989: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB989/
- HB 521: Fines for Violations Detected by Traffic Infraction Detectors (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB521/
- HB 519: Golf Cart Crossings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB519/
- HR 8045: Tom Petty Day (passed one chamber, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HR8045/
- HB 1403: Safety of Students (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1403/
- HB 1311: Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1311/
- HB 4051: Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County (became law, 2025-07-08) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB4051/
- HB 499: Malt Beverages (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB499/
- HB 425: Coverage for Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB425/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2113697711249641688
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2113041825686573232
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2112365150997020994
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109101168194674872
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109109447226540077
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109006545556250893
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109013442908532852
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109017998652490191
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2109019680476442992
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/byeager76/status/2106866293626523904

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4882&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/byeager76
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yeagerforflorida/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byeager23/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradyeager/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d746fc8-370b-4d12-bcf8-3dd4a4061707