# Kelly Skidmore

Kelly Skidmore is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 92.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 92
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8eff1a19-557d-4a5d-8a3b-c77015a7babe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8eff1a19-557d-4a5d-8a3b-c77015a7babe (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

13% of the 15 bills Skidmore sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House.

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Skidmore | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 116 donors and 406 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 95.9% (94.7%). 22 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 nay · 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 nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted nay · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 21. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 106 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1203: Education on Congenital Cytomegalovirus (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1203/
- HB 1111: Recording of Instruments Conveying Real Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1111/
- HB 1091: Dental Screenings For K-12 Students (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1091/
- HB 935: Community Health Worker Services (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB935/
- HB 555: Local Licensing of Home Caregivers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB555/
- HB 361: Use of Campaign Funds for Campaign-related Child Care Expenses (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB361/
- HB 319: Property Insurance Interstate Compact (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB319/
- HB 6001: Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6001/
- HB 1179: Legal Representation Contracts (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1179/
- HB 719: Federal Approval for Community Health Workers as Medicaid Providers (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB719/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/skidmorekelly/status/1963317393280962580
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/skidmorekelly/status/1951282321883046153

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4786&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/skidmorekelly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.palmerskidmore
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-skidmore-3107a92b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8eff1a19-557d-4a5d-8a3b-c77015a7babe