# Michele Rayner

Michele Rayner is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 62.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 62
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9b6f17f5-ec19-4302-8a45-2b40175bb39b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b6f17f5-ec19-4302-8a45-2b40175bb39b (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

18% of the 17 bills Rayner sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Florida House.

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

52 classified statements: 52 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 | Rayner | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.6% | 2.5% | 55 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.8% | 10.4% | 452 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 9.6% | 39.2% | 707 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.0% | 122 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Emergency Management 20% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 20% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 20% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 1,752 donors and 410 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.7% (94.7%). 39 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 nay · 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 nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 12. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 103 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1355: Rent Reporting to Credit Reporting Agencies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1355/
- HB 1353: Harassment and Cyberstalking (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1353/
- HB 1523: Food Waste Reduction (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1523/
- HB 1127: Victims of Violence (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1127/
- HCR 383: Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HCR383/
- HB 391: Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB391/
- HB 385: Economic Hardship Grant Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB385/
- HB 337: Food Insecure Areas (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB337/
- HB 1385: Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1385/
- HB 821: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB821/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $133.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2109366671899299947
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2105816580189725074
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2105847202568671568
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2105728145139671414
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2104743634964779298
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2094140686907953198
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2092620626766815349
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2092654261616140733
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2092736342782333279
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/micheleforfl/status/2087010724912488546

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4781&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/micheleforfl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/micheleforflorida
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micheleforfl/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkrg/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b6f17f5-ec19-4302-8a45-2b40175bb39b