# Vern Buchanan

Vern Buchanan is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 16th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 16th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001260
- FEC candidate IDs: H6FL13148

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001260 (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

85% of Buchanan’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Republicans (average 68%).

## What Buchanan says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,885 classified statements: 1,554 posts on X, 239 press releases, 79 newsletters, 13 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Buchanan | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.1% | 140 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.1% | 15.1% | 100 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 85.4% | 67.7% | 6 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 17.1% | 8.9% | 22 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 60.8% | 37.4% | 6 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 3.0% | 162 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 18% (House Republicans 9.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.9% (House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.76 (standard error 0.01), from 2,855 donors and 7,159 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.2% (97.1%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 234. 10.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 129 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9501: AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9501
- H.R. 8959: Semiconductor Superiority Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8959
- H.R. 7786: AI Fraud Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7786
- H.R. 6513: MINKS are Superspreaders Act (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6513
- H.R. 6514: Protecting Animals in Military Training Act (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6514
- H.R. 6130: ASAP Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6130
- H.R. 6051: To Inform Families First Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6051
- H.R. 5347: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5347
- H.R. 4974: DETECT Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-08-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4974
- H.R. 4548: Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4548

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $890.5K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 54% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2114742495301263728
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2114356309415846170
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2114057460378189829
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2113723592043012463
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2112954330517057875
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2112609071303991491
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Buchanan Joins Bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus to Support America’s Small Businesses · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://buchanan.house.gov/2026/10/20/buchanan-joins-bipartisan-house-entrepreneurship-caucus-to-support-americas-small-businesses/
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2111953490658333173
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2111442103444414722
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/VernBuchanan/status/2111088773299904946

## Links

- Official site: https://buchanan.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/VernBuchanan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBuchanan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvern
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vernbuchanan
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001260

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001260