# Lois Frankel

Lois Frankel is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 22nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 22nd district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000462
- FEC candidate IDs: H2FL14053, H2FL22080

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000462 (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

30% of Frankel’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top quarter of House Democrats (median 13%).

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

1,273 classified statements: 1,023 posts on X, 149 press releases, 78 Congressional Record speeches, 23 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Frankel | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 6.6% | 164 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.7% | 27.5% | 39 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.8% | 73.2% | 126 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.7% | 9.8% | 87 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.9% | 22.7% | 147 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.9% | 56 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 34% (House Democrats 26%); International Affairs 25% (House Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.23 (standard error 0.01), from 2,678 donors and 7,292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.3% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 312. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Con.Res. 120: Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 2026, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness and… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/120
- H.Res. 1460: Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans. (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1460
- H.R. 9405: Esther Coopersmith Award Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9405
- H.R. 8813: Supporting Survivors from Faith-based Communities Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8813
- H.Con.Res. 81: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/81
- H.Res. 1087: Recognizing community water fluoridation as a safe, effective public health intervention to prevent tooth decay and promote oral and physical health. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1087
- H.R. 6857: Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6857
- H.R. 6358: Veteran Education Empowerment Act (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6358
- H.Con.Res. 60: Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 10 through November 16, 2025, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and… (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/60
- H.Con.Res. 52: Supporting the designation of the week of September 22 through September 28, 2025, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness, and… (in committee, 2025-09-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/52

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 30% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 61% 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/RepLoisFrankel/status/2114778802731528633
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2113656465084887063
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2113270634335646157
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2113325469135507952
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112899969464082871
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112932379991908422
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112993070598037919
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112336242541011040
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112552784566374606
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/2112638313979113595

## Links

- Official site: https://frankel.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLoisFrankel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLoisFrankel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reploisfrankel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reploisfrankel
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000462

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000462