# C. Franklin

C. Franklin is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 18th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 18th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000472
- FEC candidate IDs: H0FL15104

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000472 (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

0% of the 16 bills Franklin sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

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

1,135 classified statements: 933 posts on X, 93 press releases, 91 newsletters, 18 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 | Franklin | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 174 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.5% | 15.1% | 157 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.5% | 67.7% | 113 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.5% | 8.9% | 93 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 33.7% | 37.4% | 137 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 3.0% | 176 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 32% (House Republicans 24%); Agriculture and Food 21% (House Republicans 9.0%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 1,065 donors and 2,874 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 8 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 221. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 211 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10737: To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to promote transparency in science, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10737
- H.R. 9094: Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9094
- H.R. 8407: ACCURATE Act (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8407
- H.R. 8199: SCHEDULES Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8199
- H.R. 7734: Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7734
- H.R. 7464: TEMP Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7464
- H.R. 5908: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5908
- H.R. 3185: Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3185
- H.R. 2770: TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2770
- H.R. 2297: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2297

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 62% 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/RepFranklin/status/2114704851334471713
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114737319198511509
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114744486219993389
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114777399371903316
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114798704557187103
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114806689652257273
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2114009519931977795
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2113626231392329914
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2113672039609307558
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFranklin/status/2113691422264090865

## Links

- Official site: https://franklin.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepFranklin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepFranklin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepFranklin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepFranklin
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000472

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000472