# Rick Scott

Rick Scott is a Republican U.S. senator from Florida.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Florida
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2030-11-05
- Bioguide ID: S001217
- FEC candidate IDs: S8FL00273

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001217 (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

50% of Scott’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Florida, in the top 5% of Senate Republicans.

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

5,387 classified statements: 4,518 posts on X, 521 press releases, 247 newsletters, 101 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.2% | 2.1% | 8 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 17.4% | 26 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 67.9% | 70.4% | 35 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 12.6% | 45 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 31.8% | 36.1% | 38 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 7.3% | 2.9% | 7 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 26% (Senate Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (Senate Republicans 25%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (Senate Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (Senate Republicans 17%); Health 13% (Senate Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.22 (standard error 0.01), from 18,065 donors and 3,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.5% (98.4%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

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

Sponsored 191 bills: 189 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 404. 12.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 38 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act (introduced, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5682
- S. 5684: No Cash for Incompetent and Malicious Contractors Act (introduced, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5684
- S. 5642: Know Your Sanctioned Securities Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5642
- S. 5643: Protecting U.S. Investors From Chinese Military Companies Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5643
- S. 5654: Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5654
- S.Res. 938: A resolution to honor the Americans killed by Hamas terrorists and their affiliates on and after October 7, 2023, to reaffirm the commitment of the United… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/938
- S. 5547: SCREEN Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5547
- S. 5427: Subterranean Border Defense Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5427
- S. 5442: Cost Estimates Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5442
- S. 5377: A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for… (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5377

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 44% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 50% 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 · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114518272678982134
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114725593270952370
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114725596471103920
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114748310292509172
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114779257478029695
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114819501594407376
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114343217097511058
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114418675579068425
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114440173517713629
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRickScott/status/2114440176722432262

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rickscott.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenRickScott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickScottSenOffice
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flsenrickscott
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001217

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001217