# Michelle Salzman Michelle Salzman is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 1. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida House, district 1 - Serving since: 2020-11-03 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a3c0aa9f-c261-4904-b73b-4dc127778222 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3c0aa9f-c261-4904-b73b-4dc127778222 (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 90% of the 29 bills Salzman sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Florida House. ## What Salzman says (FL 2025–26 session) 2,829 classified statements: 2,829 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Salzman | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.9% | 229 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 2.7% | 9.3% | 563 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 7.1% | 31.9% | 727 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 407 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 5.1% | 12.7% | 552 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 376 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 16% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Health 11% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 8.5% (State House Republicans 4.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 695 donors and 684 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.6% (94.7%). 4 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-02 · voted yea · 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 yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/ ## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session) Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 142. 89.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 6 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8069: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8069/ - HR 8063: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8063/ - HR 8067: Autism Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8067/ - HR 8065: Epilepsy Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8065/ - HR 8061: Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8061/ - HR 8037: Wolf-Hirschhorn/4p- Syndrome Awareness Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8037/ - HB 1331: Child Welfare (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1331/ - HB 1403: Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1403/ - HB 1423: Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1423/ - HB 949: Child Welfare (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB949/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $125.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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/michellesalzman/status/2114736409710039433 - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2114785133819519145 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2113957038674042999 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2112904124471922857 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2112905787957719429 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2112015774072414593 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2112019588950982862 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2111793226935943475 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2111590974514442242 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michellesalzman/status/2110550908425949484 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4763&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/michellesalzman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lookin4funfl - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepeoplesconservative/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellesalzman/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3c0aa9f-c261-4904-b73b-4dc127778222