# Debbie Mayfield

Debbie Mayfield is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a41e2c13-be68-4af3-8229-3c657b8d980d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a41e2c13-be68-4af3-8229-3c657b8d980d (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

The policy areas Mayfield talks about and legislates on agree at 0.37 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

## What Mayfield says (FL 2025–26 session)

428 classified statements: 428 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mayfield | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.3% | 162 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.9% | 9.5% | 290 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 32.5% | 37.3% | 214 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 2.3% | 199 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.8% | 15.4% | 174 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.3% | 159 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 16% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Education 11% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 679 donors and 715 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

773 roll calls. Attendance 91.2% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 96.6% (90%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/
- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/
- 2026-04-28 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4D Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/SB4D/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 628 Transportation Facility Designations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB628/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB399/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 1279 Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1279/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1451 Utility Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1389 Affordable Housing · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB7040/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 10. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 8 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2E: Retirement (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2E/
- SR 1786: The Ripple Project (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1786/
- SB 1014: Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1014/
- SB 916: Spaceport Operations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB916/
- SB 910: Parking on Public Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB910/
- SB 802: Public Officers and Employees (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB802/
- SB 800: Engineering (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB800/
- SB 706: Commercial Service Airports (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB706/
- SB 680: Electric Vehicle Charging Taxation (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB680/
- SB 678: Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB678/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $142.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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/debbie_mayfield/status/2114707678853497118
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2113058924387807409
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2112906391346196958
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2112975548939128998
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2112560656406782020
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2112562008700727591
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2112203527074304416
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2110051335227703313
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2110114739036598552
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/debbie_mayfield/status/2109616145556996522

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S19
- X: https://x.com/debbie_mayfield
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatordebbiemayfield/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a41e2c13-be68-4af3-8229-3c657b8d980d
