# Toby Overdorf Toby Overdorf is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 85. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida House, district 85 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a44181b6-df0b-466d-9989-d369083201aa Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a44181b6-df0b-466d-9989-d369083201aa (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 Overdorf talks about and legislates on agree at 0.66 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Overdorf says (FL 2025–26 session) 421 classified statements: 421 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 | Overdorf | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 287 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 1.9% | 9.3% | 598 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 18.5% | 31.9% | 592 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 463 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 8.1% | 12.7% | 445 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 384 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 28% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.4% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 6.4% (State House Republicans 10%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 338 donors and 934 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 99.3% (94.7%). 8 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 18. 81.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 16 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HJR 1F: Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes (passed both chambers, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/ - HB 3F: Property Tax Administration (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HB3F/ - HB 1457: Stormwater Treatment (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1457/ - HB 1387: State Economic Development Contracts (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1387/ - HB 1137: Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1137/ - HB 1063: Gubernatorial Transition (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1063/ - HB 951: One-cent Piece (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB951/ - HB 6021: Bump-fire Stocks (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6021/ - HB 803: Building Permits and Inspections (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB803/ - HB 617: Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB617/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $23.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2113784496558399931 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2114064511795961964 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2113310002794389826 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2113394136963576209 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2113397864395075589 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2112743003752468795 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2112934199091208308 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2112505663020569049 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2112148286022746201 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tobyoverdorf/status/2112149897633997028 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4728&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/tobyoverdorf - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-overdorf-8767238 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a44181b6-df0b-466d-9989-d369083201aa