# Kathleen Passidomo

Kathleen Passidomo is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2016-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ae123d54-1076-49b2-84f9-2897b7d60ebd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae123d54-1076-49b2-84f9-2897b7d60ebd (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 Passidomo talks about and legislates on agree at 0.23 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

170 classified statements: 170 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 | Passidomo | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 36.5% | 37.3% | 184 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.3% | 127 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 15.4% | 210 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 16% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 16% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Emergency Management 13% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.1% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 181 donors and 755 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

909 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 100% (90%). 4 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 8. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 2 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1814: Naples Comprehensive Health (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1814/
- SR 1770: Florida Gulf Coast University Day (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1770/
- SCR 1466: Joint Session for Purpose of Receiving Governor's Message (passed both chambers, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SCR1466/
- SB 102: Florida Statutes (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB102/
- SB 104: Florida Statutes (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB104/
- SB 100: Florida Statutes (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB100/
- SR 1862: Florida Gulf Coast University Day (passed one chamber, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/SR1862/
- SCR 1294: Joint Session for Purpose of Receiving Governor's Message (passed both chambers, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/SCR1294/
- SB 42: Florida Statutes (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/SB42/
- SB 40: Florida Statutes (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/SB40/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $155.4K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2113659289277444140
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2112610090117103648
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2112169676570554643
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2110790335953568049
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2109994825047068704
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2109684354452517159
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2107845946763551161
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2107457882253881831
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2104608341100044712
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/kathleen4swfl/status/2102448608888959401

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S28
- X: https://x.com/kathleen4swfl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathleenpassidomo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-passidomo-7063b413/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae123d54-1076-49b2-84f9-2897b7d60ebd
