# Tae Edmonds

Tae Edmonds is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 88.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 88
- Serving since: 2022-03-10
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bb2ae855-2e7a-4744-9271-a8ae1af89428

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb2ae855-2e7a-4744-9271-a8ae1af89428 (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

Edmonds voted against the majority of Florida House Democrats 26 times; party unity 71%, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House (average 94.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 380 donors and 343 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 71% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 71% (94.7%). 26 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5501E Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5501E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted not voting · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 15. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 96 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 775: Homeowner's Insurance Premium Reductions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB775/
- HB 727: Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB727/
- HB 4035: Palm Beach County (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4035/
- HB 345: Funding for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB345/
- HB 311: Tax Credits for Contributions to Assist Homebuyers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB311/
- HB 253: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB253/
- HB 195: Payment Scam Task Force (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB195/
- HB 171: Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB171/
- HB 1045: Education (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1045/
- HB 635: Candidate Filing Fees (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB635/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4842&LegislativeTermId=90
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jervonte-%e2%80%9ctae%e2%80%9d-edmonds-51b47a52/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb2ae855-2e7a-4744-9271-a8ae1af89428