# Dotie Joseph Dotie Joseph is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 108. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida House, district 108 - Serving since: 2018-11-06 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bcb3b06f-882e-4012-af21-4c9ba68d093d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bcb3b06f-882e-4012-af21-4c9ba68d093d (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 Joseph missed 50% of 817 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 116 in the Florida House (average 94.0%). ## What Joseph says (FL 2025–26 session) 8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Joseph | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 37.5% | 39.2% | 419 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 67% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Environmental Protection 33% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Families 33% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Immigration 33% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 1,173 donors and 716 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 50% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 98.6% (94.7%). 18 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-02 · voted nay · 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 nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/ - 2026-05-12 · voted nay · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/ ## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session) Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 71. 40.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 84 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8089: Indigenous Peoples' Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8089/ - HR 8081: Haitian Flag Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8081/ - HR 8051: Minority Health Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8051/ - HR 8055: Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8055/ - HR 8053: Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8053/ - HR 8029: World Sickle Cell Awareness Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8029/ - HR 8031: Haitian Heritage Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8031/ - HB 1517: Approval of Data Center Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1517/ - HB 1491: Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1491/ - HB 1557: Motor Vehicle Data Privacy and Autonomy (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1557/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.0K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 86% 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. - 2025-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1912930804944056774 - 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1890478165887209890 - 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1881853811322425451 - 2025-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1880683607955546166 - 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1878934080403747116 - 2025-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1878463625377038733 - 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1874269838316634596 - 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdotiejoseph/status/1874572319965724673 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4716&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/repdotiejoseph - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dotiejoseph/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dotiej Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bcb3b06f-882e-4012-af21-4c9ba68d093d