# Dean Black

Dean Black is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 15
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c082de7e-0a73-43a6-94e7-48180a1af3d6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c082de7e-0a73-43a6-94e7-48180a1af3d6 (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

Black sits at +0.56 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 82% of State House Republicans.

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

147 classified statements: 147 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 | Black | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 2.9% | 356 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.3% | 531 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 54.4% | 31.9% | 81 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 1.8% | 142 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 12.7% | 77 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.4% | 191 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 14% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 209 donors and 464 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.3% (94.7%). 6 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 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 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 42. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 73 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1205: Kratom (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1205/
- HB 1023: Insurance Claims Payments to Health Care Providers (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1023/
- HB 1003: Open Cannabis Containers in Motor Vehicles (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1003/
- HB 1001: Official Actions of Local Governments (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1001/
- HB 6015: Nonprofit Religious Organizations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6015/
- HB 551: Medical Conscience (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB551/
- HB 513: Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB513/
- HB 455: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB455/
- HB 4017: Nassau County (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4017/
- HB 1571: Official Actions of Local Governments with Respect to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1571/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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/deanblackfl/status/2114837234369048665
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2110365773424107596
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2110092123718509048
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2106729961029546358
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2106060397673415104
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2101017303340945547
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2098371836740297030
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2098487562750873843
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2096918289721049131
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanblackfl/status/2095627791127454179

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4865&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/deanblackfl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanblackfl/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c082de7e-0a73-43a6-94e7-48180a1af3d6