# Jose Alvarez Jose Alvarez is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 46. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida House, district 46 - Serving since: 2024-11-05 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c3e8a214-183a-4b9c-970c-5332e83eb8e6 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3e8a214-183a-4b9c-970c-5332e83eb8e6 (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 Alvarez voted against the majority of Florida House Democrats 77 times; party unity 54%, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House (average 94.7%). ## What Alvarez says (FL 2025–26 session) 396 classified statements: 396 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 | Alvarez | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 1.8% | 10.4% | 618 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 37.6% | 39.2% | 415 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.9% | 241 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 24.2% | 14.4% | 154 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Democrats 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.01), from 105 donors and 222 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 54% (94.7%). 77 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 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 nay · 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 35. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 91 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1051: Community Development Districts (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1051/ - HB 1093: Vertiports (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1093/ - HB 795: Transfer of Homestead Property by Inheritance (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB795/ - HJR 793: Assessment of Inherited Homestead Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HJR793/ - HB 499: Dependent Children (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB499/ - HB 407: Administration of Medications (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB407/ - HB 283: School Zone and Pedestrian Safety (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB283/ - HB 275: Rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Coverage (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB275/ - HB 169: Acupuncture (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB169/ - HB 19: Educational Dollars for Duty Program (in committee, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB19/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $73.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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. - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2112077880540754244 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2111066167766818996 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2109939828435636697 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2109683785361183011 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2109685219385094379 - 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2109295098924011910 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2108138336128753696 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2107859964039446886 - 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2107447507752026269 - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Jose_AAlv/status/2106755028765515916 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4916&LegislativeTermId=91 - Campaign site: https://electjosealvarez.com/ - X: https://x.com/Jose_AAlv - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-alvarez11 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3e8a214-183a-4b9c-970c-5332e83eb8e6