# Don Gaetz

Don Gaetz is a Republican member of the Florida Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c45cbed2-9b2e-4507-a6d1-3f960d330c34

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c45cbed2-9b2e-4507-a6d1-3f960d330c34 (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

82% of the 38 bills Gaetz sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Florida Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.03), from 411 donors and 216 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

909 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 90.4% (90%). 43 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 nay · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 27. 81.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 3 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 8D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/SB8D/
- SR 1810: Bob Graham Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SR1810/
- SB 1758: Public Assistance (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1758/
- SB 1570: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1570/
- SB 1594: Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1594/
- SB 1650: Public Records/Commission on Ethics (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1650/
- SB 1708: Veterinary Licensure (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1708/
- SB 1474: Biosolids Management (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1474/
- SB 1074: One-cent Piece (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1074/
- SB 1002: Child Welfare (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1002/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,350 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.electdongaetz.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonJGaetz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c45cbed2-9b2e-4507-a6d1-3f960d330c34