# Doug Bankson

Doug Bankson is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 39
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c585b9bb-83d4-4d01-8a02-778578cfe2d6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c585b9bb-83d4-4d01-8a02-778578cfe2d6 (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

Bankson sits at +0.63 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.04), from 236 donors and 475 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 98.6% (94.7%). 3 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 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 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 46. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 31 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8045: PSP Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8045/
- HB 1525: Lewd or Lascivious Acts (became law, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1525/
- HB 1311: Legal Tender (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1311/
- HB 1119: Materials Harmful to Minors (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1119/
- HB 937: Transportation (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB937/
- HB 861: Grandparent Visitation Rights (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB861/
- HB 847: Research and Development Tax Credit (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB847/
- HB 387: Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcasts (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB387/
- HB 309: Controlled Substances (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB309/
- HB 45: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB45/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $170.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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=4873&LegislativeTermId=90

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c585b9bb-83d4-4d01-8a02-778578cfe2d6