# Rita Harris

Rita Harris is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 44
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ca476441-7c7a-4f21-ba55-207c21a7d51d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca476441-7c7a-4f21-ba55-207c21a7d51d (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

40% of the 30 bills Harris sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Florida House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 593 donors and 459 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 97.9% (94.7%). 28 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 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 103. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 86 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8095: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Awareness Week (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8095/
- HR 8109: Endangered Species Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8109/
- HR 8123: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8123/
- HR 8113: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8113/
- HB 1507: Medicaid Dental Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1507/
- HB 1433: Medical Coverage Assistance Program for Working Individuals with Disabilities (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1433/
- HB 6031: Objections to Instructional Materials (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB6031/
- HB 1431: Portable Benefits Accounts for Independent Contractors and Sole Proprietors (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1431/
- HB 825: Paid Parental Leave (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB825/
- HB 367: Cost-sharing Requirements for Insulin and Diabetes Supplies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB367/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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=4877&LegislativeTermId=90

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca476441-7c7a-4f21-ba55-207c21a7d51d