# Kristen Arrington

Kristen Arrington is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e4a84025-e4fd-4d36-8e12-64bd9f61ed6d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4a84025-e4fd-4d36-8e12-64bd9f61ed6d (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

100% of Arrington’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Florida, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

1,121 classified statements: 1,121 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Arrington | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.0% | 10.3% | 255 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 39.7% | 42.9% | 188 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 3.4% | 135 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 16.2% | 16.1% | 150 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Families 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 627 donors and 420 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

755 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 93.2% (90%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/
- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/
- 2026-04-28 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 48. 35.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 25 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1518: Recess Requirements for Middle School Students (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1518/
- SB 1232: Recording of Instruments Conveying Real Property (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1232/
- SB 1180: Community Development Districts (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1180/
- SB 946: Study on Childcare Assistance Programs (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB946/
- SB 850: Fortification of Enriched Grain Products with Folic Acid (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB850/
- SB 792: Community Rehabilitation Programs (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB792/
- SB 730: Sexual Violence Policies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB730/
- SM 746: Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SM746/
- SB 676: Animal Welfare (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB676/
- SB 494: Student Elopement (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB494/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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/arrington4fl/status/2114756687500292424
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2114008817549631717
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2114115079712960961
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2113699536640086380
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2113321820954694099
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2113004930453639511
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2112574771153993823
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2112257508903391543
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2112295255798161656
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/arrington4fl/status/2111857433517658393

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4774&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/arrington4fl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arrington4florida/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arrington4fl/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arrington4fl/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4a84025-e4fd-4d36-8e12-64bd9f61ed6d