# Dave Smith Dave Smith is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 38. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida House, district 38 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e4bf077a-8468-49a6-a75c-24ee5076352e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4bf077a-8468-49a6-a75c-24ee5076352e (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 Smith reported $498.1K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $10.7K). ## What Smith says (FL 2025–26 session) 66 classified statements: 66 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Smith | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 18.2% | 31.9% | 600 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 1.8% | 322 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 19.7% | 12.7% | 182 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 8.3% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.3% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 1,230 donors and 905 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 735 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 70% (94.7%). 53 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-13 · voted nay · 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 · Passage · SB 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB7040/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Passage · SB 1668 Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1668/ - 2026-03-13 · voted nay · 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/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · A - 351666, Amendment, Second Reading · HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations · fail · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB399/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Passage · HB 905 Foreign Influence · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB905/ ## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session) Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 6. 68.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 35 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1131: Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1131/ - HB 963: Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB963/ - HB 759: Court Fees (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB759/ - HB 703: Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB703/ - HB 645: Limited Agent Licenses (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB645/ - HB 223: Naturopathic Medicine (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB223/ - HB 135: Self-storage Spaces (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB135/ - HB 129: The Florida Virtual School (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB129/ - HB 885: Florida Virtual School (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB885/ - HB 805: Authorized Brokerage Relationships and Required Disclosures (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB805/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $498.1K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 91% 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. - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2097488879628833162 - 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2054938408821141782 - 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2054271717246132291 - 2026-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2045674747149635764 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2044426660141838396 - 2026-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2041871849693315139 - 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2037355927318167989 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2034441520586146033 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2034698726653002195 - 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en/status/2032138342859514009 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4718&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/electsmith28?lang=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-smith-3796ba35 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4bf077a-8468-49a6-a75c-24ee5076352e