# Kim Kendall

Kim Kendall is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 18
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e809e1f7-641f-47c7-8754-964f1ceae10d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e809e1f7-641f-47c7-8754-964f1ceae10d (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 the 19 bills Kendall sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Florida House.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Kendall | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 9.3% | 5 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 31.9% | 2 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Republicans 15%); Immigration 50% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 336 donors and 223 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 55. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 2 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 919: Commercial Service Airports (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB919/
- HB 503: Drowning Prevention Education (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB503/
- HB 441: Conservation Lands (became law, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB441/
- HB 387: Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcasts (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB387/
- HB 335: Spaceport Operations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB335/
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (passed both chambers, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB325/
- HB 173: Parental Rights (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB173/
- HB 85: Swimming Lesson Voucher Program (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB85/
- HB 21: Pub. Rec./Agency Employees (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB21/
- HR 8007: Blood Clot Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HR8007/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $100.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KimKend24/status/1885797166972600543
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KimKend24/status/1883125530867962211

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4905&LegislativeTermId=91
- Campaign site: https://votekimkendall.com/
- X: https://x.com/KimKend24
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vote.Kim.Kendall.2024/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkimkendall/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-kendall-bb91a2120

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e809e1f7-641f-47c7-8754-964f1ceae10d