# Kiyan Michael

Kiyan Michael is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 16
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/efa5f0b9-e10e-4ae0-a352-db879b1e0d3b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/efa5f0b9-e10e-4ae0-a352-db879b1e0d3b (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

Michael missed 40% of 817 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Florida House (average 94.0%).

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

420 classified statements: 420 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 | Michael | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.9% | 275 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 9.3% | 421 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 17.6% | 31.9% | 605 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 12.7% | 567 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 299 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 50% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 19% (State House Republicans 10%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 255 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 60% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 94.7% (94.7%). 9 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 34. 30.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 93 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1345: Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer, Secondary Metals Recycler, and Pawnbroker Transactions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1345/
- HB 1357: Task Force to Study Private Sector Retirement (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1357/
- HB 1307: Unauthorized Aliens (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1307/
- HB 941: Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB941/
- HB 665: Sales Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB665/
- HB 525: Florida Museum of Black History (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB525/
- HB 463: Certificate of Title Application Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB463/
- HB 461: Volunteering at Polling Locations (passed both chambers, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB461/
- HB 197: Employment Eligibility (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB197/
- HB 1629: Ownership Interests of Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Vendors (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1629/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,795 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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/kiyanforfl/status/2114714486133182807
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114740726453932407
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114746078230900736
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114759425768796611
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114774981645389936
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114065324681380164
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2114067336378597704
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2113508969117295046
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2113667013386162551
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kiyanforfl/status/2113719927035347024

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4869&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/kiyanforfl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiyanforfl/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/efa5f0b9-e10e-4ae0-a352-db879b1e0d3b