# Lauren Melo Lauren Melo is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 82. - Party: Republican - Seat: Florida House, district 82 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f835385b-0837-4cfc-a81c-54982ba185d7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f835385b-0837-4cfc-a81c-54982ba185d7 (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 83% of the 18 bills Melo sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Florida House. ## What Melo says (FL 2025–26 session) 208 classified statements: 208 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 | Melo | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 2.4% | 9.3% | 571 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 46.6% | 31.9% | 176 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 266 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 19.7% | 12.7% | 181 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 383 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Health 11% (State House Republicans 10%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State House Republicans 18%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 324 donors and 653 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 817 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 98.6% (94.7%). 7 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 12. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 12 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 839: Unlicensed Practice of Engineering (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB839/ - HB 805: Veterinary Medicine (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB805/ - HB 807: Noncriminal Traffic Infractions Resulting in Vehicle Crashes (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB807/ - HB 743: Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB743/ - HB 4023: Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, Collier County (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4023/ - HB 427: Public Adjuster Contracts (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB427/ - HB 299: Blue Ribbon Projects (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB299/ - HB 1411: Lifetime Disabled Parking Permits (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1411/ - HB 961: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB961/ - HB 4041: Collier County (became law, 2025-07-08) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB4041/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $213.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2114718980803822027 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2113994114391831007 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2113269373989175580 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2111103923134009790 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2107833594345402581 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2107970776334737428 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2107108759466025398 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2107138932722778555 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2106383896958947493 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/laurenmelofl/status/2105659186549805101 ## Links - Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4784&LegislativeTermId=90 - X: https://x.com/laurenmelofl - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floridasrealtyspecialists - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote4melo/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-melo-0751bb1a/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f835385b-0837-4cfc-a81c-54982ba185d7