# Johanna López

Johanna López is a Democratic member of the Florida House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida House, district 43
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa6bc3c9-a107-4954-adf1-e1461e9f3520

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa6bc3c9-a107-4954-adf1-e1461e9f3520 (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

López voted against the majority of Florida House Democrats 48 times; party unity 69%, in the bottom 5% of the Florida House (average 94.7%).

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

363 classified statements: 363 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | López | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 10.4% | 642 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.0% | 39.2% | 461 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.9% | 197 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 14.4% | 364 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Families 12% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.01), from 195 donors and 462 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 69% (94.7%). 48 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 190. 51.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 69 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8101: Youth Mental Health Awareness Week (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8101/
- HR 8077: Florida Day of Women in Diplomacy (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8077/
- HR 8079: National Borinqueneers Day (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8079/
- HR 8043: Puerto Rico Day in Tallahassee (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8043/
- HR 8027: Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women's Day (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR8027/
- HB 857: Student Support Services for K-12 Schools (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB857/
- HB 809: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB809/
- HB 603: Ethics for Public Employees (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB603/
- HB 599: U-visa Certification Policy (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB599/
- HM 4031: Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HM4031/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,305 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2113826541498954098
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2111440616680751418
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2111548084127715367
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2106724035602293094
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2106144454071750719
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2105094807685054506
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2103895730687754350
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2103144524151181354
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2102569588357837005
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/johannaforfl/status/2101833197810020571

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4875&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/johannaforfl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johannaforflorida/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannaforflorida/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannaocps/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa6bc3c9-a107-4954-adf1-e1461e9f3520