Representative · Florida's 9th district

Darren Soto

Darren Soto is a Democratic representative for Florida's 9th district, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 1, and cast 430 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2017
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.1%1 of 675 · rank 402 of 43991%430 of 470 · rank 412 of 439180 became law34%179 of 524
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2220.6%7 of 1,222 · rank 384 of 44294%800 of 848 · rank 307 of 442240 became law32%184 of 571
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.4%4 of 997 · rank 343 of 44397%556 of 571 · rank 267 of 443331 became law13%103 of 787

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.34+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  2. H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
  3. H.Res. 1490: Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–192· Against party
  4. H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading ActYea
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 232–198· Against party
  5. H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
  6. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  7. H.Con.Res. 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.Nay
    Jun 30, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Failed 189–235· Against party
  8. H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.Yea
    Jun 11, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 235–177· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

75 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced6587%
  2. Reported by committee45.3%
  3. Passed one chamber56.7%
  4. Became law11.3%

Policy areas

  1. Science, Technology, Communications9
  2. Immigration8
  3. Commerce6
  4. Government Operations and Politics6
  5. Public Lands and Natural Resources6
  6. Health5
  7. Armed Forces and National Security4
  8. Agriculture and Food3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 900 Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025
    Passed one chamber· Emergency Management· Sep 16, 2026
  2. H.R. 10462 Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Sep 16, 2026
  3. H.Res. 1364 Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Jun 11, 2026
  4. H.R. 9159 Protect Our Homes Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Jun 4, 2026
  5. H.R. 8458 STAR Act
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Apr 22, 2026
  6. H.Res. 1046 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310) to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Congress· Mar 19, 2026
  7. H.R. 7299 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Michigan Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Robert Guevara Post Office Building".
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jan 30, 2026
  8. H.R. 6699 Stop Communist Radio Act of 2025
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Dec 12, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Florida's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$319.3M
Per resident
$395
Rank in Florida
15 of 28
Contract actions
16.1K
New awards: 15.3K

By fiscal year

  1. 198.6MFY2017
  2. 197.2MFY2018
  3. 184.9MFY2019
  4. 148.4MFY2020
  5. 142.9MFY2021
  6. 171.2MFY2022
  7. 246.7MFY2023
  8. 235.6MFY2024
  9. 279.1MFY2025
  10. 319.3MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$163.8M51%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$89.6M28%
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$35.5M11%
    Department of Defense
  4. Department of the Air Force$9.3M2.9%
    Department of Defense
  5. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$4.6M1.4%
    Department of Homeland Security
  6. USTRANSCOM$4.4M1.4%
    Department of Defense
  7. Department of the Navy$3.6M1.1%
    Department of Defense
  8. Federal Aviation Administration$1.4M0.4%
    Department of Transportation

Top recipients

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$161.6M51%
    96 awards
  2. SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT LLC$27.4M8.6%
    13,310 awards
  3. BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC$21.5M6.7%
    4 awards
  4. SKYLINE ELEVATOR WORKS, INC$10M3.1%
    1 award
  5. NAVARRE CORPORATION$9.8M3.1%
    3 awards
  6. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$5.2M1.6%
    906 awards
  7. ADACEL SYSTEMS, INC.$4.9M1.5%
    1 award
  8. TLS-CES SERVICES I, LLC$4.4M1.4%
    1 award
  9. NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC$4.4M1.4%
    4 awards
  10. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$3.2M1.0%
    5 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$2.2M
through Jul 29, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.2M
From committees
$1.6M
413 committees
From contractor PACs
$273.5K
65 PACs · 17% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$10KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee$10KABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$90M
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)$10KGENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$652.9M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)$10KDUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$17.5M
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee$10KHUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$5.6B
american psychiatric associationamerican psychiatric association political action committee$10KAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$645K
fresenius medical care holdings, inc.fresenius medical care holdings, inc. political action committee$10KFRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INCAI match · 95% · the same organization$268.7M
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac$10KSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization$6.6M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$10KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.2M$1.6M$273.5K65 PACs · 17% of committee money
2024$2.2M$1.4M$247.5K55 PACs · 17% of committee money
2022$1.3M$832.9K$185K49 PACs · 22% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Florida's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Florida's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Florida's 9th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Florida's 9th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Florida's 9th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
soto.house.gov
Phone
202-225-9889
Office
2353 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.