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Darren Soto

Darren Soto

Democratic · FL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

  • Representative FL-9 2017–present

Background

  • background Born February 25, 1978; American attorney and politician
  • role U.S. representative for Florida's 9th congressional district since 2017
  • role Represented Florida House of Representatives (49th district, 2007–2012)
  • role Represented Florida Senate (14th district, 2012–2016)

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House FL-09 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,973,450 raised
  • $718,709 spent
  • $1,268,860 cash on hand
$1.97M
$1.97M
$663.59K
Itemized (≥ $200)$653.25K
Unitemized (< $200)$10.34K
Party committees$1.49K
Other committees (PACs)$1.30M
Transfers from other committees$165.56
Offsets to expenditures$4.15K
$718.71K
Operating expenditures$710.88K
Contribution refunds$1.00K
Other disbursements$6.83K
Cash on hand$1.27M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Darren Soto campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$1,219,141$1,189,876$29,265
2018$1,511,579$1,534,325$6,519
2020$1,115,842$949,960$172,401
2022$1,337,428$1,445,548$64,281
2024$2,159,166$2,209,328$14,119
2026$1,973,450$718,709$1,268,860

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $72,850 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 18
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 492 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 18 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Darren Soto. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (6)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $20,000
  • AMSCOT FINANCIAL $13,500
  • MILLER BARONDESS $10,300
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $10,000
  • ROCKET COMPANIES $9,900
  • COINBASE $9,100
  • CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC $6,600
  • CKP INSURANCE, LLC $6,600
  • CASSIDY LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC $6,600
  • BARCELONA CHOCOLATE COMPANY $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $18 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $16,454 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Soto, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Soto most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Soto connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1445Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9590SAFE for Manatees ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9541FIREWALL ActcosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9304Juice Access Improvement ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1364Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.sponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9305Juice for Healthy Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9182Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9181Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9159Protect Our Homes ActsponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9056Community Flood Resilience ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 8950REPORTS ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8919To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8907IMPACT to Save Moms ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8850Extinction Prevention Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 14, 2026
  • HR 8811Moms Matter ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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