Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 17 recorded roll calls
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 503 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 19 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting
votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- 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.
- 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
Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls
Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes
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)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash 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 |
Top contributors (FEC)
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? →
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HCONRES 120Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 2026, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HRES 1567Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2026, as "National Hispanic Nurses Day" and recognizing the National Association of Hispanic Nurses as the leading organization representing and advocating for Hispanic nurses.cosponsoredSep 20, 2026
- HR 10486Relief Without Delay ActcosponsoredSep 16, 2026
- HRES 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
- HR 10462Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
- HR 10378Problem Solvers TRUST ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
- HR 10379Problem Solvers MAPS ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
- HR 10297El Salvador TPS Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
- HR 10170Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
- HR 10121To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico.cosponsoredAug 19, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 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 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 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 9305Juice for Healthy Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 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 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9182Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
Committee assignments (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Energy and Commerce Committee · oversees Energy, Health, Technology, Telecom
- Natural Resources Committee · oversees Energy
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · oversees Technology, Telecom
- Communications and Technology Subcommittee · oversees Technology
- Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
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.
Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- YeaH.R. 10170, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act
- YeaH.R. 6207, Chip EQUIP Act
- NayH.R. 9385, PROTECT USA Act of 2026
- NayH.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act
- NayH.R. 10152, Open-Source AI Leadership Act
- YeaH.R. 10163, the American Quantum Competitiveness Act
- YeaH.R. 10158, Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026
- YeaH.R. 7945, Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026
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.
Congressional testimony
- HASC Members' Day Hearing
- Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 1449 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act”; • H.R. 2855 (Rep. Soto), “Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023”; • Discussion draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Valadao), “Right of Way Application Transparency and Accountability Act” or the “ROWATA Act”; and • Discussion draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Boebert), “Restoring American Energy Dominance Act.”
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