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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 22nd District

Lois Frankel

Democrat 7th term Running for FL-23

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

97LoyaltyMed 98
96AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
12BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 73% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 14th minority
Age
78

Florida’s 23rd District race

Running for the U.S. House in Florida’s 23rd District on Nov 3, 2026

Leaving FL-22District redrawn

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date12716031367412
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1413511,23523

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 27% no bills
Armed Forces and National Security 16% 6%
Health 17% 31%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and Education.

  • She talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), October 7th Attacks (International Affairs).
  • 16 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberAppropriations Committee14th minority

Ranking member on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, more senior than 73% of the House, in the minority.

  • 13 years in Congress: more senior than 73% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

19% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Frankel.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

19% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Norton and Hernández Rivera.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 8 · expected 18
Action in committee 0 · expected 3
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 415 of 433 in the House

0.06expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

0 of 8 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.06 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.39

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 12 times (peer median 5).

  • Position: −0.39, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 3 of 13, International Affairs 2 of 14, Crime and Law Enforcement 2 of 24.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Frankel$2.6M raised26%45%26%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

71% of what she raised came from individuals; 26% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.6M raised, 26% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 9.9 points.

59 PACs of the 100 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.

  1. Amalgamated Transit Union83% D
  2. American Association for Justice98% D
  3. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

191 bills

Frankel voted Yea on 25, Nay on 52, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 112 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.