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United States House of Representatives
Darren Soto
US Representative
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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Raw: -20 of 42 dynamic max
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foreign-influence adjustment
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,976 of 9,024 · bottom 0.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.
For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.
Base score 0/100 → Adjusted -20/100
- AIPAC / pro-Israel-lobby contributions-20TrackAIPAC career-total report shows $445,933 from AIPAC and pro-Israel-lobby PACs.AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures targeting U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented AIPAC contributions as a failure on foreign_policy_restraint/q4 (the foreign-lobby question) AND applies a dollar-bracket adjustment to the total score.
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📍 Local district offices (2)
Kissimmee, FL · 407-452-1171 · 804 Bryan St. 34741
Orlando, FL · 407-204-3370 · 5800 South Semoran Blvd, Suite B 32822
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-22 – 2026-11-01
State elections office: (850) 245-6200
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Florida Division of Elections
Official Profile
X / Twitter: @RepDarrenSoto
FL-09 (Kissimmee/Orlando) since 2017; first Floridian of Puerto Rican descent in Congress; Energy & Commerce. Heritage Action 5% lifetime. Progressive on life (WHPA yea, Born-Alive nay, Planned Parenthood endorsed 2024), marriage/gender (RFMA + Equality Act yeas), elections (HR 1 yea, SAVE nay twice), border (HR 2 + Laken Riley nays, Dream Act original cosponsor), guns (AWB 2022 yea + cosponsor, BSCA yea, Giffords endorsed). DEVIATIONS: voted AYE to prohibit noncitizen voting in DC elections (HR 192, Roll 232, 5/2024); co-chair Congressional Blockchain Caucus — yea on FIT21, CLARITY and GENIUS crypto bills with GOP majorities, though he voted NAY twice on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. Voted yea on all April 2024 foreign-aid supplementals (Israel, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific). NRCC attacked his Laken Riley nay (2/2026).
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)[9]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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1 claim
Voted NO on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (House Vote #102, April 10, 2025, 220-208), requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections. All 208 NO votes were cast by Democrats. Soto, representing FL-9 (Orlando corridor) since 2017, has consistently opposed documentary-identification requirements for voter registration, framing them as barriers to electoral participation.
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)[14]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)[16]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
1 claim
As Congressional Hispanic Caucus Whip, voted for H.R. 6 (American Dream and Promise Act) and H.R. 1603 (Farm Workforce Modernization Act) to grant permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants including DACA recipients — rejecting the rubric's call for mandatory deportation and opposing amnesty-style pathways.
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)[16]
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Co-sponsored H.R. 698, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 (118th Congress), which would ban the manufacture, sale, and importation of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Soto has also consistently opposed constitutional-carry reciprocity legislation, voting NO on H.R. 38 (the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act) when it advanced in the 115th Congress — directly contradicting the rubric's constitutional-carry standard.
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)[19]
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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- [1]Voted YEA on Women's Health Protection Act (HR 3755, Roll 295, 2021) and NAY on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21, Roll 27, 1/2025). Official
Voted YEA on Women's Health Protection Act (HR 3755, Roll 295, 2021) and NAY on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21, Roll 27, 1/2025).
- [2]Voted YEA on Women's Health Protection Act (HR 3755, Roll 295, 2021) and NAY on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21, Roll 27, 1/2025). Official
Voted YEA on Women's Health Protection Act (HR 3755, Roll 295, 2021) and NAY on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21, Roll 27, 1/2025).
- [3]Voted to codify nationwide abortion access (WHPA); campaign runs on 'Reproductive Rights' plank. Unclassified
Voted to codify nationwide abortion access (WHPA); campaign runs on 'Reproductive Rights' plank.
- [4]Planned Parenthood Action 100% rating and 2024 PP endorsement documented, but direct abortion-industry PAC dollars not verified this pass — null on the funding question. Reference
Planned Parenthood Action 100% rating and 2024 PP endorsement documented, but direct abortion-industry PAC dollars not verified this pass — null on the funding question.
- [5]Voted YES on Respect for Marriage Act final passage (Roll 513, 12/2022); own release: 'Soto Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality.' Official
Voted YES on Respect for Marriage Act final passage (Roll 513, 12/2022); own release: 'Soto Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality.'
- [6]Voted YES on Respect for Marriage Act final passage (Roll 513, 12/2022); own release: 'Soto Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality.' Official
Voted YES on Respect for Marriage Act final passage (Roll 513, 12/2022); own release: 'Soto Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality.'
- [7]RFMA yea + Equality Act yea (HR 5, Roll 39, 2021). Official
RFMA yea + Equality Act yea (HR 5, Roll 39, 2021).
- [8]Equality Act yea (enshrines gender identity in federal civil-rights law); hosted Transgender Day of Visibility roundtable opposing 'anti-LGBTQI+ legislation.' Official
Equality Act yea (enshrines gender identity in federal civil-rights law); hosted Transgender Day of Visibility roundtable opposing 'anti-LGBTQI+ legislation.'
- [9]Voted NO on Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5, Roll 161, 3/2023), which included parental-notification provisions for school gender-identity changes. Official
Voted NO on Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5, Roll 161, 3/2023), which included parental-notification provisions for school gender-identity changes.
- [10]Voted NAY twice on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 5403 Roll 230, 2024; HR 1919 Roll 201, 2025) — kept a Fed CBDC path open. Mixed: strongly pro-crypto (FIT21/CLARITY/GENIUS yeas, Blockchain Caucus co-chair), but the CBDC half of this question is a documented contrary vote. Official
Voted NAY twice on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 5403 Roll 230, 2024; HR 1919 Roll 201, 2025) — kept a Fed CBDC path open. Mixed: strongly pro-crypto (FIT21/CLARITY/GENIUS yeas, Blockchain Caucus co-chair), but the CBDC half of this question is a documented contrary vote.
- [11]Voted NAY twice on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 5403 Roll 230, 2024; HR 1919 Roll 201, 2025) — kept a Fed CBDC path open. Mixed: strongly pro-crypto (FIT21/CLARITY/GENIUS yeas, Blockchain Caucus co-chair), but the CBDC half of this question is a documented contrary vote. Official
Voted NAY twice on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 5403 Roll 230, 2024; HR 1919 Roll 201, 2025) — kept a Fed CBDC path open. Mixed: strongly pro-crypto (FIT21/CLARITY/GENIUS yeas, Blockchain Caucus co-chair), but the CBDC half of this question is a documented contrary vote.
- [12]Voted NO on the SAVE Act (citizenship verification for voter registration) in both 2024 (Roll 345) and 2025 (Roll 102). Deviation noted: AYE on HR 192 banning noncitizen voting in DC (Roll 232, 2024). Official
Voted NO on the SAVE Act (citizenship verification for voter registration) in both 2024 (Roll 345) and 2025 (Roll 102). Deviation noted: AYE on HR 192 banning noncitizen voting in DC (Roll 232, 2024).
- [13]Voted NO on the SAVE Act (citizenship verification for voter registration) in both 2024 (Roll 345) and 2025 (Roll 102). Deviation noted: AYE on HR 192 banning noncitizen voting in DC (Roll 232, 2024). Official
Voted NO on the SAVE Act (citizenship verification for voter registration) in both 2024 (Roll 345) and 2025 (Roll 102). Deviation noted: AYE on HR 192 banning noncitizen voting in DC (Roll 232, 2024).
- [14]Voted YEA on HR 1 For the People Act (Roll 62, 2021) — nationwide early/mail voting expansion, the opposite of single-day in-person voting. Official
Voted YEA on HR 1 For the People Act (Roll 62, 2021) — nationwide early/mail voting expansion, the opposite of single-day in-person voting.
- [15]HR 1 yea — mandates no-excuse mail voting and drop boxes; touted the bill in his own release. Official
HR 1 yea — mandates no-excuse mail voting and drop boxes; touted the bill in his own release.
- [16]Voted NAY on HR 2 Secure the Border Act (Roll 209, 5/2023) — wall construction and border enforcement package. Official
Voted NAY on HR 2 Secure the Border Act (Roll 209, 5/2023) — wall construction and border enforcement package.
- [17]Voted NAY on Laken Riley Act final passage (S 5, Roll 23, 1/2025), citing mass-deportation concerns; original cosponsor of the Dream and Promise Act and public DACA defender. Official
Voted NAY on Laken Riley Act final passage (S 5, Roll 23, 1/2025), citing mass-deportation concerns; original cosponsor of the Dream and Promise Act and public DACA defender.
- [18]Voted NAY on Laken Riley Act final passage (S 5, Roll 23, 1/2025), citing mass-deportation concerns; original cosponsor of the Dream and Promise Act and public DACA defender. Official
Voted NAY on Laken Riley Act final passage (S 5, Roll 23, 1/2025), citing mass-deportation concerns; original cosponsor of the Dream and Promise Act and public DACA defender.
- [19]Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed. Official
Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed.
- [20]Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed. Official
Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed.
- [21]Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed. Unclassified
Voted YEA on (and cosponsored) the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (HR 1808, Roll 410); yea on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act red-flag funding (Roll 299); Giffords endorsed.
- [22]AIPAC/foreign-lobby receipts not confirmed for Soto this pass — null. Reference
AIPAC/foreign-lobby receipts not confirmed for Soto this pass — null.
- [23]Voted NO on the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act (repealing the CMS health-worker vaccine mandate, Roll 98, 2023) and NAY on terminating the COVID national emergency (HJ Res 7, Roll 104, 2023). Official
Voted NO on the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act (repealing the CMS health-worker vaccine mandate, Roll 98, 2023) and NAY on terminating the COVID national emergency (HJ Res 7, Roll 104, 2023).
- [24]Voted NO on the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act (repealing the CMS health-worker vaccine mandate, Roll 98, 2023) and NAY on terminating the COVID national emergency (HJ Res 7, Roll 104, 2023). Official
Voted NO on the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act (repealing the CMS health-worker vaccine mandate, Roll 98, 2023) and NAY on terminating the COVID national emergency (HJ Res 7, Roll 104, 2023).
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