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Rick Scott
U.S. Senator (Class 1), FL
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), FL current
Florida |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), FL
Florida |
Republican | Jan 8, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Florida
United States |
Republican | Jan 8, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management Support unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Seapower — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Special Committee on Aging — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.733, social dim. -0.079. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 3927 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,500 recorded contributions totalling $39,816,627. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 1428 of 1500 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 506 | $23,204,529 | 58% |
| Corporate PAC | 360 | $12,057,244 | 30% |
| Super PAC | 535 | $3,327,210 | 8% |
| Party | 27 | $952,175 | 2% |
| Unclassified | 72 | $275,469 | 1% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Oct 11, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $3,000,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Oct 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $2,500,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Oct 3, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $2,300,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Jun 13, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,500,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,418,000 | SCOTT, RICK SEN | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Apr 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,400,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Oct 18, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $934,111 | SCOTT, RICK SEN | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Apr 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $924,000 | SCOTT, RICK SEN | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Apr 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $878,066 | TEAM RICK SCOTT | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $850,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Aug 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $725,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Aug 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $700,000 | SCOTT, RICK SENATOR | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Big donor | Nov 3, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $685,289 | TEAM RICK SCOTT | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $684,115 | TEAM RICK SCOTT | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDA | Corporate PAC | Nov 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (20 as lead sponsor)
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S 4834
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to limit expenditures for foreign student work authorizations, and for other purposes.
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SRES 444
US · Jun 16, 2026
A resolution condemning the dictator of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, for deceit, undermining prospects for peace and security, and orchestrating…
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SRES 770
US · Jun 15, 2026
A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
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S 4771
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect a fee for credible fear interviews, and for other…
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S 4762
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments on threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial…
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SRES 769
US · Jun 11, 2026
A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the heinous attack at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016.
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S 4769
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to double the civil penalties for aliens who enter or attempt to enter the United States without authorization, aliens subject to a final order of…
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S 4716
US · Jun 9, 2026
SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026
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S 4687
US · Jun 4, 2026
Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026
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S 4674
US · Jun 3, 2026
DUMP Red Tape Act
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