Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Scott Franklin
- Office
- U.S. representative for Florida’s 18th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
- Born
- 1964
- In Congress
- House since 2021 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- FRANKLIN, SCOTT MR.
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 18
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0FL15104 · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $1,026,403.99 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $815,897.15 | Won the general election (65.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $1,111,918.47 | Won the general election (6.5%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Florida District 15 | $1,665,297.83 | Won the general election (55.38%) |
Total raised$1,026,403.99
Total spent$625,068.70
Cash on hand$883,230.77
Debts owed by the campaign$298,500.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$436,590.5843%
- PACs and other committees$480,500.0047%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$82,332.418%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$26,981.003%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$5,418.581%
- Contributions over $200$428,761.0099%
- Itemized from inside Florida$284,586.0066%
- Itemized from other states$146,550.0034%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $50,250.00 · District of Columbia $24,000.00 · California $23,750.00 · Maryland $18,000.00 · Ohio $250.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea521
Voted nay148
Did not vote5 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored16
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored221
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10737 To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to promote transparency in science, and for other purposes.
Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Latest action Oct 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - H.R. 9094 Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Latest action Jun 2, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ea… - H.R. 8407 ACCURATE Act
Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Latest action Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - H.R. 8199 SCHEDULES Act of 2026
Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · Latest action Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. - H.R. 7734 Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. - H.R. 7464 TEMP Act
Introduced Feb 10, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. - H.R. 5908 Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
Introduced Nov 4, 2025 · Latest action Nov 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. - H.R. 3185 Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 · Latest action Jun 11, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held - H.R. 2770 TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Latest action Apr 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - H.R. 2297 Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 · Latest action Mar 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Vice Chair
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Environment Chair
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
119 committees reported giving $404,580.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,Connected PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)PAC$10,000.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$7,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$6,500.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- HERMEUS CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PACPAC$5,000.00
- SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DOUBLE L PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL POLITCAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,086.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PATRIOTS IN ACTIONLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- A NEW NATION PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- AEROVIRONMENT, INC PACPAC$4,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- FIGHT ON PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- SES SPACE AND DEFENSE, INC. PAC Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- LYNTRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TECO ENERGY INC EMPLOYEES' PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- A DUDA & SONS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SYSCO CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- HONEYWELL AEROSPACE US LLC PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONA PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DENTONS US LLP PACPAC$2,000.00
- GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- FUSE INTEGRATION MISSION FIRST PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$1,500.00
- LYKES BROS. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- TAMPA BAY PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VANTOR PARENT INC. PAC (VANTOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ULTRA ELECTRONICS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 18, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Franklin (R) | $1,026,403.99 | $883,230.77 | 2026-10-14 |
| Deva Simmons (NPA) | $29,703.80 | −$1,516.29 | 2026-10-14 |
| Curtis Gibson (D) | $13,784.90 | $1,576.67 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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