Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Darren Soto

Official portrait of Darren Soto
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Florida’s 9th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Kissimmee, FL
Born
1978
In Congress
House since 2017 · 9 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
SOTO, DARREN
Next election
Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the current district highlighted

Florida, District 9

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 9IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6FL09179 · Principal campaign committee: DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 9$3,652,279.81General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 9$2,159,165.71Won the general election (55.1%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Florida District 9$1,337,428.16Won the general election (53.6%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Florida District 9$1,115,842.18Won the general election (56.02%)
Total raised$3,652,279.81
Total spent$3,416,403.68
Cash on hand$249,994.67
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
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: $1,567,917.37PACs and other committees: $2,051,050.00Party committees: $5,719.75Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $21,865.56Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $5,727.13
  • Individual contributions$1,567,917.3743%
  • PACs and other committees$2,051,050.0056%
  • Party committees$5,719.750%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$21,865.561%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,727.130%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$77,273.839%
  • Contributions over $200$747,089.3491%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$240,539.0032%
  • Itemized from other states$510,913.9068%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $87,230.00 · California $85,300.00 · Massachusetts $72,500.00 · Texas $59,715.00 · District of Columbia $46,525.56. 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

$1.3M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $158,214.89APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $67,405.13JULY QUARTERLY: raised $161,934.89JULY QUARTERLY: spent $86,113.89OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $264,730.15OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $80,838.99YEAR-END: raised $347,636.43YEAR-END: spent $77,944.10APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $308,898.75APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $110,625.94JULY QUARTERLY: raised $732,034.77JULY QUARTERLY: spent $295,780.66PRE-PRIMARY: raised $184,384.08PRE-PRIMARY: spent $265,889.13OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,307,162.19OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,152,724.782025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea326
Voted nay347
Voted present1
Did not vote0 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored19
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored533

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

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On 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
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On 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
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On 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
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On 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
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10898 To direct the President's Pay Agent to establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area.
    Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Latest action Oct 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10462 Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determ…
  • H.Res. 1364 Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
    Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9159 Protect Our Homes Act
    Introduced Jun 4, 2026 · Latest action Jun 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  • H.R. 8458 STAR Act
    Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Latest action Apr 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  • H.Res. 1046 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310) to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 19, 2026: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Soto. Petition No: 119-18. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026031918">Discharge petition</a>…
  • H.R. 7299 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Michigan Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Robert Guevara Post Office Building".
    Introduced Jan 30, 2026 · Latest action Jan 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 6699 Stop Communist Radio Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 12, 2025 · Latest action Dec 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 6479 Puerto Rico Affordable Care Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · Latest action Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 5161 To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Young Americans, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Latest action Sep 4, 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

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

411 committees reported giving $1,622,070.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Darren Soto$40,593.64
  • Independent expenditures opposing Darren Soto$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Darren Soto (D)$3,652,279.81$249,994.672026-10-14
Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr. (R)$3,155,928.75$71,818.812026-09-30
Dan Green (R)$2,692,713.23$449,959.752026-10-14
Jorge Martinez (R)$1,015,655.55$0.002026-10-12
Benjamin Ben Butler (R)$460,648.70$1,000.002026-09-30
Howard Steven Rance (R)$157,591.17$0.002026-09-18
Justin Story (R)$94,509.17$0.002026-09-30
Jorge Antonio Malavet (R)$27,816.89$38.842026-06-30
Gregory Marcus Carter (R)$22,565.05$1,279.322026-08-25

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLean ROctober 16, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RSeptember 11, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 22, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
SEA Polling (D)October 10–15, 2026— (LV)± 4.9%Darren Soto 44% · Dan Green 44%
SEA Polling (D)August 24–30, 2026400 (RV)± 4.9%Darren Soto 41% · Dan Green 41%

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: DARREN SOTO 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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