Joe Gruters
Florida State Senator, District 22 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 7
- 50 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 25.9%
- Chamber median 2.6%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.4
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Insurance · chair
- Fiscal Policy · chair
- Criminal Justice
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gruters sits in the Florida State Senate
Gruters is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Gayle Harrell, Corey Simon,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Gruters’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Florida State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Gruters’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Gruters | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | SB 4F: Property Tax Administration | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 30–8 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | HB 1D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 21–17 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 7040: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–7 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 484: Data Centers | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–6 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | HB 1279: Education | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–1 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Gruters was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida State Senate, District 22 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Florida State Senate, District 23 | Won | R+17.4 |
| 2018 | Florida State Senate, District 23 | Won | R+12.9 |
| 2016 | Florida House of Representatives, District 73 | Won | R+30.2 |
| 1998 | Florida House of Representatives, District 69 | Lost | D+20.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gruters has held
- Florida State Senate, District 22 · since 2022
- Florida State Senate, District 23 · since 2018
- Florida House of Representatives, District 73 · 2016–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gruters has run against
- Katherine Norman (D) · 2020 general, won
- Faith Olivia Babis (D) · 2018 general, won
- James T. Golden (D) · 2016 general, won
- Shirley A. Brown (D) · 1998 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Gruters
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/24b4458a-bc61-42f8-805a-6bc43edf6acb
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET