Kevin Chambliss
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Kevin Chambliss

Florida State Representative, District 117 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Florida State Representative, District 117Born 1981

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
12.1%
Chamber median 2.7%
With party
84%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+28.5
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Budget
  • Commerce
  • Congressional Redistricting Select
  • Judiciary

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 859 Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools
subject index · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 471 Recruitment and Retention of Speech-language Pathologists
subject index · Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 1287 Labor Pool Act
(vetoed) · Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 391 Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity
subject index · Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 649 Property Insurer Financial Strength Ratings
subject index · Failed in committee Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Chambliss sits in the Florida House of Representatives

Chambliss is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianChamblissMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Allison Tant, Mitch Rosenwald, Rob Long

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Chambliss’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats84%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills34%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Florida House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Chambliss’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillChamblissDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Apr 29, 2026HB 1D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the StateNoNoYesPassed 83–28
Mar 13, 2026SB 7040: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the GovernorNot votingNoYesPassed 80–20
Mar 13, 2026HB 1279: EducationNot votingNoYesPassed 81–16
Mar 13, 2026HB 905: Foreign InfluenceNot votingNoYesPassed 83–17
Mar 12, 2026HB 757: School SafetyNoNoYesPassed 88–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Chambliss 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Florida House District 117WonD+28.5D+2.2+26.3
2024Florida House of Representatives, District 117WonD+5.8——
2022Florida House of Representatives, District 117Won———
2020Florida House of Representatives, District 117Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$124.9K
Spent
$61.4K
Cash
$63.5K

Source: Florida Division of Elections filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Kevin Chambliss (State Representative)
State
Active

Source: Florida Division of Elections filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

How we know Chambliss

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET