DemocratIn office since Jan 2013

Lois Frankel

U.S. Representative, FL-22 since 2013. Won the 2026 race for Florida's 23rd District. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, FL-22Born 1948Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 13 yrs; Since 2013
Bills became law: 0; 10 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 4.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +31.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on AppropriationsLabor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 10 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 9405 Esther Coopersmith Award Act
International Affairs · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 8813 Supporting Survivors from Faith-based Communities Act
Crime and Law Enforcement · Introduced May 2026

HR 6857 Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
Education · Introduced Dec 2025

HR 6358 Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Education · Introduced Dec 2025

HR 5575 FASTER Act
Health · Introduced Sep 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Frankel sits in the U.S. House

Frankel is closer to the center than 61% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Andrea Salinas, Sarah McBride, Mike Thompson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Frankel’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Frankel	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Frankel was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, FL-22 U.S. House, FL-21 U.S. House, FL-22

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Florida's 23rd District	Won	D+31.3	D+13.9	+17.4
2024	U.S. House, FL-22	Won	D+9.9	—	—
2022	U.S. House, FL-22	Won	D+10.2	—	—
2020	U.S. House, FL-21	Won	D+19.9	—	—
2018	U.S. House, FL-21	Won	—	—	—
2016	U.S. House, FL-21	Won	D+27.6	—	—
2014	U.S. House, FL-22	Won	D+16.1	—	—
2012	U.S. House, FL-22	Won	D+9.3	—	—