Sam Garrison
Florida State Representative, District 11 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.5%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +38.2
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Rules and Ethics · chair
- Budget
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Garrison sits in the Florida House of Representatives
Garrison is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jennifer Canady, Demi Busatta, Bill Partington
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Garrison’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills50%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Garrison’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Garrison | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | HB 1D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 83–28 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 7040: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 80–20 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | HB 1279: Education | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 81–16 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | HB 905: Foreign Influence | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 83–17 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | HB 757: School Safety | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 88–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Garrison 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | — | R+34.9 | — |
| 2024 | Florida House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | R+38.2 | R+34.9 | +3.3 |
| 2022 | Florida House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | R+47.1 | R+34.7 | +12.4 |
| 2020 | Florida House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+37.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $121.2K
- Spent
- $120.9K
- Cash
- $266
Source: Florida Division of Elections filings through May 7, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Sam Garrison (State Representative) State | Active |
Source: Florida Division of Elections filings through May 7, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Garrison has held
- Florida House of Representatives, District 11 · since 2022
- Florida House of Representatives, District 18 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Garrison has run against
- Charlie Browne (D) · 2024 election, won
- Cornelius Jones (D) · 2022 election, won
- Leroy Anthony Edwards (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Garrison
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/965e180a-177f-49ac-baba-0f0c7fe9a836
- Wikidata Q106762963
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET