RepublicanIn office since Jan 2021

Scott Franklin

U.S. Representative, FL-18 since 2021. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, FL-18Born 1964Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2021
Bills became law: 0; 16 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.6; 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 Science, Space, and TechnologyEnvironment · Chair
House Committee on AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies · Vice ChairEnergy and Water Development and Related AgenciesMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 16 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Franklin sits in the U.S. House

Franklin is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Austin Scott, David Taylor, Tom Emmer

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

With Franklin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

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

Career

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

2020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, FL-15 U.S. House, FL-18

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	U.S. House, FL-18	Won	R+3.6	R+16.9	−13.3
2024	U.S. House, FL-18	Won	R+30.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, FL-18	Won	R+49.2	—	—
2020	U.S. House, FL-15	Won	R+10.8	—	—