Frederica S. Wilson

Overview

Frederica Wilson is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida with a solidly progressive voting record. Across 565 recorded votes, she has shown strong support for healthcare legislation, labor protections, defense-related measures such as veterans' care, and foreign policy engagement, while consistently opposing many Republican-led budget proposals, deregulatory environmental measures, and immigration enforcement bills. Her voting patterns reflect priorities common among progressive Democrats: backing efforts to expand or protect healthcare programs like Medicaid, supporting environmental regulations, opposing tax and spending frameworks put forward by the Republican majority, and voting in favor of labor-friendly legislation. She has also voted in support of reproductive rights and against certain criminal justice measures that came to the floor. Wilson's record on defense-related votes is notable for its nuance. She has supported veterans' benefits legislation and engaged with War Powers Resolution votes regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon, voting on different sides of related measures at different times — suggesting she weighs individual defense bills on their merits rather than following a blanket position. Her foreign policy votes lean toward engagement, with no recorded 'nay' votes in that category. Overall, Wilson's record paints a picture of a legislator who votes reliably with her party's progressive wing across most domestic policy areas while showing some independent judgment on defense and national security questions.

Key Positions

• •Consistently opposes Republican-led budget resolutions, voting 'nay' on 71% of budget-related measures that came to a vote, including the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget framework.
• •Supports healthcare access legislation, voting 'yea' on motions related to the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act in December 2025.
• •Opposes many environmental deregulation efforts, voting 'nay' on a measure to disapprove EPA rules on California's nonroad engine pollution standards, while supporting the Water Resources Development Act and the Ratepayer Protection Act.
• •Backs veterans' benefits, voting 'yea' on the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026.
• •Engaged on War Powers questions regarding Lebanon, voting 'yea' on a June 2026 resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Lebanon under the War Powers Resolution.
• •Supports labor-friendly legislation, voting 'yea' on 67% of labor-related measures.
• •Opposes most immigration enforcement bills brought to the floor, voting 'nay' on 50% of immigration votes with only one 'yea' vote recorded in the category.
• •Cast the sole recorded vote on reproductive rights in favor, voting 'yea' on that measure.