Scott Franklin

Overview

Scott Franklin is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida with 484 recorded votes. His voting record reflects consistent alignment with conservative priorities across most policy areas. He has been particularly active on energy and environment legislation, budget matters, and defense policy, while also casting votes on education, technology, and immigration bills. On fiscal matters, Franklin has supported Republican budget frameworks and continuing appropriations measures, voting in favor of the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution. He has consistently backed legislation related to energy policy and environmental regulatory reform, including votes to disapprove of EPA regulations and support for the Ratepayer Protection Act. In the defense and foreign policy space, he has voted against War Powers Resolution measures that would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from Lebanon, suggesting he favors maintaining executive flexibility on military deployments. Franklin's record on healthcare shows more opposition than support — he voted against motions to recommit on Medicaid and health premium legislation while supporting procedural votes to advance those bills. On labor issues, he voted against most measures that came to the floor, while supporting the majority of criminal justice, technology, and housing bills. His voting pattern on taxation shows strong support for tax-related legislation, consistent with his overall conservative fiscal stance. With 484 votes on record, Franklin has built a substantial legislative history that voters can evaluate across a wide range of policy areas.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports energy and environmental regulatory reform, voting in favor of 94% of environment and energy bills including measures to disapprove of EPA regulations on harbor craft emissions and the Ratepayer Protection Act.
• •Opposed War Powers Resolution efforts to remove U.S. forces from Lebanon on multiple occasions, indicating support for maintaining the president's authority over military deployments abroad.
• •Supported the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and continuing appropriations measures, reflecting alignment with Republican fiscal priorities.
• •Voted against most healthcare-related motions to recommit, including those tied to the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, while supporting procedural votes to advance these bills.
• •Voted in favor of all 13 criminal justice bills that came to a vote, showing strong support for law enforcement and criminal justice legislation.
• •Opposed 4 out of 5 labor-related measures, suggesting he generally does not support expanded labor regulations or protections as proposed in those bills.
• •Supported 90% of taxation measures, consistent with conservative approaches to tax policy.
• •Backed 9 out of 10 technology-related bills, showing broad support for technology legislation.