State Reps. Eskamani, Smith, Morales Score A on Progress Florida 2022 Report Card on Key Votes
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Progress Florida, in partnership with Florida Watch, released their People First Report Card in which they graded each Florida lawmaker “based on their voting record on issues that matter to everyday Floridians: health, the economy, public schools, housing affordability, clean energy and water, reproductive freedom, equality, safeguarding democracy, and more.”
Here’s how the Orange County Legislative Delegation fared based on their voting records.
Orange County State Legislative Delegation Members:
Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith | District 49: A – 100%
Representative Anna V. Eskamani | District 47: A – 100%
Representative Daisy Morales | District 48: A – 97%
Representative Travaris L. McCurdy | District 46: A- 97%
Representative Geraldine F. Thompson | District 44: A – 97%
Representative Joy Goff-Marcil | District 30: A – 97%
Senator Victor M. Torres, Jr. | District 15: A – 94%
Representative Kamia L. Brown | District 45: B – 88%
Senator Randolph Bracy | District 11: B – 83%
Senator Linda Stewart | District 13: B – 81%
Representative Keith Truenow | District 31: F – 36%
FloridaReportCard.com not only shows each lawmaker’s grades, but upon clicking each lawmaker’s photo, it also lists the slate of bills that Florida Watch and Progress Florida prioritized as important (“Good for Floridians” or “Bad for Floridians”) and the lawmaker’s vote on each of those bills using three simple criteria:
- Vote did not count for or against putting people first.
- Voted to put people first.
- Voted against putting people first.
The organizations highlight some of the most polarizing legislation, labeled to match their interpretation of the bills (i.e. “Don’t Say Gay”, “Fleecing Renters”, “Gerrymandered Congressional Representation”, etc.) and, along the right side of a lawmaker’s page, lists the key bills important to them overall, with an option to visit report cards from previous years.
Among the Orange County delegation, State Reps. Carlos G. Smith and Anna Eskamani tied for the top spot with 100 percent scores. Four state lawmakers occupied second place at 97 percent, including Reps. Daisy Morales, Travaris McCurdy, Geraldine Thompson, and Joy Goff-Marcil.