FLORIDA — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 Democracy Scorecard, recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.   

“Our 2024 Democracy Scorecard shows a surge of support in Congress for reforms that strengthen the right to vote, take back the Supreme Court, and break big money’s grip on our politics,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, President & CEO of Common Cause. “The number of members of Congress with perfect scores has increased more than 100% from 2020, with 58 members in our 2020 Scorecard to 117 this year. As we see the wealthy and well-connected try to influence our politics and our very livelihoods, we must demand our leaders deliver on the people’s pro-democracy agenda.”    

Since 2016, Common Cause has tracked support and co-sponsorship of democracy related legislation. This year’s scorecard includes ten legislative items in the U.S. Senate and 13 in the U.S. House, including the Freedom to Vote Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, and more.   

“The 2024 Democracy Scorecard empowers voters with information to hold their leaders in Washington accountable for a government that works for all,” said Aaron Scherb, Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, Common Cause. “Fourteen of Florida’s members of Congress earned a zero on this year’s scorecard, showing democracy is not yet experienced equally. With this year’s pivotal election, we must drive these key reforms to the top of the agenda so everyone can access an accountable government, no matter what state we call home.”  

Florida members of Congress with perfect or near perfect scores:   

• Representative Maxwell Frost: 13/13
• Representative Frederica Wilson: 13/13 
• Representative Lois Frankel: 12/13 
• Representative Darren Soto: 12/13  

Florida members of Congress with scores of zero:   

• Senator Marco Rubio: 0/10 
• Senator Rick Scott: 0/10 
• Representative Aaron Bean: 0/13 
• Representative Gus Bilirakis: 0/13  
• Representative Vern Buchanan: 0/13 
• Representative Kat Cammack: 0/13 
• Representative Byron Donalds: 0/13 
• Representative Matt Gaetz: 0/13 
• Representative Anna Paulina Luna: 0/13 
• Representative Brian Mast: 0/13  
• Representative Cory Mills: 0/13 
• Representative Bill Posey: 0/13 
• Representative Greg Steube: 0/13 
• Representative Michael Waltz: 0/13  

Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office.  

To view the 2024 Democracy Scorecard, click here.   

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