Jimmy Patronis
Republican · FL · United States Representative
Patronis is a Panama City restaurant owner who served eight years in the Florida House and later as Florida's chief financial officer. His current work focuses on military and veterans funding and on Gulf Coast ports and waterways.
Where Jimmy Patronis stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Gun Control (4 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records), Civil Rights (3 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose), Corporate Accountability (5 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted yes on 2014-05-01 to pass Senate Bill 1030, which let doctors order low-THC medical cannabis for certain patients. It passed the House 111-7.
May 1, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 461, which widened who could enroll in low-cost Health Flex insurance plans and extended the program. The governor signed it into law on 2008-06-10 (Chapter 2008-118).
June 10, 2008Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Won House approval on 2025-09-10 for his amendment to the defense policy bill (NDAA) that ended the Defense Department's preference for electric and hybrid vehicles. It passed 224-208.
September 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted on the Florida Cabinet on 2024-12-17 to approve land purchases of more than 20,000 acres in Santa Rosa, Walton and Bay counties for conservation and a new state park.
December 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: myfloridacfo.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2008-04-29 to pass House Bill 7135, an energy law that let the governor's office add energy and climate change goals to the state plan and stopped condo rules from banning renewable energy devices. It passed the House 117-0.
April 29, 2008Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Championed Senate Bill 426, which expanded benefits for firefighters diagnosed with certain cancers. Gov. DeSantis signed it into law, as reported on 2019-05-07.
May 7, 2019Supports Labor Rights
Source: wuwf.org · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted yes on 2013-04-24 to pass Senate Bill 2, an ethics law that limited public officials taking extra government jobs and let the Ethics Commission collect unpaid fines. It passed the House 117-0.
April 24, 2013Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted yes on 2026-09-16 to pass the PROOF Act (H.R. 10326), which required states to give the Justice Department data to investigate fraud in programs like Medicaid and SNAP. It passed 217-207.
September 16, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sent a letter on 2025-02-06 urging Elon Musk's federal DOGE team to audit federal grants to universities for what he called censorship work.
February 6, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: myfloridacfo.com · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted yes on 2014-05-02 to pass House Bill 851, which let some undocumented students who attended Florida high schools pay in-state college tuition. It passed the House 84-32.
May 2, 2014Supports Immigration
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted yes on 2026-01-22 to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), a full-year federal spending bill. It passed 341-88.
January 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-09-19 to pass a short-term spending bill (H.R. 5371) to keep the federal government funded. It passed 217-212.
September 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-07-18 to pass the Defense Department spending bill for fiscal year 2026 (H.R. 4016). It passed 221-209.
July 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted on the Florida Cabinet on 2024-12-17 to approve land purchases of more than 20,000 acres in Santa Rosa, Walton and Bay counties for conservation and a new state park.
December 17, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: myfloridacfo.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2007-06-14 to pass House Bill 1B, a special-session property tax bill that changed how local governments set tax rates and capped their maximum rates unless a supermajority or voters approved more. It passed 117-1.
June 14, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 843, which expanded Florida's Family Readiness Program for military families. The governor signed it into law on 2008-05-28 (Chapter 2008-82).
May 28, 2008Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 4 oppose
Joined more than two dozen House Republicans in a letter, announced 2026-04-30, urging the Army Corps of Engineers to allow lawful gun carry on about 12 million acres it manages.
April 30, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2014-03-20 to pass House Bill 89, the 'warning shot' bill, which extended self-defense protections to people who threaten force. It passed the House 93-24.
March 20, 2014Opposes Gun Control
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2011-04-26 to pass House Bill 155, which limited when doctors could ask patients about gun ownership or record it in medical files. It passed the House 88-30.
April 26, 2011Opposes Gun Control
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2008-03-26 to pass House Bill 503, which barred employers from banning workers and customers from keeping legally owned guns locked in their cars in parking lots. It passed the House 72-42.
March 26, 2008Opposes Gun Control
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
Voted yes on 2012-03-01 to pass House Bill 277, which restricted abortions in the third trimester or after viability. It passed the House 78-33.
March 1, 2012Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2011-04-27 to pass House Bill 1127, which required an ultrasound before an abortion, with some exceptions. It passed the House 81-37.
April 27, 2011Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 3 support
Signed a letter to President Trump on 2025-11-20 with seven Florida House members asking him to pull Gulf oil lease blocks inside the Eglin military training range from a planned sale.
November 20, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sent a letter on 2025-11-19 with Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody questioning an Air Force plan to move the 492nd Special Operations Wing from Florida to Arizona.
November 19, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-07-18 to pass the Defense Department spending bill for fiscal year 2026 (H.R. 4016). It passed 221-209.
July 18, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted yes on 2011-04-26 to pass House Bill 155, which limited when doctors could ask patients about gun ownership or record it in medical files. It passed the House 88-30.
April 26, 2011Supports Data Privacy
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Voted for the SAVE America Act, which required voter ID in federal elections and proof of citizenship to register to vote. His office announced the vote on 2026-02-13.
February 13, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Asked the Florida Elections Commission on 2020-09-23 to investigate Michael Bloomberg's plan to pay off court debts so people with felony records could vote.
September 23, 2020Opposes Civil Rights
Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2011-04-21 to pass House Bill 1355, an elections law that added rules for groups that register voters and changed other voting procedures. It passed the House 79-37.
April 21, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 5 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340), which set a federal standard making large power users like AI data centers pay for grid upgrades. It passed 417-3 on 2026-09-16.
September 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Pulled about $2 billion in state money from BlackRock on 2022-12-01, objecting to the firm's use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.
December 1, 2022Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: wusf.org · researched September 21, 2026
Pressed more than 40 insurance companies on a 2018-11-20 call to speed up Hurricane Michael claims, citing slow payments and claim denials.
November 20, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: insurancejournal.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted on 2015-06-18 with a unanimous Public Service Commission to let Florida Power & Light charge customers for up to $500 million a year in natural gas fracking projects, rejecting its staff's advice.
June 18, 2015Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: web.archive.org · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 7077, which required out-of-state pharmacies to get a Florida permit before shipping sterile compounded drugs into the state. The governor signed it on 2014-06-13 (Chapter 2014-148).
June 13, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Co-sponsored House Bill 155 as a lead sponsor with Rep. Carlos Trujillo. The law banned slot-style gambling machines in internet cafes and was signed on 2013-04-10 (Chapter 2013-2).
April 10, 2013Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2007-01-22 to pass House Bill 1A, a special-session property insurance overhaul that changed rules for home and auto insurers and added consumer protections. It passed the House 116-2.
January 22, 2007Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Voted yes on the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340), which set a federal standard making large power users like AI data centers pay for grid upgrades. It passed 417-3 on 2026-09-16.
September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2026-09-16 to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R. 9497), which authorized Army Corps of Engineers water projects. It passed 415-9.
September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sent a letter to the National Transportation Safety Board on 2026-01-29 asking for a safety review after a Brightline train hit a delivery robot on tracks in Miami.
January 29, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sent a letter to the Coast Guard on 2025-12-02 asking it to fix navigation lights in Destin's East Pass that had been broken since 2021.
December 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — General
General · 39 records
Voted on 2026-03-18 in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to advance Dalilah's Law (H.R. 5688), requiring truck driver license applicants to show English skills.
March 18, 2026
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted no on 2026-01-08 on overriding President Trump's veto of a bill (H.R. 504) that added the Miccosukee Tribe's Osceola Camp in the Everglades to its reserved area. The override failed 236-188.
January 8, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-12-17 to pass the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703), a health insurance bill. It passed 216-211.
December 17, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds for Florida governor on 2025-10-16.
October 16, 2025
Source: breitbart.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-07-17 to pass the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), which set federal rules for cryptocurrency markets and gave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission main oversight. It passed 294-134.
July 17, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted on 2025-06-24 to set aside (table) a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump (H.Res. 537). The motion passed 344-79.
June 24, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-05-08 to pass the Gulf of America Act (H.R. 276), which renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in federal law. It passed 211-206.
May 8, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Was appointed to the House Committee on Small Business on 2025-04-24.
April 24, 2025
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Was appointed to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on 2025-04-11, with seats on its aviation, Coast Guard and water resources panels.
April 11, 2025
Source: patronis.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-04-10 to adopt the Senate-amended congressional budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 14). It passed 216-214.
April 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2025-04-09 to pass the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526), which limited federal district judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions. It passed 219-213.
April 9, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Won the 2025-04-01 special election for Florida's 1st Congressional District, beating Democrat Gay Valimont 56.9% to 42.3%.
April 1, 2025
Source: results.elections.myflorida.com · researched September 21, 2026
Appointed former state Rep. Frank White to the board of Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run home insurer, on 2025-02-10.
February 10, 2025
Source: myfloridacfo.com · researched September 21, 2026
Launched a state study on 2024-12-11 of how gold and silver could be used as legal money in Florida, without being taxed as property.
December 11, 2024
Source: myfloridacfo.com · researched September 21, 2026
Endorsed state Sen. Joe Gruters on 2024-12-04 to replace him as Florida's Chief Financial Officer.
December 4, 2024
Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026
Received Donald Trump's endorsement on 2024-11-25 for the Florida 1st District U.S. House seat left open by Matt Gaetz.
November 25, 2024
Source: news4jax.com · researched September 21, 2026
Won re-election as Florida's Chief Financial Officer on 2022-11-08, beating Democrat Adam Hattersley 59.5% to 40.5%.
November 8, 2022
Source: results.elections.myflorida.com · researched September 21, 2026
A Florida appeals court partly reversed a lower court in a lawsuit over the hiring of Ronald Rubin, reported 2021-11-29. It said the hiring was not for courts to review. A prosecutor earlier found no wrongdoing in Rubin's claims against Patronis's office.
November 29, 2021
Source: insurancejournal.com · researched September 21, 2026
The Florida Commission on Ethics found no probable cause in a complaint that he misused a state car, reported 2019-12-09. His 2018 opponent Jeremy Ring had filed the complaint.
December 9, 2019
Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026
Voted with the governor and attorney general on 2019-07-25 to remove Office of Financial Regulation head Ronald Rubin after an inspector general's report. Patronis had recommended Rubin for the job and said he took responsibility for that.
July 25, 2019
Source: news.wjct.org · researched September 21, 2026
Won election as Florida's Chief Financial Officer on 2018-11-06, beating Democrat Jeremy Ring 51.7% to 48.3%.
November 6, 2018
Source: results.elections.myflorida.com · researched September 21, 2026
Was appointed Florida's Chief Financial Officer by Gov. Rick Scott on 2017-06-26 to replace Jeff Atwater, leaving his seat on the Public Service Commission.
June 26, 2017
Source: wusf.org · researched September 21, 2026
Took part in the Public Service Commission's 2016-11-29 approval of an $811 million Florida Power & Light rate settlement. The order listed him among the deciding commissioners, with no dissent recorded.
November 29, 2016
Source: floridapsc.com · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 7095, which changed how the state funds professional sports and spring training facilities and required screening of applicants. The governor signed it on 2014-06-20 (Chapter 2014-167).
June 20, 2014
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2014-04-11 to pass House Bill 59, the Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which made harming an unborn child during a crime a separate offense. It passed the House 74-42.
April 11, 2014
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 999 with Rep. Peters, an environmental rules law covering permits for marinas, wells, seawalls and state land leases. The governor signed it on 2013-05-30 (Chapter 2013-92).
May 30, 2013
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Became chair of the Florida House Economic Affairs Committee on 2012-11-26 and led it through the end of his House service on 2014-11-03.
November 26, 2012
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 503, a broad environmental permitting law that changed rules for development and building permits and extended some permits by two years. The governor signed it on 2012-05-04 (Chapter 2012-205).
May 4, 2012
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2012-03-01 to pass House Bill 1191, the 'parent trigger' bill, which let parents at failing public schools petition for a turnaround plan. It passed the House 80-34.
March 1, 2012
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 1039, which added certain hallucinogenic drugs to Florida's list of banned (Schedule I) controlled substances. The governor signed it on 2011-05-31 (Chapter 2011-90).
May 31, 2011
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2011-05-06 to pass House Bill 7107, which moved Florida's Medicaid program into statewide managed care plans. It passed the House 79-39.
May 6, 2011
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2011-03-16 to pass Senate Bill 736, the Student Success Act, which based teacher evaluations and pay on student learning growth. It passed the House 80-39.
March 16, 2011
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2010-04-09 to pass Senate Bill 6, an education bill that created a performance pay fund for teachers and required school districts to give end-of-course exams. It passed the House 64-55.
April 9, 2010
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 285, which expanded the council that advises on Florida's Medicaid Low-Income Pool hospital funding. The governor signed it on 2009-05-20 (Chapter 2009-42).
May 20, 2009
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted no on 2009-05-08 on the final version of Senate Bill 788, the Seminole Tribe gaming deal and gambling expansion, after voting for an earlier version. The final version passed the House 82-35.
May 8, 2009
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2009-05-01 to pass Senate Bill 360, a growth management law that changed the rules requiring roads and other services to keep pace with new development. It passed the House 78-37.
May 1, 2009
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted yes on 2009-04-21 to pass Senate Bill 788, a gambling bill setting terms for a gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe. It passed the House 84-27.
April 21, 2009
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Became chair of the Florida House Health Care Regulation Policy Committee on 2008-11-18, and vice chair of the Health Care Appropriations Committee the same day.
November 18, 2008
Source: flhouse.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Won election to the Florida House of Representatives in District 6 (Bay County) on 2006-11-07, beating Democrat Janice L. Lucas 67.1% to 32.9%.
November 7, 2006
Source: results.elections.myflorida.com · researched September 21, 2026
Race Jimmy Patronis is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (120th Congress), Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched September 21, 2026.