Robert Brackett
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 34
Robert Brackett is the Republican incumbent for Florida House District 34. A former Vero Beach mayor and information-services managing partner, he has served in the Florida House since 2022 and holds several current health, justice, tax, and education-budget committee assignments.
Where Robert Brackett stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Brackett cosponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 1019, enacted as Chapter 2026-158, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and requiring inventories, disposal plans, sampling, and enforcement.
June 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Brackett sponsored 2026 HB 773 concerning municipal-utility transfers and public budget disclosures; it died in the House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee.
March 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 105 creating procedures and remedies to challenge arbitrary or unauthorized local-government enforcement actions; it passed the House 104-5 and died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Brackett sponsored 2026 HB 4041 limiting certain noncontract inmate health-service and emergency-transport payments in Indian River County; it became Chapter 2026-202.
July 1, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Brackett sponsored 2023 CS/HB 1575, enacted as Chapter 2023-296, revising requirements for public-safety emergency communications systems in buildings.
June 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Brackett cosponsored 2026 HB 133 to lower Florida's minimum age for purchasing a firearm; it died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Brackett cosponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 1019, enacted as Chapter 2026-158, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and requiring inventories, disposal plans, sampling, and enforcement.
June 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett sponsored 2026 HB 89 requiring veterinarians to disclose prescription information and client rights; it became Chapter 2026-77 after unanimous House and Senate votes.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Brackett sponsored 2025 CS/HB 735, enacted as Chapter 2025-41, concerning submerged-land leases and grant programs for water-access facilities.
June 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett sponsored 2023 CS/HB 1575, enacted as Chapter 2023-296, revising requirements for public-safety emergency communications systems in buildings.
June 27, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Brackett serves as the Republican committee whip on the Florida House Health & Human Services Committee.
July 18, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett serves as vice chair of the Florida House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee.
July 18, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett sponsored 2026 HB 4021 to revise the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District boundaries; it died in the House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett received 72,940 votes, or 67.3 percent, in the 2024 House District 34 general election.
November 5, 2024
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Sponsored a bill letting courts award attorney fees and damages to people who sue local governments over local ordinances. The House set it aside after a similar Senate bill passed instead (House Bill 1515; Senate Bill 170 became Chapter 2023-309).
June 29, 2023
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett served as mayor of Vero Beach from 2020 through 2022.
December 31, 2022
Source: ballotready.org · researched July 18, 2026
Brackett received 58,545 votes, or 68.1 percent, in the 2022 House District 34 general election.
November 8, 2022
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Race Robert Brackett is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 34; Florida · incumbent
Past race Robert Brackett ran in:
- State Representative · August 18, 2026 · State House District 34; Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched September 10, 2026.