Clay Yarborough
Republican · FL · FL State Senator
Clay Yarborough serves in the Florida Senate and worked 15 years at UPS, rising to human resources supervisor, before joining the First Coast Manufacturers Association. He holds a business administration degree from the University of North Florida and served on the Jacksonville City Council.
Where Clay Yarborough stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record)
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 56, which makes releasing material into the air to change the weather a third-degree felony. The Florida Senate passed it 28-9, and it became law.
April 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1219, the CHOICE Act, which lets high earners sign deals of up to four years not to work for rivals. The Florida Senate passed it 28-9, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 903, which makes prisoners finish prison appeals before suing and bars claims for mental harm alone. The Florida Senate passed it 26-11, and it became law.
April 29, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 700, a 92-section agriculture package that ends fluoride in drinking water and protects farmworker housing. The Florida Senate passed it 27-9, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1205, which requires every petition collector to register, live in Florida and be a citizen. The Senate agreed 28-9 and the governor signed it as Chapter 2025-21.
May 2, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1219, the CHOICE Act, which lets high earners sign deals of up to four years not to work for rivals. The Florida Senate passed it 28-9, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
As of 2026-08-20, the Florida Senate's official Senator Clay Yarborough page listed his 2024-2026 Senate service, Judiciary Committee chairmanship, and committee assignments.
August 20, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored two Florida laws signed in 2026. One expanded free swim lessons and drowning-prevention materials for new parents (Senate Bill 428, Chapter 2026-38). The other barred nicotine shops from selling nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, and created trafficking crimes for the animal sedative xylazine (Senate Bill 432, Chapter 2026-148). Also co-introduced an electric-bicycle speed and safety bill the Governor vetoed (Senate Bill 382).
June 25, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
On March 6, 2026, Florida Senate Bill 624, introduced by Clay Yarborough to authorize faith-based supplemental activities in batterers' intervention programs, was laid on the table; a companion bill passed.
March 6, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored a Florida bill on search warrants, letting judges issue a warrant to recover a dead body, giving officers more time to return warrants to court, and letting officers apply by video (Senate Bill 442). The Senate set the bill aside on March 4, 2026 because the matching House bill had already passed; that version became law as Chapter 2026-177, effective July 1, 2026.
March 4, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Past races Clay Yarborough ran in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 4; Florida · incumbent
- State Senator · August 18, 2026 · State Senate District 4; Florida · incumbent