Scott Franklin
Republican · FL · U.S. Representative, Florida's 18th Congressional District
A retired Navy pilot and former insurance company chief executive who served as a Lakeland city commissioner. He campaigns on economic growth and stronger national security.
Where Scott Franklin stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose), Foreign Trade (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 18
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $850,000
- Spent
- $371,131
- Cash on hand
- $960,764
- Debts
- $298,500
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- RETIRED$312,409
- CEO$132,215
- EXECUTIVE$132,183
- CONSULTANT$74,300
- OWNER$39,463
PAC money by interest
Defense and aerospace · 31 PACs$118,500
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$8,500
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$7,000
- and 26 more
Agriculture and food · 9 PACs$33,586
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,$10,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL POLITCAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,086
- A DUDA & SONS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
- and 4 more
Retail · 7 PACs$26,500
- FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPAC$5,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$2,500
- and 2 more
Oil, gas, and energy · 8 PACs$17,000
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$3,500
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$3,500
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$2,500
- TECO ENERGY INC EMPLOYEES' PAC$2,500
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$2,000
- and 3 more
Donations sent through groups
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Introduced bipartisan legislation directing federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to improve extreme-weather and wildfire forecasting and preparedness.
April 9, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted for the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Introduced bipartisan legislation providing $3.5 billion in disaster assistance for Florida agricultural producers affected by the January 2026 freeze.
June 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation directing federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to improve extreme-weather and wildfire forecasting and preparedness.
April 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Reintroduced legislation requiring completed VA employee-misconduct findings to remain in personnel files even when an employee leaves during an investigation.
May 6, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Introduced bipartisan legislation requiring the Postal Service to notify communities and officials about temporary as well as permanent post-office closures.
June 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Reintroduced legislation requiring completed VA employee-misconduct findings to remain in personnel files even when an employee leaves during an investigation.
May 6, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Reintroduced bipartisan legislation directing the FDA to update orange-juice standards to support domestic citrus growers.
February 4, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted for the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling $9 billion in previously approved public-broadcasting and foreign-aid funds.
July 18, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced bipartisan legislation providing $3.5 billion in disaster assistance for Florida agricultural producers affected by the January 2026 freeze.
June 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Reintroduced legislation increasing penalties and closing legal exceptions related to profit from fetal-tissue transfers.
January 28, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 2 support
Was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
March 1, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began a 26-year career as a naval aviator, including combat operations and two post-9/11 recalls with U.S. Central Command.
May 28, 1986Supports National Defense
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Reintroduced bipartisan legislation directing the FDA to update orange-juice standards to support domestic citrus growers.
February 4, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to sustain an objection to Pennsylvania's certified 2020 presidential electors; the House rejected the objection 138-282.
January 7, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Introduced bipartisan legislation requiring the Postal Service to notify communities and officials about temporary as well as permanent post-office closures.
June 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation directing federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to improve extreme-weather and wildfire forecasting and preparedness.
April 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 1 oppose
Voted for the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling $9 billion in previously approved public-broadcasting and foreign-aid funds.
July 18, 2025Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 7 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in February 2026, paid for by the U.S. Israel Education Association. The organization, founded by evangelical Christian activist Heather Johnston, takes U.S. lawmakers to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and says its trips helped triple U.S. funding for Israel's Iron Dome.
February 13, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in February 2022, paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation, an organization tied to AIPAC, a group that lobbies Congress for U.S. military aid and support for Israel.
February 18, 2022Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
By the research checkpoint, chaired the House Science Committee's Environment Subcommittee and served on appropriations panels covering veterans, agriculture, energy, and water.
September 20, 2026
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Began serving in the U.S. House.
January 3, 2021
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Served as a Lakeland city commissioner and mayor pro tem before entering Congress.
January 2, 2018
Source: franklin.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Scott Franklin is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 18 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 18 (120th Congress), Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.