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Who represents Florida’s 16th Congressional District?

Vern Buchanan (Republican) represents the 16th district of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives. This page tracks every roll-call vote, every bill they’ve sponsored, and every news article we’ve matched to their record.

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Vern Buchanan

Vern Buchanan

Representative — Florida, District 16.0

Republican (since 2025)

Incumbent
2731 Total Votes
869 Nay
135 Not Voting
8 Present
1719 Yea

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BiographyVernon Gale Buchanan is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force National Guard veteran serving as the U.S.Read more →

Vernon Gale Buchanan is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force National Guard veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, representing Florida's 13th congressional district until redistricting.

His district is anchored by Bradenton.

On January 27, 2026, Buchanan announced he would not run for re-election in 2026.

Source: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

Committees

Committee Assignments — 119th Congress

Committee data not yet ingested for this member.

Money & Influence

Top Funders — 2026 Cycle

CommitteeTypeReceiptsFiled
TOTAL — APRIL QUARTERLYTOTAL$930K2026-03-31
PAC contributionsPAC$589K2026-03-31
Individual contributionsIND$296K2026-03-31
Other receiptsOTHER$3312026-03-31

Source: openFEC


Recent Stock Trades

No STOCK Act disclosures on file in the past 180 days.


Lobbying Exposure

No lobbying disclosures linked to this member's recent votes yet. Database is updated quarterly per Senate LDA filings.

Legislative Activity

Recent Voting Record (100 shown)

Date Bill Question Vote Result
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Failed
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Agreed to
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Agreed to
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Agreed to
2026-04-30 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-30 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Failed
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Yea Agreed to
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-04-30 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-04-30 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-29 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-29 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-04-29 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-29 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-27 HR7959 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-27 HR227 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-23 HR5587 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-22 HR4690 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-22 HR6387 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-22 HRES1189 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-04-22 HR4690 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-22 HR6387 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-22 HRES1189 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-22 HRES1182 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-21 HR5201 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-21 S1020 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-21 HR2493 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-20 HR5200 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-20 HR1681 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-17 HRES1175 Recorded Vote Yea Failed
2026-04-17 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-04-17 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-16 HCONRES40 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-16 HR6398 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-16 HRES965 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-04-16 HR6409 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-16 HR6398 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-16 HR6409 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-04-16 HRES1156 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-16 HR1689 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-04-15 HRES1174 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-04-15 HRES965 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-04-15 HRES1174 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-04-14 HR7613 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-04-14 HR1011 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-03-27 HRES1142 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-27 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-27 HR7084 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-03-27 HRES1142 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-03-26 HR8029 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-26 HRES1128 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-26 HR8029 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-03-25 HR5103 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-03-25 HR5103 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-25 HRES1131 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-25 HRES1131 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-03-24 HR6422 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-19 HR4638 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-18 HR556 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-03-18 HR556 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-03-18 HR1958 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-18 HJRES139 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Failed
2026-03-17 HR4294 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-17 S3971 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-17 HRES1115 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-17 HRES1115 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-03-05 HCONRES38 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-03-05 HRES1099 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-05 HR7744 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-03-05 HR7744 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-04 S723 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-04 HRES1095 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-04 HRES1100 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-03-04 HRES1095 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-03-04 HR6472 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-25 HR4758 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-02-25 HR4758 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-24 HRES1075 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-02-24 S2503 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Failed
2026-02-24 HR6329 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-24 HRES1075 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-24 HR4626 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-24 HR4626 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-02-12 HR2189 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-11 HR3617 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-02-11 S1383 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-02-11 S1383 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-11 HRES1057 Recorded Vote Yea Passed
2026-02-11 HR3617 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-11 HJRES72 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-02-11 HR261 Yea-and-Nay Nay Failed
2026-02-11 HR261 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-11 HRES1057 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-10 HRES1042 Recorded Vote Yea Failed
2026-02-10 HRES1042 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-09 HR1531 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-09 HR6644 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-02-04 HJRES142 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed

Bills Sponsored (1 bill introduced)

Bill Title Latest Action Date
HR6604 Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act Became Public Law No: 117-297. 2022-12-27

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Recent Videos (8)

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