Mucarsel-Powell was the representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2019 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL26, 2019-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412767-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Mucarsel-Powell.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Mucarsel-Powell is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Mucarsel-Powell sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Mucarsel-Powell sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (31%) International Affairs (19%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Education (12%) Immigration (12%) Labor and Employment (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Mucarsel-Powell’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Con.Res. 122 (116th): Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid ...
- H.Res. 1202 (116th): Denouncing the Maduro regime’s efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections, the absence ...
- H.Res. 1172 (116th): Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.
- H.R. 8225 (116th): Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
- H.R. 8150 (116th): SCHOOLS Act
- H.R. 8017 (116th): MOTION Act
- H.R. 8016 (116th): PARTNERS Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Mucarsel-Powell missed 6 of 954 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Debbie Murcarsel-Powell for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
