Mucarsel-Powell is the representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Mucarsel-Powell is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL26]](/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 is a member of the House of Representatives 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 has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 23, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Mucarsel-Powell sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (45%) Crime and Law Enforcement (18%) Education (18%) Immigration (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Mucarsel-Powell’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1202: Denouncing the Maduro regime’s efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of ...
- H.Res. 1172: Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.
- H.R. 8225: Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
- H.R. 8150: SCHOOLS Act
- H.R. 8017: MOTION Act
- H.R. 8016: PARTNERS Act
- H.R. 7977: Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Oct 2020, Mucarsel-Powell missed 6 of 919 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
