Southerland was the representative for Florida’s 2nd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2011 to 2014.
![Photo of Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL2, 2011-2014]](/static/legislator-photos/412408-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2014 Report Card for Southerland.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Southerland is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 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 Southerland sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 11, 2014. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Southerland sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (58%) Social Welfare (25%) Environmental Protection (17%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Southerland recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5201 (113th): Right to Haul Act of 2014
- H.R. 5078 (113th): Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
- H.R. 4988 (113th): Marine Access and State Transparency
- H.R. 4955 (113th): To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend …
- H.R. 4222 (113th): To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System …
- H.R. 3055 (113th): Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013
- H.R. 2057 (113th): To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2014, Southerland missed 19 of 2,810 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2014. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
