Darren Soto

Democrat · Candidate for Florida U.S. House District 9 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: slightly left.

AI read of their current public record: moderately left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesModerately left
Climate & energyModerately left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 0% of votes, voted with their party 91.5% of the time.

Sponsored 19 bills (0 became law), mostly on immigration, science, technology, communications, health.

Source: Voteview.

Funding

$3.7M raised, $88K from small donors.

Largest committee donorsAmount
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee$251K
NEW Democrat Coalition Action FUND$50K
FAIR SHOT PAC$15K
CHC BOLD PAC$12K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (nabpac)$11K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC$10K
DUKE Energy Corporation PAC$10K
Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (syncpac)$10K

Source: FEC filings.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $422K supporting and $306K opposing Darren Soto.

For
Progressive Turnout Project · Progressive advocacy$271K
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Federal Political Action Fund$77K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · Business / industry$46K
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy$19K
SEIU Cope (service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) · Labor union$9,000
Equality Florida Action Inc.$12
Against
No Going Back PAC Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC$171K
Civic Renewal Fund Inc. · Unknown (no stated mission)$103K
MAGA Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC$31K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • Labor unions: AFGE, Florida AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, Amalgamated Transit Union, Association of Flight Attendants, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and 17 more
  • Organizations: AIPAC, Democratic Majority for Israel, Latino Victory, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Sierra Club, Jewish Democratic Council of America and 1 more
  • Sheriffs: John Mina

More about Darren Soto

Campaign website · Wikipedia · FEC filings · Ballotpedia

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Quick answers

What party is Darren Soto?
Darren Soto is running as a Democrat.
Is Darren Soto the incumbent?
Yes. Darren Soto currently holds this office.
Who is Darren Soto running against?
Dan Green, for Florida U.S. House District 9.
How much money has Darren Soto raised?
$3.7M as of the latest FEC filings.
Is Darren Soto liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Darren Soto is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Darren Soto?
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