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Florida House of Representatives District 117
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$175/day for a maximum of 60 days. Members can also receive per diem outside of the session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Kevin Chambliss (Democratic Party) is a member of theFlorida House of Representatives, representingDistrict 117. He assumed office on November 3, 2020. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Chambliss (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theFlorida House of Representatives to representDistrict 117. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Chambliss was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Chambliss was assigned to the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 117

IncumbentKevin Chambliss defeatedBeatrice Slawson in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 117 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Kevin Chambliss (D)
 
52.9
 
32,347
Beatrice Slawson (R)
 
47.1
 
28,823

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Total votes: 61,170
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Chambliss advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 117.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Beatrice Slawson advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 117.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Chambliss received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled.Kevin Chambliss (D) won without appearing on the ballot.

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

The general election was canceled.Kevin Chambliss won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 117.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 117

Kevin Chambliss defeatedJessica Laguerre Hylton andHarold Ford in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 117 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Kevin Chambliss
 
37.6
 
7,391
Jessica Laguerre Hylton
 
36.5
 
7,170
Harold Ford
 
25.9
 
5,089

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Total votes: 19,650
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Kevin Chambliss campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024*Florida House of Representatives District 117Won general$47,250 $1,803
2022Florida House of Representatives District 117Won general$49,392 $17,248
2020Florida House of Representatives District 117Won general$52,910 N/A**
Grand total$149,552 $19,051
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, theFlorida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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2023

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show].   

In 2023, theFlorida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators were scored based on their votes on health care, the economy, public schools, affordable housing, clean energy and water, reproductive rights, the freedom to vote and more.
Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.


2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].   

In 2022, theFlorida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators were scored based on their votes on health care, the economy, public schools, affordable housing, clean energy and water, reproductive rights, the freedom to vote and more.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].   

In 2021, theFlorida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators were scored based on their votes on health care, the economy, public schools, affordable housing, clean energy and water, reproductive rights, the freedom to vote and more.
Legislators are scored on votes on environmental bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.






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    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Kionne McGhee (D)    		Florida House of Representatives District 117
    2020-Present    		Succeeded by
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    Speaker of the House:Daniel Perez
    Majority Leader:Tyler Sirois
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