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DState Representative · District 88
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Florida House District 88
Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds, a Democrat, represents District 88 in the Florida House of Representatives, first elected on March 8, 2022, according to the House's official biography.[1]
The profile lists Edmonds as a CEO and founder from West Palm Beach, born in Titusville, Florida.[1] The profile lists a B.A. from Florida Atlantic University (2015) and three children's books among Edmonds' highlights.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Tae Edmonds is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Florida House District 88 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for…
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 88–20 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Provides that person who is on pretrial release for specified violent crime commits separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; provides penalty for second or subsequent violation; requires person who is arrested for committing specified violations to be held in custody until his or her first appearance hearing; requires court to consider certain factors in determining whether to order pretrial detention or grant pretrial release; provides that law enforcement officer is not…
Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 101–8 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 106–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; authorizes landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifies requirements for such notice; requires DOH to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requires that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining.
Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 87–24 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Naturopathic Medicine; Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors; revising continuing education requirements for naturopathic doctors, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 85–22 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 106–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Naturopathic Medicine; Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors; revising continuing education requirements for naturopathic doctors, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 85–22 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Local Government Finances ; Revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requires the county to hold a budget workshop for a specified purpose by a certain date; requires the county to post a certain budget reduction exercise or link on its website; requires counties to publish budget development calendars, etc.
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 87–19 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services
Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services; Establishing the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within the Department of Financial Services; authorizing the department to accept payment stablecoins; authorizing the department to conduct examinations, audits, and investigations of permitted payment stablecoin issuers; requiring the department to monitor and evaluate the pilot program and collect certain data, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 108–3 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
School District Unimproved Real Property
School District Unimproved Real Property; Requiring school districts to annually submit complete inventories of unimproved real property owned by the district to the Department of Education; requiring the department to compile and publish such data in a statewide report, etc.
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 84–27 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County; Provides for elected superintendent of schools; requires referendum.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 86–26 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for…
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 88–20 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Infill Redevelopment; Creating the “Infill Redevelopment Act”; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks and recreation facilities impact fees for a certain purpose and provide certain written notice to property owners; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain local laws, ordinances, or regulations, etc.
Mar 10, 2026 · Passed 87–24 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential uses as allowable uses for specified property; providing requirements for certain proposed developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the height of certain proposed developments through other dimensional means and from requiring certain setbacks or stepbacks; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the…
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 98–4 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Affordable Housing; Revising the definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated therewith, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 109–2 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; authorizes landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifies requirements for such notice; requires DOH to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requires that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining.
Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 87–24 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Attorney General or a law enforcement agency into social media platform activities; extending the scheduled repeal date of the exemption; amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law enforcement agency into violations by certain social media platforms; extending the scheduled repeal…
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 105–2 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
City of Naples Airport Authority, Collier County
City of Naples Airport Authority, Collier County; Removes provisions relating to City of Naples Airport Authority's members' duties & responsibilities; removes provisions that prohibit officers & employees of city from being authority members; removes provisions that prohibit authority members from receiving compensation; provides for authority memberships by election rather than by appointment; provides requirements for elections; provides authority membership terms & qualifications; provides interim services & vacancy fillings.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 112–1 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 4 of 10 party-divided votes on file.
School Safety
What it does: School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to particip…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 9–20, Republicans 78–0
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Local Government Finances
What it does: Local Government Finances ; Revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requires the county to hold a budget workshop for a…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 9–18, Republicans 77–1
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Naturopathic Medicine
What it does: Naturopathic Medicine; Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themsel…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 7–18, Republicans 77–4
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
Former Phosphate Mining Lands
What it does: Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; authorizes landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifies requirements for…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 7–24, Republicans 79–0
Jan 15, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Transportation Facility Designations
With most of their party · Passed 82–30 · Yes 82–No 30 · Democrats 0–30, Republicans 81–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
Transportation Facility Designations
With most of their party · Passed 82–26 · Yes 82–No 26 · Democrats 1–26, Republicans 80–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
School District Unimproved Real Property
With most of their party · Passed 84–27 · Yes 84–No 27 · Democrats 3–27, Republicans 80–0
Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County
With most of their party · Passed 86–26 · Yes 86–No 26 · Democrats 3–26, Republicans 82–0
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 87–24 · Yes 87–No 24 · Democrats 6–23, Republicans 80–1
Mar 10, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 87–24 · Yes 87–No 24 · Democrats 7–24, Republicans 79–0
Jan 15, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 85–22 · Yes 85–No 22 · Democrats 7–18, Republicans 77–4
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 88–20 · Yes 88–No 20 · Democrats 9–20, Republicans 78–0
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: A - 516895, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 679555, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 969759, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 060165, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Taxation; Revises provisions related to taxation including special districts; ad valorem taxation, notice of disapproval, rental of homestead, affordable housing tax exemption, millage rate adoption, vacation rental transactions, sales tax exemptions, tax credits & deductions, corporate income tax, taxable income, license fee for permitholders, slot machine revenue tax, tax rates for alcoholic beverages, surplus lines tax, disclosure of estimated ad valorem tax, cardroom operation tax, & tax exemption for leased property.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Collective Bargaining; Provides for resolution pursuant to specified instructions of collective bargaining issues at impasse between state & certified representatives of bargaining units for state employees.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Higher Education; Transfers specified assets & liabilities between USF Sarasota/Manatee & New College of Florida; revises provisions relating to Title IX, tuition rates for certain postsecondary students; & removes future repeal of specified amendments to Florida Statutes.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act ; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
General Appropriations Act; Provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2026, & ending June 30, 2027, & supplemental appropriations for period ending June 30, 2026, to pay salaries & other expenses, capital outlay—buildings & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of state government. APPROPRIATION: $113,575,226,021
Showing 10 of 59 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.