Darren Soto

Liberal

Democrat

House Representative

Florida - District 9

Current Position: US House Representative FL-9

Running For: House Representative - District 9

Policy Positions

For pandemic relief legislation; voted for the HEROES Act, which included his Save Our Homes Act provision to help homeowners avoid foreclosure by ending forbearance agreement balloon payments
For protecting Social Security

For expanding healthcare access, including securing federal grants for healthcare clinics in Central Florida

For environmental protections, including opposition to oil drilling off Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts, support for increased funding for the National Estuary Program and National Wildlife Refuge System, and legislative efforts to protect the Kissimmee River

For Puerto Rico statehood, having introduced the bipartisan Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act following the 2020 status referendum

For comprehensive immigration reform, including support for the DREAM Act, opposition to Trump-era zero tolerance family separation policies, and support for protecting immigrant families of veterans from deportation
For border security measures alongside immigration reform

For stronger gun control measures, including universal background checks, banning assault weapons and bump stocks, red-flag laws to issue gun restraining orders, and preventing individuals on the federal no-fly list from purchasing firearms
Against reforming jury requirements for death penalty cases to require unanimous votes (proposed increasing required juror votes from 7 to 10, though this position reflects support for procedural safeguards rather than opposition to the death penalty itself)