Florida Chamber of Commerce Unveils 2026 Regular Session Report Card and Distinguished Advocate Award Recipients

Today, the Florida Chamber of Commerce unveiled its 2026 Legislative Report Card, showcasing grades earned by all 156 legislators in the Florida House and Senate based on their votes during the 2026 Regular Legislative Session, and also awarded seven legislators the 2026 Distinguished Advocate Award.

“The world is continuing to watch Florida and paying attention to our economic progress and competitiveness,” said Florida Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark Wilson. “The decisions policymakers make will either continue our economic momentum and job creation or risk slowing it down.”

DISTINGUISHED ADVOCATE AWARD

The Florida Chamber Distinguished Advocate Award recognizes lawmakers who ensured consideration of the business community’s legislative priorities and fought tirelessly for the passage of a Chamber-backed policy or a priority piece of pro-jobs legislation.

2026 Distinguished Advocate Award Recipients:

• Senator Danny Burgess
• Senator Jonathan Martin
• Senator Stan McClain
• Representative Wyman Duggan
• Representative Richard Gentry
• Representative J.J. Grow
• Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka

For a full description of the leadership each legislator exhibited during the regular legislative session to earn the Distinguished Advocate award, click here.

REPORT CARD:

With a goal of adding 742,000 new jobs by 2030, strengthening Florida’s position as a leading state for business, opportunity, and quality of life remains a top priority. The Florida Chamber’s 2026 Legislative Report Card is an annual opportunity to recognize members of the Florida Legislature who prioritized making Florida more competitive through support for free enterprise. The Report Card highlights lawmakers who worked to protect Florida from out-of-state and special interests who push policies that would make Florida more like California, New York, and Illinois, states many businesses and residents are fleeing for Florida. The Report Card also lets Florida families, small businesses, taxpayers and voters know who voted in favor of private sector job creation and a stronger, more diversified economy.

After tabulating more than 4,100 votes cast during the 2026 Regular Legislative Session, the Florida Chamber’s Legislative Report Card shows:

• Average GPA for both legislative chambers was 82 percent
• Average Senate GPA was 89 percent
• Average House GPA was 80 percent

Lawmakers who earned high grades this legislative session focused on important competitiveness issues, such as those outlined in our end-of-session recap, which can be found here.

While these grades and awards reflect the work completed during the 2026 Regular Legislative Session, the Florida Chamber may update these grades and awards or issue a separate 2026 Special Session Report Card, dependent on the legislation considered in accordance with the 2026 Florida Business Agenda.

The Florida Chamber will soon release its annual recap of legislative activity, How They Voted, including what passed, what was defeated, and what remains unfinished business on Florida’s competitiveness agenda.

GRADES ARE EARNED USING A TRANSPARENT GRADING PROCESS:

• The Florida Chamber’s legislative grading process is both transparent and accountable.
• The Florida Business Agenda (FBA) was announced in concert with the opening of the 2026 Legislative Session.
• The Florida Business Agenda, outlined in the Chamber’s annual Where We Stand publication, was delivered to each member of the Florida Legislature.
• Florida Chamber leadership raised awareness of the legislative agenda through meetings with numerous media, legislators and staff in advance of session, during the interim committee weeks, and over the nine-week regular legislative session.
• Most importantly, prior to each vote graded on the Report Card, a “Your Vote Matters” letter outlining the pro-business position and the Florida Chamber’s intent to score the vote was transmitted to voting members of the legislature.

Click here to see the grades received by each of Florida’s 156 Legislators following the 2026 Legislative Session.