Vern Buchanan
RRepublicanFL-16 · Representative
66
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance91
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone39
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency96
Avg: 55
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Vern Buchanan
RepublicanFL-16 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.362)
Vern Buchanan is a Republican Representative from FL, District 16. He has served 19 years in Congress across 10 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 97.3% of the time. This member has 2 misconduct entries in our database.
19
Years in Office
10
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
97.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
15 votes against party
9.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
611 total votes
25
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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2
Misconduct Entriesⓘ
How Vern Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty+1.4% vs avg
97.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+5.9% vs avg
9.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+9.8 vs avg
25
Avg: 15.2
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30
$995,723
Cash on Handⓘ
$929,859
Total Receiptsⓘ
$983,350
Disbursementsⓘ
$296,368
Individual Donors
$589,010
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2007–2013House · FL-13 · Republican
2013–2027House · FL-16 · RepublicanCurrent
District Demographics
FL-16 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
797,764
Population
$81,348
Median Income
43.0
Median Age
34.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 66.7%Black 12.1%Hispanic 21.2%Asian 2.7%