Darren Soto
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 9th Congressional District (since 2017)
- Occupation
- Congressman; attorney
- Lives in
- Kissimmee
Background
- Represents Florida's 9th Congressional District and is running for re-election in 2026. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Born in Ringwood, New Jersey. source: soto.house.gov
- B.A. in economics, Rutgers University (2000); J.D., George Washington University (2004). source: soto.house.gov
- Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005; practiced commercial, real estate, family and civil rights law. source: soto.house.gov
- Florida House of Representatives 2007-2012 (elected in a 2007 special election); Florida Senate District 14, 2013-2016. source: soto.house.gov
- In Congress since 2017; committee assignments have included Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources and Agriculture. source: soto.house.gov
- Has served in Congress since the 115th Congress (2017). source: soto.house.gov
- Florida House of Representatives, 2007-2012; Florida Senate, 2013-2016. source: soto.house.gov
- Commercial and civil rights attorney, admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005. source: soto.house.gov
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- Jobs and the economy source: theballotbrief.com
- Protect Social Security source: theballotbrief.com
- Health care access source: theballotbrief.com
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