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FL-09 · MODEL v1.14 · 5 INPUTS MEASURED

Darren Soto

FL-09 scores 58.4 on the expanded model: AIPAC-supported blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-07-29, moving the score +0.2 to 58.6.

Priority score58.6#2,003 of 5,726Tie of 2

THE MEMBER

Record

Darren Soto (born 1978) has served in the U.S. House since 2017-01-03. The retained record shows 9.6 cumulative years of House service, 9.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.

First House service
Jan 3, 2017
District changes
0
Alignment gap
69.8
Bioguide record
S001200

THE DISTRICT

FL-09

FL-09 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+3.5. Incumbent cash on hand is $1.3M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $1,268,860 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.

2024 presidential margin
D+3.5
Cash on hand
$1,187,355
Receipts / disbursements
$2,157,834 / $984,598
Finance through
Jul 29, 2026
Route
AIPAC-supported blue
Baseline score
61.5

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

0.0

District Democratic baseline contributes 0.0 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+3.5.

Primary feasibility

32.1

Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 32.1 points and remains incomplete.

AIPAC support

94.5

Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 94.5 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.

Incumbent alignment gap

69.8

The retained voting trackers produce a 69.8-point alignment gap.

Cash vulnerability

31.2

The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-07-29) reports $1,187,355 cash on hand, replacing the $1,268,860 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.

HOUSE HISTORY

Recorded service

2017–2019FL-09Completed term
2019–2021FL-09Completed term
2021–2023FL-09Completed term
2023–2025FL-09Completed term
2025–nowFL-09Current at source cutoff

Formula 0.65 × structural baseline + 0.20 × incumbent alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability; v0.10 refreshes cash vulnerability from the FEC candidate summary snapshot

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record