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James Buchanan

James Buchanan

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State Representative

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Sponsored bills
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Florida
Jurisdiction
74
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2018 - Present

Biographical Information City of Residence: Sarasota Occupation: Real Estate Broker Spouse: Lea Buchanan of New York Child(ren): Lexington, Caroline, Jesse James Education: Florida State University, BS, Finance, Entrepreneurship, 2001-2004; University of South Florida, MBA, Management, International Business, Advanced Finance, 2008-2009 Born: MI Moved to Florida: 1992 Religious Affiliation: Protestant Recreational Interest: cycling, fishing, outdoor activities Legislative Service Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018, reelected subsequently

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Fiscal Responsibility
4 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Education
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Economy
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Uncategorized votes
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

10/11 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 10 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • James Buchanan holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on HB 5017: Debt Reduction
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-06-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HJR 5019: Budget Stabilization Fund
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-06-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-05-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1105: Education
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-05-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1105: Education
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-04-24source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-04-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 5013: State-funded Property Reinsurance Programs
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-04-09source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1145: Workforce Education
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-04-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 5003: Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-04-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 6015: Limitation of Size of Individual Wine Containers
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-03-17source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced