Soto, Darren

Soto, Darren is a Democratic Representative representing Florida, District 9. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Natural Resources and House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

They have raised $84K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $18K. Organizations spend $1.8 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are health issues and energy/nuclear. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 99% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 62 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 1 former staff member from their office now works as lobbyist. Combined, they represent $158K in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $32K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and stock trading disclosures.