United States Representative and Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida's 1st district.
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Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
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An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Florida's 1st district, in a post on X
Statement summary
Sharing a Washington Post report that a Florida county had found Flock cameras with no obvious owner, Rep. Jimmy Patronis said advocates of the technology are asking for "a hell of a lot of trust" and questioned how it can be used or policed when people do not know what is on their infrastructure. He suggested Congress consider criminal penalties for illegally installing non-permitted technology on federally funded infrastructure.
“Advocates of this tech are begging for a hell of a lot of trust, and when people don’t have a sense of what’s even on their infrastructure, it begs the question of how this stuff can even be used or policed. It might be worth Congress looking at criminal penalties for illegally putting non-permitted tech on infrastructure that receives federal dollars.”
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Patronis criticizes the systems' advocates for demanding trust and questions whether the cameras can be policed, so we labeled it Condemned. His proposed remedy, criminal penalties for unpermitted installations on federally funded infrastructure, is a safeguard rather than a ban or warrant rule, so the tracker step is Guardrails.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Florida 1st district
Statement summary
Jimmy Patronis voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
A nay vote opposed the resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, allowing U.S. military operations in the war to continue.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Florida at the statement date.
Statement summary
Patronis praises the military operation as a demonstration of strength that protects American interests and allies.
“The United States demonstrated unmistakable strength with decisive military action against Iran.”
Relative to U.S. military involvement in the 2026 Iran war, Patronis praises the military operation as a demonstration of strength that protects American interests and allies.
Statement dates: March 2, 2026 to October 1, 2026
Statement dates: March 2, 2026 to September 15, 2026
Statement dates: October 1, 2026
Statement dates: October 1, 2026
Statement dates: October 1, 2026
Statement dates: March 2, 2026 to September 15, 2026
