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Darren Soto
Official Portrait, 2017
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byAlan Grayson
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 14th district
In office
November 6, 2012 – November 8, 2016
Preceded bySteve Oelrich
Succeeded byVic Torres (redistricting)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
April 24, 2007 – November 6, 2012
Preceded byJohn Quiñones
Succeeded byVic Torres (redistricting)
Personal details
BornDarren Michael Soto
(1978-02-25) February 25, 1978 (age 48)
Ringwood, New Jersey, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Amanda Soto
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2013; div. 2024)​
  • Sheyla A. Asencios
    ​
    (m. 2026)​
EducationRutgers University, New Brunswick (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
SignatureDarren Soto's signature
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website

Darren Michael Soto (/ˈsoʊtoʊ/ SOH-toe; born February 25, 1978) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 49th district in the Florida House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012 and the 14th district in the Florida Senate from 2012 to 2016, representing parts of Central Florida.

Early life and education

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Soto was born in Ringwood, New Jersey, to a Puerto Rican father, O. Lou Soto, and an Italian-American mother, Jean Soto. He attended Lakeland Regional High School, and then got his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and his Juris Doctor from George Washington University.[1]

Florida House of Representatives

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Soto is sworn in to the Florida House of Representatives in 2007

In 2006, Soto ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 40th district, unsuccessfully challenging Republican incumbent Andy Gardiner.

In April 2007, he won the crowded Democratic primary in a special election for the Florida House of Representatives from the 49th district to replace Republican incumbent John Quinones, who had resigned to run for the Osceola County Commission.[2] In the general election, Soto defeated former State Representative Anthony Suarez, the Republican nominee, with 52 percent of the vote.[3] Soto was overwhelmingly reelected in 2008 and 2010.[4][5]

During his three terms in the Florida House, Soto supported laws to curb illegal street racing, passed the “John C Curry” Firefighter Death Benefit Act to protect families of fallen firefighters who died in training exercises, and the Bus Driver Notification Act to help school bus safety.[6][7]

Florida Senate

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In 2012, Florida Senate districts were redrawn, and Soto opted not to run for reelection in the House but instead to run for the newly created 14th district, which included predominantly Latino areas of Orange, Osceola, and Polk Counties. He won his party's nomination uncontested and defeated Republican nominee Will McBride[8] with over 70% of the vote.[9]

He unsuccessfully proposed an amendment to require jury votes of 10 jurors rather than a majority of 7 for death penalties.[10]

In 2014, Soto led the Democratic House and Senate Caucuses in drafting a Congressional map during the 2014 Special Session on Redistricting.[11]

During the 2015 legislative session, Soto helped secure $11.9 million in funding for Valencia College's Poinciana campus.[12] He also successfully pushed for $20 million to restore the Kissimmee River.[13] This earned him the Audubon Society of Florida's "Champion of the Everglades" award.[14] He secured $10 million in Florida's budget to promote economic growth in Osceola County for a new facility to manufacture high-tech sensors, but Governor Scott vetoed the project.[15]

Soto steered funding to his district, including $15 million for the UCF Sensors Manufacturing Center, $12 million to complete the construction of the Poinciana Valencia College campus,[16] $4 million in supplemental school construction money,[17] $750,000 for the Northern Everglades and Lake Toho initiatives, and $150,000 for a transition house that offers temporary housing for veterans. In 2016, Soto supported Chloe's Law to construct barriers around water bodies adjacent to state roads,[18] the Deaf Floridian's ID bill,[19] and the Juvenile Clean Slate bill, which automatically seals misdemeanor records for juveniles who reach 21 years of age and do not reoffend as adults.[20]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2016

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Florida's 9th congressional district (2017–2023)

Soto won the Democratic nomination to succeed Representative Alan Grayson, who stepped down to run in the primary for U.S. Senate in Florida's 9th congressional district.[21] Soto earned 36% of the vote in a four-way primary election.[22] The district is Democratic-leaning and contains all of Osceola County and parts of Orange and Polk counties. Soto represented the majority of this district while serving in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. The Orlando Sentinel endorsed him in his primary race, calling him an "effective lawmaker".[23] In the general election, Soto defeated Republican nominee Wayne Liebnitzky, 57%–43%.[24]

2018

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On August 28, Soto won the Democratic primary with 66% of the vote, defeating a challenge from Grayson.[25]

On November 6, Soto won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Wayne Liebnitzky with 58% of the vote.[26]

2020

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Soto ran for a third term and was virtually unopposed in the Democratic primary, with only one challenger, who dropped out in October 2019.[27] In the November 3 general election, he defeated Republican nominee Bill Olson with just over 56% of the vote.[28]

2022

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In 2022, Soto won his fourth term, running in the general election against Scotty Moore, whom he defeated with nearly 54% of the vote.

2024

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Soto ran for a fifth term in 2024 against Republican Thomas Chalifoux, a former Osceola County School Board member whose campaign was backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee and was largely self-financed.[29] Soto won the general election with approximately 55 percent of the vote, securing a fifth term in the House.[30]

2026

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Following Florida's adoption of a new congressional map in 2026, Soto announced that he would seek reelection in the redrawn 9th congressional district, despite the district becoming substantially more favorable to Republican candidates.[31] Nearly 60 percent of the area in his existing district remained in the new district, which was extended south to include most of Okeechobee, Glades, Highlands and Indian River counties.[31] The redistricting also divided the Central Florida Puerto Rican and Latino communities that had formed much of Soto's political base among several congressional districts.[32] The Cook Partisan Voting Index shifted the district from D+4 to R+8, the largest partisan shift among Florida's 28 congressional districts under the new map.[33]

Tenure

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First term (2017–2019)

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Soto in back stair row with the 115th Congress freshman class, 2017

Soto was sworn into the House of Representatives on January 3, 2017, representing Florida's 9th congressional district.[34] He entered office as Republicans controlled the White House and both chambers of Congress.[35] At the time of his election, he became the first member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent elected from Florida.[36] During the 115th Congress, he served on the House Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources and was appointed to the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and as an assistant regional whip.[37]

Working with Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, Soto passed his first law in Congress in April 2017 through the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017. The act incorporated his Hurricane Hunters bill (H.R. 1008), which authorized the addition of two backup Hurricane Hunter aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet to increase hurricane monitoring and preparedness.[38] Later that year, following Hurricane Irma, he co-signed a bipartisan letter requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designate Orange, Osceola, Polk, Lake and Seminole counties for individual assistance.[39] In December 2017, Soto and Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo secured the passage of the Foreign Spill Protection Act, which eliminated a $1 billion cap on damages for foreign oil drillers whose spills pollute U.S. waters.[40]

In 2018, Soto advanced the Shark and Billfish Protection Act through the House Natural Resources Committee, while Nelson passed the Senate companion bill.[41] The law, H.R. 4528, closed a loophole in the Billfish Conservation Act by making it illegal to sell billfish such as marlin, spearfish, and sailfish in the continental United States. It passed the House in June and was signed into law in August 2018.[42] Later that year, Soto negotiated with the intercity rail operator Brightline on plans to connect its service with Central Florida's SunRail commuter rail system at Orlando International Airport.[43] He tied for first among freshman members of the 115th Congress in laws enacted.[44]

Second term (2019–2021)

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Soto visits military personnel at the start of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020

Following his reelection, Soto was appointed in 2019 to the House Committees on Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce.[45] During his second term, he worked with Democratic Representatives Val Demings and Stephanie Murphy to renew federal grants to the Central Florida region, including more than $30 million for affordable housing and to prevent homelessness[46][47] and $3.25 million for local anti-terrorism efforts.[48] He also assisted in securing more than $3 million in federal grants for healthcare clinics in Osceola and Polk counties.[49][50][51]

In June 2019, Soto secured passage of his first law of the 116th Congress, the Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health (SMASH) Act, which aimed to combat future mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreaks in Florida, Puerto Rico and other areas.[52] The following month, he passed the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 out of the House.[53] Later that year, the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, and Soto voted in favor of both articles of impeachment.[54]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Soto helped Florida's delegation in securing additional supplies of remdesivir for the state.[55] In May 2020, as Congress considered further pandemic relief, he voted for the HEROES Act, which passed the House. The legislation included his Save Our Homes Act, which helps homeowners save their homes from foreclosure by ending forbearance agreement balloon payments.[56] The following month, Soto passed legislation out of the House designating the Pulse National Memorial in recognition of the 49 killed and 53 injured at the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. He introduced this bill with Representatives Val Demings and Stephanie Murphy.[57]

Later terms (2021–present)

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Soto introduces the Puerto Rico Status Act in 2022

Following Puerto Rico's 2020 status referendum, in which 52.5% of participating voters supported statehood, Soto and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón introduced the bipartisan Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act in March 2021.[58] The legislation proposed a process for Puerto Rico to become a state following a federally authorized vote on admission.[58] The bill received bipartisan support in the House but did not receive a Senate companion bill.[59][60]

In 2022, Soto came under controversy for being a part of the "Blockchain Eight", a group of members of Congress that sought to curb SEC investigations into the cryptocurrency market, who also received substantial donations from the cryptocurrency industry, including from groups linked to Sam Bankman-Fried.[61]

In December 2022, the 117th Congress approved legislation directing the Department of the Interior to study whether the Kissimmee River qualified for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The measure marked the first step toward a federal designation that Soto had pursued through multiple Congresses.[62][63]

In 2025, Soto joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the 119th Congress in reintroducing the Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability (MMEDS) Act, which proposed tax incentives and other incentives to encourage pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing in the United States, with a particular focus on Puerto Rico and other economically distressed communities.[64]

Committee assignments

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Soto on the Energy and Commerce Committee in 2019

For the 119th Congress:[65]

Caucus memberships

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Soto's caucus memberships include:[66]

Political positions

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Immigration

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Soto supports the DREAM Act.[67] In June 2018, he traveled with several Democratic members of Congress to Homestead, Florida, to tour a detention facility, where he argued against Trump's zero tolerance policy and the separation of children and families.[68]

He was an advocate in Congress for Alejandra Juarez, the wife of an Iraq combat veteran and mother of two American daughters, who was deported to Mexico due to Trump's policy. "Zero tolerance literally ripped this family apart", Soto said. "The administration is so extreme on immigration that they're deporting the spouses of military veterans."[69]

Environmental policy

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Soto received a perfect score of 100 for his environmental issues voting record from the National League of Conservation Voters in 2017.[70] He introduced the Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017 (H.R.3961), which passed unanimously out of committee on January 17, 2018. On April 16, 2018, it passed unanimously out of the House.[63] Soto helped lead opposition to Trump administration proposals to permit oil drilling off Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts during House Committee on Natural Resources meetings.[71][72][73] He has also supported funding increases for the National Estuary Program the National Wildlife Refuge System program.[74]

Gun control

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Soto received an F rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund during his first term in Congress and supported numerous gun law reforms. On February 27, 2019, he voted for the Universal Background Check Bill.[75] Soto received an A rating from the NRA in 2010,[76] but his views changed after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. In the Florida Senate, he became a reliable vote for gun control, which ultimately led to earning a D rating from the NRA for his service there from 2013 to 2016.[77]

After the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Soto called for a special session to prevent those on the FBI's No Fly List from purchasing firearms.[78] Since 2017, he has been a reliable vote for gun law reform. After the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, he proposed a "Gun Safety Action Plan" with five steps: universal background checks for gun purchases, keeping guns away from those who are a danger to themselves or others, banning assault weapons and bump stocks, creating a "red-flag" system to issue gun restraining orders, and disallowing anyone on the federal terrorism no-fly list from buying a gun.[79] Soto also said gun control would be "one of those litmus test issues" in the 2018 midterm elections.[80]

Personal life

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Soto is a singer, songwriter and guitarist for the Orlando folk rock band Orange Creek Riders,[81] which has performed at events including the Orlando Fringe Festival, Planned Parenthood's Rock and Roe Concert, Delandapalooza, as well as various political events. The Orlando Weekly named Orange Creek Riders the "Best Congressional Folk Band" in its "Best Of" series.[82] He also hosts a radio show and podcast, Rock and Politics, which combines discussion of political issues with related music.[83]

On March 24, 2025, Soto announced that he was engaged to Sheyla Asencios.[84] The two married on January 24, 2026 in Orlando.[85]

Electoral results

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida[86]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto 195,311 57.48%
Republican Wayne Liebnitzky 144,450 42.52%
Total votes 339,761 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida[87]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 172,172 58.02%
Republican Wayne Liebnitzky 124,565 41.98%
Total votes 296,737 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida[88]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 240,724 56.02%
Republican Bill Oslon 188,889 43.96%
Write-in Clay Hill (write-in) 25 0.01%
Total votes 429,638 100.0
Democratic hold
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida[89]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 108,541 53.64%
Republican Scotty Moore 93,827 46.36%
Total votes 202,368 100.0
Democratic hold
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida[90]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 178,785 55.13%
Republican Thomas Chalifoux 138,076 42.58%
Independent Marcus Carter 7,412 2.29%
Total votes 324,273 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Cody, Alice Roche. "Contract woes hurt students' college chances; Lakeland teachers rebuff requests for evaluations", The Record, February 2, 1996. Accessed March 27, 2022. "For three years, Darren Soto has aspired to attend Yale University for economics because of its superior business program. Now, the high school senior's dream is slipping away through no doing of his own. Four of his teachers at Lakeland Regional High School have refused to write the Ringwood youth's recommendations, because they are battling the Board of Education over their contract."
  2. ↑ "6 Democrats vie for Quinones' seat: Winner of March 20 primary faces GOP's Suarez in April". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "April 24, 2007 Special General - House 49 - Official Results - State Representative - District: 49". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
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  8. ↑ "Senate District 8 Leaning Toward Darren Soto". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "For State Senate Districts 12, 13, 14 we endorse..." Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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  11. ↑ "S014C9040 – The Florida Senate". Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sen. Soto, Rep. La Rosa Announce $11.9 Million for Poinciana Campus". June 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ Mitch Perry (February 12, 2016). "Nancy Watkins will not run for the Tampa HD 60 seat". SaintPetersBlog. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Darren Soto named "Champion of the Everglades"". The Orlando Political Observer. October 25, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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  29. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (November 5, 2024). "Darren Soto seeks a fifth term, but must overcome self-funder Thomas Chalifoux's cash advantage". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
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  31. 1 2 Stockbridge, Sam (May 1, 2026). "U.S. Rep. Soto will run for reelection, even in new GOP-friendly district". Central Florida Public Media. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  32. ↑ Armus, Teo; Morse, Clara Ence (May 11, 2026). "GOP redistricting splintering Florida community angers Republicans and Democrats". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
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  37. ↑ "Congressional Directory for the 115th Congress (2017-2018), July 2018. -". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  38. ↑ Torres, Frank (April 5, 2017). "Darren Soto applauds passage of Hurricane Hunter Aircraft back-up bill". orlando-politics.com. Political Observer.
  39. ↑ Shanklin, Mary (September 13, 2017). "Trump approves greater FEMA aid for 37 Florida counties". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Carlos Curbelo's, Darren Soto's Foreign Spill Protection Act Signed into Law". December 13, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  41. ↑ "Center for Sportfishing Policy". www.sportfishingpolicy.com. June 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  42. ↑ "New Law Prohibits Sale of Billfish in United States". Florida Sportsman. August 13, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  43. ↑ "Brightline could help connect SunRail to OIA". December 24, 2018.
  44. ↑ "13 House Freshmen Have Passed Bills This Congress".
  45. ↑ "Darren Soto tapped for House Energy and Commerce committee". January 10, 2019.
  46. ↑ "Central Florida will receive $7.8 million in federal funding for affordable housing, homelessness". Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  47. ↑ "$23 million in housing money heading toward Central Florida". April 17, 2019.
  48. ↑ "More anti-terrorism money coming to Orlando, Miami, Tampa". August 16, 2019.
  49. ↑ "Rep. Soto Announces $2 Million Grant for Poinciana Health Center Program". March 5, 2019.
  50. ↑ "Rep. Soto Announces $300K Grant for Primary Care Medical Services of Poinciana, Inc". April 5, 2019.
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  54. ↑ "WHIP COUNT: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump". Business Insider.
  55. ↑ "Florida lawmakers push to bring more Remdesivir to the state as supplies run low". July 9, 2020.
  56. ↑ "Demings, Soto Support HEROES Act". May 17, 2020.
  57. ↑ "Darren Soto's Pulse National Memorial bill approved in U.S. House". June 26, 2020.
  58. 1 2 Ocasio, Jennifer A. Marcial (March 3, 2021). "New bipartisan bill in Congress considers Puerto Rico statehood". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
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  61. ↑ "Congressmen Received Donations Ahead of Questioning SEC's Inquiry into FTX". November 24, 2022.
  62. ↑ Spear, Kevin (January 29, 2023). "Paddling its waters, Rep. Soto explains quest to designate Kissimmee River as wild and scenic". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  63. 1 2 "Darren Soto's Bill Protecting Kissimmee River Clears House Without Opposition". April 17, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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  70. ↑ "Darren Soto gets perfect score from Conservation Voters, tops Florida members". March 1, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  71. ↑ D'Angelo, Chris (January 19, 2018). "Florida Waters Could Still Be Leased For Oil Drilling, Despite Ryan Zinke's Tweet". Retrieved July 4, 2018 – via Huff Post.
  72. ↑ "Darren Soto pins down Everglades, drilling assurances from interior secretary – Florida Politics". floridapolitics.com. June 22, 2017.
  73. ↑ Conroy, Cathy (July 20, 2017). "Rep. Soto Opposes Oil Drilling, Seismic Testing, in Remarks to Natural Resources Committee". orlando-politics.com. Political Observer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020.
  74. ↑ "Column: Congress should find money to support estuaries in Tampa Bay, Florida". October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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  76. ↑ Schneider, Elena (December 15, 2015). "Gun control becomes a litmus test in Democratic primaries". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  77. ↑ Weiner, Jeff. "Entering GOP-led Congress, Democrat Soto no stranger to being outnumbered". Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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  79. ↑ White, Gary. "Polk lawmakers seek gun law changes, but differ on details". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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  81. ↑ Gangitano, Alex (May 9, 2018). "Take Five: Darren Soto". Roll Call.
  82. ↑ "Best Congressional Folk Band 2018".
  83. ↑ "'Rockin' Congressman' Darren Soto aims to rock immigration, voter rights". January 2, 2019.
  84. ↑ "Blessed to announce the engagement of Sheyla A. Asencios and I this week. Thank you for making me the luckiest guy in the world! We are both very grateful to have found love again. Sheyla was born in Peru and raised in Kissimmee. She's a UF grad who has worked in politics / government for many years. She was most recently a Biden political appointee at the US Dept of Commerce". Facebook. March 24, 2025.
  85. ↑ "Blessed to announce the marriage of Sheyla A. Asencios and I this past weekend in Orlando! We love each other with all our hearts, lift each other up everyday and look forward to a bright future together. Thank you to our family and friends in attendance for sharing this very special day with us!!!". Facebook. January 26, 2026.
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