Rank 1 of 151
Joe Gruters
Republican · Senate District 22
Senator
Cities: North Port, Sarasota, Venice, Longboat Key
Counties: Manatee, Sarasota
Why this grade
- Votes
- 60 of 60
- Leadership
- 20 of 20
- Public statements
- 17.5 of 20
- Total
- 97.5, rounded to 98
Votes counted
- HB 273 (2022) Money Services Businesses: Yea Senate roll call
- SB 7054 (2023) Central Bank Digital Currency: Yea Senate roll call
- HB 505 (2026) Virtual Currency Kiosks: Yea Senate roll call
- SB 1568 (2026) Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services: Yea Senate roll call
- HB 175 (2026) Payment Stablecoin: Yea Senate roll call
Sponsorships
- Sponsor, SB 550 (2025) Investments of Public Funds in Bitcoin: 10 points
- Sponsor, SB 1038 (2026) Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve: 10 points
- Sponsor, SB 1040 (2026) Trust Funds/Florida Cryptocurrency Reserve: 10 points
- Leadership is capped at 20 points (30 earned).
Public statements
“This bill would create a carefully limited statutory framework to hold and manage a strategic digital asset reserve, under strict prudential standards, recognizing cryptocurrency's growing role in global finance,”
Florida Politics, January 28, 2026. Counted as supportive. Advocates his state cryptocurrency reserve bill.
“[The bill] allows us as the state of Florida to hold some reserves, to be able to invest some of our pension dollars and other funds into cryptocurrencies. We should be the state that leads in this effort.”
CryptoSlate, April 14, 2025. Counted as supportive. Explicitly advocates state investment in cryptocurrencies.
“That's why Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have so many opportunities, because they can come here in Florida. We're going to embrace them.”
CryptoSlate, April 14, 2025. Counted as supportive. Explicitly champions embracing crypto in Florida.