Byron Donalds
What this job does: Florida's top official. Signs or vetoes the bills the Legislature passes, can cross out single items in the state budget, picks the leaders of most state agencies, and appoints judges from short lists a commission sends. Leads the response to hurricanes and other emergencies. A term is four years, two in a row at most.
- Current office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 19th Congressional District (since 2021)
- Occupation
- Congressman; former banking and financial services professional
- Lives in
- Naples
Background
- Born in Brooklyn, New York. source: ballotpedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a commercial credit officer in banking and as a portfolio manager in financial services. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served in the Florida House of Representatives, District 80, from 2016 to 2020. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has represented Florida's 19th Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2021. source: ballotpedia.org
- Won the Republican primary for governor on August 18, 2026. source: wusf.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Affordability: lower costs for working families and seniors on fixed incomes source: byrondonalds.com
- Health care price transparency ("Your Doctor, Your Price") source: byrondonalds.com
- Education: every child reading proficiently by third grade and a debt-free path to good jobs source: byrondonalds.com
- Law and order: secure the border, end taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigration, stop illegal drugs source: byrondonalds.com
- Space and tech: bring NASA work back to Florida and expand launch facilities source: byrondonalds.com
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