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Byron Donalds
Republican Party
Candidate, Governor of Florida
U.S. House Florida District 19
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
5
Predecessor: Francis Rooney (R)
Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives District 80
Years in office: 2016 - 2020
Successor: Lauren Melo (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$174,000
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 18, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Florida State University, 2002
Personal
Profession
Finance
Contact
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Byron Donalds (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 19th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Donalds is not running for re-election to U.S. House Florida District 19 in 2026.

Donalds (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Florida. He is on the ballot on a joint ticket with Bryan Avila in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 18, 2026.

Biography

Byron Donalds was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Naples, Florida.[1] Donalds earned a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. His career experience includes working as a commercial credit officer in banking and as a portfolio manager in financial services.[1][2]

Elections

2026

Governor of Florida

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Florida gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)

Florida gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Florida

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of David Jolly
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David Jolly (D) / Gwen Graham (D)
Image of Byron Donalds
Image of Bryan Avila
Byron Donalds (R) / Bryan Avila (R)
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Image of Nicole Skelly
Scott Jewett (L) Candidate Connection / Nicole Skelly (L)
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Dean Abrams (No Party Affiliation) / Joseph Van Vactor (No Party Affiliation)
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Charles Burkett (No Party Affiliation) / Ruben Coto (R)
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Jeffrey Datto (No Party Affiliation) / Juan Santana (R)
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Moliere Dimanche (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection / Benjiman Rojas (No Party Affiliation)
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Frank Russo (No Party Affiliation) / Rachel Rodriguez (R)
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Kathy Anderson (No Party Affiliation) / Daniel Nokovich (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
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Erik Morris (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection / LeRoy Alaways (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Jolly
David Jolly
 
61.0
 
747,561
Image of Dayna Foster
Dayna Foster Candidate Connection
 
15.1
 
184,882
Image of Dotie Joseph
Dotie Joseph Candidate Connection
 
9.5
 
116,973
Image of Evelyn Castillo-Bach
Evelyn Castillo-Bach Candidate Connection
 
7.8
 
94,973
Image of Thomas Fernandez
Thomas Fernandez Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
46,447
Image of Stephann Norman
Stephann Norman
 
2.8
 
34,414

There were no incumbents in this race. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Total votes: 1,225,250
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
 
47.9
 
796,267
Image of Jay Collins
Jay Collins
 
25.1
 
417,571
Image of James Fishback
James Fishback
 
10.4
 
173,575
Image of Paul Renner
Paul Renner
 
8.5
 
141,304
Image of Bobby Williams Jr.
Bobby Williams Jr.
 
4.1
 
67,467
Image of Rachel Rodriguez
Rachel Rodriguez Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
27,129
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Jim Holcomb
 
0.8
 
12,952
Image of James Shaw
James Shaw Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
7,723
Image of Arthur McCaffrey
Arthur McCaffrey
 
0.4
 
6,926
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Caneste Succe
 
0.4
 
6,137
Image of Daniel Nokovich
Daniel Nokovich
 
0.3
 
5,093

There were no incumbents in this race. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 1,662,144
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for August 18, 2026, was canceled. Scott Jewett (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for Governor of Florida without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Byron Donalds received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

U.S. House

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 19

Victor Arias (D), Jim Schwartzel (R), Seth Haskin (No Party Affiliation), and Alexandra Zakhvatayev (No Party Affiliation) are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Victor Arias
Victor Arias Candidate Connection (D)
Image of Jim Schwartzel
Jim Schwartzel Candidate Connection (R)
Image of Seth Haskin
Seth Haskin Candidate Connection (No Party Affiliation)
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Alexandra Zakhvatayev Candidate Connection (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19

Victor Arias (D) defeated Howard Sapp (D) and Robert Neeld (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victor Arias
Victor Arias Candidate Connection
 
45.5
 
15,387
Image of Howard Sapp
Howard Sapp Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
13,886
Image of Robert Neeld
Robert Neeld
 
13.4
 
4,537

There were no incumbents in this race. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Total votes: 33,810
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Schwartzel
Jim Schwartzel Candidate Connection
 
29.1
 
26,117
Image of Catalina Lauf
Catalina Lauf
 
22.0
 
19,697
Image of Jim Oberweis
Jim Oberweis
 
15.7
 
14,087
Image of Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
 
8.5
 
7,583
Image of Chris Collins
Chris Collins
 
7.4
 
6,608
Image of Mike Pedersen
Mike Pedersen Candidate Connection
 
6.2
 
5,572
Image of John Strand
John Strand Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
3,508
Image of Ola Hawatmeh
Ola Hawatmeh Candidate Connection
 
2.8
 
2,530
Image of Greg Bukowski
Greg Bukowski Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
2,264
Image of Linda Sawyer
Linda Sawyer Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
1,643

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Total votes: 89,609
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2024

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 19

Incumbent Byron Donalds defeated Kari Lerner in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds (R)
 
66.3
 
275,708
Image of Kari Lerner
Kari Lerner (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
140,038

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 415,746
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kari Lerner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Byron Donalds advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19.

Endorsements

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Byron Donalds received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations.

Pledges

Donalds signed the following pledges.

  • Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge
  • U.S. Term Limits Pledge

2022

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 19

Incumbent Byron Donalds defeated Cindy Banyai and Patrick Post in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds (R)
 
68.0
 
213,035
Image of Cindy Banyai
Cindy Banyai (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.0
 
100,226
Image of Patrick Post
Patrick Post (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
13

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 313,274
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Cindy Banyai advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19

Incumbent Byron Donalds defeated Jim Huff in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
 
83.7
 
76,192
Image of Jim Huff
Jim Huff Candidate Connection
 
16.3
 
14,795

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 90,987
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2020

U.S. House - Florida

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 19

Byron Donalds defeated Cindy Banyai and Patrick Post in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds (R)
 
61.3
 
272,440
Image of Cindy Banyai
Cindy Banyai (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
172,146
Image of Patrick Post
Patrick Post (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 444,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19

Cindy Banyai defeated David Holden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cindy Banyai
Cindy Banyai Candidate Connection
 
57.6
 
28,765
Image of David Holden
David Holden Candidate Connection
 
42.4
 
21,212

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,977
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
 
22.6
 
23,492
Image of Dane Eagle
Dane Eagle
 
21.9
 
22,715
Image of Casey Askar
Casey Askar Candidate Connection
 
20.0
 
20,774
Image of William Figlesthaler
William Figlesthaler Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
19,075
Image of Randy Henderson
Randy Henderson
 
7.6
 
7,858
Image of Christy McLaughlin
Christy McLaughlin Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
4,245
Image of Dan Severson
Dan Severson Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
3,197
Image of Darren Dione Aquino
Darren Dione Aquino Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
1,466
Image of Daniel Kowal
Daniel Kowal Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
1,135

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 103,957
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Florida House of Representatives

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

Byron Donalds did not qualify for the ballot. He filed to run for the U.S. House in 2020.

2018

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Byron Donalds defeated Jennifer Boddicker and Dustin Lapolla in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds (R)
 
62.1
 
37,881
Image of Jennifer Boddicker
Jennifer Boddicker (D)
 
36.4
 
22,207
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Dustin Lapolla (No Party Affiliation)
 
1.5
 
931

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,019
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 80

Jennifer Boddicker advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 80 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Jennifer Boddicker
Jennifer Boddicker

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Byron Donalds advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 80 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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2016

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Byron Donalds ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 80 general election.[3][4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Byron Donalds  (unopposed)
Source: Florida Division of Elections



Byron Donalds defeated Joe Davidow in the Florida House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.[5][6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Byron Donalds 64.39% 9,115
     Republican Joe Davidow 35.61% 5,041
Total Votes 14,156

2014

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District elections, 2014

Donalds was a potential candidate in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th District.[7] He failed to file a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission or Florida Division of Elections. However, he did file campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.[8]

2012

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District elections, 2012

Donalds ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th District. Donalds sought the nomination on the Republican ticket.[9][8] The primary elections were held on August 14, 2012. Donalds was defeated by Trey Radel in the Republican primary.[10]

U.S. House, Florida District 19 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrey Radel 30% 22,284
Chauncey Goss 21.5% 15,994
Paige Kreegel 17.7% 13,148
Gary Aubuchon 15.5% 11,486
Byron Donalds 14% 10,376
Joe Davidow 1.4% 1,026
Total Votes 74,314

Campaign themes

2026

Governor of Florida

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U.S. House

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:[Source]


Campaign finance summary

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Byron Donalds campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Florida District 19Withdrew primary$738,092 $2,240,519
2024U.S. House Florida District 19Won general$6,600,932 $5,598,912
2022U.S. House Florida District 19Won general$5,657,617 $5,400,520
2018Florida House of Representatives District 80Won general$167,052 N/A**
2016Florida House of Representatives, District 80Won $165,894 N/A**
Grand total$13,329,586 $13,239,951
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Byron Donalds
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Chip Roy  source 1  source 2  (R) Attorney General of Texas (2026) Primary, GeneralLost Primary Runoff
Gus M. Bilirakis  source  (R) U.S. House Florida District 12 (2026) GeneralAdvanced in Primary
CJ Pearson  source  (R) Georgia House of Representatives District 125 (2024) GeneralLost General Runoff
CJ Pearson  source  (R) Georgia House of Representatives District 125 (2024) PrimaryLost General Runoff
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Mike Bost  source  (R) U.S. House Illinois District 12 (2024) PrimaryWon General
J.R. Majewski  source U.S. House Ohio District 9 (2024) PrimaryWithdrew in Primary
Kari Lake  source  (R) U.S. Senate Arizona (2024) PrimaryLost General
Bernie Moreno  source  (R) U.S. Senate Ohio (2024) PrimaryWon General
Scott Parkinson  source  (R) U.S. Senate Virginia (2024) PrimaryLost Primary
Harriet Hageman  source  (R) U.S. House Wyoming At-large District (2022) PrimaryWon General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Byron Donalds
MeasurePositionOutcome
Florida Amendment 2, $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2020)  source OpposeApproved
Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)  source OpposeDefeated


Personal finance disclosures

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Noteworthy events

Reported as possible 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee

See also: Vice presidential candidates, 2024

Media reports discussed Donalds as a possible 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate.[11] Former President Donald Trump (R) selected U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate on July 15, 2024, the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

In 2020, President Joe Biden (D) announced Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate six days before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). In 2016, both Hillary Clinton (D) and Trump announced their running mates three days before the DNC and RNC, respectively.

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021)

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Donalds voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 9, 2020

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

On March 9, 2020, Donalds announced that he would self-quarantine after having recently attended the Conservative Political Action Conference, where an attendee tested positive for the coronavirus. Donalds returned to work the next day after being cleared by the Florida Department of Health.[12]

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Key votes

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Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025
VoteBill and descriptionStatus
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (218-214)[14]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (220-208)[16]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (216-214)[18]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (222-209)[20]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (217-213)[22]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (308-122)[24]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (427-1)[26]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (263-156)[28]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (219-213)[30]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (246-160)[32]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (218-206)[34]


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


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Committee assignments

2019-2020

Donalds was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2017
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Personal

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Donalds and his wife, Erika, have three sons.[1]

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    Footnotes

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    2. ↑ Byron Donalds for Congress Facebook page, "Info," accessed June 28, 2012
    3. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
    4. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
    5. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
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    7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named run
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    10. ↑ AP Results, "U.S. House Results," accessed August 14, 2012
    11. ↑ Newsweek, "Trump Floats Potential Vice President Picks," July 31, 2023
    12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named coronavirus
    13. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.", accessed May 29, 2026
    14. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 190," accessed May 29, 2026
    15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.22 - SAVE Act," accessed May 29, 2026
    16. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 102," accessed May 29, 2026
    17. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034," accessed May 29, 2026
    18. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 100," accessed May 29, 2026
    19. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026," accessed June 1, 2026
    20. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 285," accessed June 1, 2026
    21. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed June 1, 2026
    22. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 70," accessed June 1, 2026
    23. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1582 - GENIUS Act," accessed June 1, 2026
    24. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 200," accessed June 1, 2026
    25. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4405 - Epstein Files Transparency Act," accessed June 2, 2026
    26. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 289," accessed June 2, 2026
    27. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.5 - Laken Riley Act," accessed June 2, 2026
    28. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 23," accessed June 2, 2026
    29. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1526 - NORRA of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
    30. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 98," accessed June 2, 2026
    31. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.875 - Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
    32. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 183," accessed June 2, 2026
    33. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
    34. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 12," accessed June 2, 2026
    35. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    36. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023
    37. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
    38. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025
    39. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    40. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025
    41. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
    42. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025
    43. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
    44. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025
    45. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
    46. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025
    47. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
    48. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025
    49. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    50. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025
    51. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
    52. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
    53. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
    54. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
    55. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
    56. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
    57. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
    58. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025
    59. ↑ Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
    60. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025
    61. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
    62. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025
    63. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
    64. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025
    65. ↑ Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    66. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025
    67. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
    68. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025
    69. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
    70. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025
    71. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
    72. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025
    73. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
    74. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025
    75. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
    76. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025
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    78. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025
    79. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
    80. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    81. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
    82. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023
    83. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    84. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
    85. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
    86. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
    87. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    88. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
    89. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
    90. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    91. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    92. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
    93. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022
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    99. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
    100. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
    101. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023

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    Francis Rooney (R)     		U.S. House Florida District 19
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    -     		Florida House of Representatives District 80
    2016-2020    		 Succeeded by
    Lauren Melo (R)


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