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Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds

Republican · FL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • Representative FL-19 2021–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021
  • role Served in the Florida House of Representatives, 80th district, from 2016 to 2020
  • achievement Was a nominee for Speaker of the House in the January 2023 and October 2023 elections
  • background Born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
  • background Earned a Bachelor of Arts in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002
  • background Worked in the finance, insurance, and banking industries before entering politics

Campaign finance

2024 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House FL-19 · 2026 General Election

  • $6,600,932 raised
  • $5,598,912 spent
  • $1,740,010 cash on hand
$6.60M
$5.50M
$4.81M
Itemized (≥ $200)$2.20M
Unitemized (< $200)$2.62M
Other committees (PACs)$682.63K
Transfers from other committees$1.05M
Offsets to expenditures$18.69K
Other receipts$32.50K
$5.60M
Operating expenditures$5.38M
Contribution refunds$18.86K
Other disbursements$205.00K
Cash on hand$1.74M
Debts owed by committee$5.26K

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Byron Donalds campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$3,250,541$2,769,647$480,894
2022$5,657,617$5,400,520$737,991
2024$6,600,932$5,598,912$1,740,010
2026$738,092$2,143,626$334,476

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 27
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 258 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 27 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 168
    Disclosed stock trades →

    53 tickers · 10 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 2
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Byron Donalds. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (6)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $212,903
  • ENTREPRENEUR $17,899
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $13,200
  • ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC $12,750
  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • ADVANCE FINANCIAL 247 $7,600
  • NELSON MULLINS $7,100
  • THE GEO GROUP $7,000
  • INDUSTRIAL EQUITIES $6,650
  • MORAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT $6,603

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $56,535 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $12,992 supporting · $21,000 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Donalds, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Donalds most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Donalds connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9777Protecting Ratepayers ActsponsoredJul 19, 2026
  • HR 9720D.C. Taxing Authority Review ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9240Tax Dollar Accountability ActsponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9214TSP Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9199Permanent Trump Secure Border ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9200To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9160No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9131Protecting Kids from Creeps ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HJRES 192Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Full Accountability in Arrest Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HJRES 193Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9132Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9017Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026sponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8920Restoring the American Homebuyers Dream ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8812Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026sponsoredMay 13, 2026
  • HR 8791IGNITE HBCU Excellence ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8445Stop DEI ActcosponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8408Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8409Post-Disaster Protection ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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