Candidate · November 3, 2026
Bale Dalton
On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 7th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2.3M
- cash on hand
- $202K
- issues with public statements
- 15
- outside spending for or against
- $1.4M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Florida's 7th District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Bale Dalton grew up in Central Florida and attended the U.S. Naval Academy.5 He has served 24 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve, 13 of them on active duty, as a helicopter pilot who flew medical evacuation missions and deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and the Pacific.5,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because Florida deserves leaders who put people ahead of politics, lower costs and deliver results.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebaledalton.com5,
7 - Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615839083500845
- X (Twitter)x.com/BaleDaltonFL5
- Instagraminstagram.com/baledalton5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCngKoMHts5aftI3sqhC9yjA5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he would work to reverse what it calls illegal, unpredictable tariffs.6
His campaign website says he supports raising the federal minimum wage.6
His campaign website says he supports passing the PRO Act so labor unions can advocate for workers.6
- Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
- Keep current rules
- Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized
Health Care
His campaign website says he would work to reverse recent increases in health insurance premiums, which it says have left ACA plan premiums up to four times as high as a year earlier.6
His campaign website says the country should build on the Affordable Care Act to lower premiums, deductibles and surprise medical bills.6
His campaign website says Congress cut Medicaid last year and that he supports restoring Medicaid funding.6
- Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
- Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
- Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he supports negotiating drug prices in the United States, as other wealthy countries do.6
His campaign website says Social Security and Medicare should be protected for generations to come.6
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.6
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
His campaign website says Florida's six-week abortion ban puts politicians between women and their doctors, and that he supports codifying Roe v. Wade so the decisions rest with patients.6
- Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
- Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
- Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
- Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
- Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says middle-class families need a tax cut, that the tax code is skewed toward the ultra-rich, and that some income tax changes in the law it calls the OBBB were a step in the right direction for working families, seniors and small businesses.6
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website calls for banning individual stock trading for all members of Congress.6,
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Housing
His campaign website says Wall Street speculators should be banned from buying up single-family homes.6
Energy and Climate
His campaign website supports preventing drilling off Florida's coasts, saying this protects military and space test ranges, and supports an all-of-the-above energy policy.6
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says police departments must be fully funded and have the resources they need.6
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.9
| Raised | $2,334,664 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,132,410 |
| Cash on hand | $202,254 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $1,059,281 supporting and $387,966 opposing Bale Dalton this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.10
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| BDA PAC | $700,000 | — |
| Project 218 | $353,500 | — |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | — | $188,860 |
| CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. | — | $125,729 |
| MAGA INC. | — | $73,377 |
| 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Federal Political Action Fund | $3,881 | — |
| WelcomePAC | $1,900 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed May 15, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report12filed Mar 13, 2026