Candidate · November 3, 2026

Brian Mast

On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 21st District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$5.1M
cash on hand
$2.4M
issues with public statements
15
outside spending for or against
$441K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Florida's 21st District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,4
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Florida's 21st District in the U.S. House.5
Also on the ballot

§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.

Brian Mast spent more than 12 years in the U.S. Army, working as a bomb disposal expert under the Joint Special Operations Command, and received medals that include the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal.6,7 After leaving the Army he took a job as an Explosive Specialist at the Department of Homeland Security and earned a degree from Harvard University.6,7 In 2015 he volunteered to serve alongside the Israel Defense Forces.6 He is in his fifth term representing Florida's 21st Congressional District and is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.7,8

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he aims to serve in Congress as he did in combat, without concern for personal gain or personal sacrifice, and that he fights for America First policies.6,9

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, FL-215
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, FL-215

Websites and accounts

§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.

Foreign Policy and Defense

Who decides on military action

His campaign website says Congress should reclaim its constitutional authority to declare war and to set specific objectives abroad, and that what it calls America's endless wars should end.9

  1. Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
  2. Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
  3. Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Iran's nuclear program and sanctions

His campaign website says he opposed the Iran Nuclear Deal, commends President Trump for withdrawing from it, and has voted to institute new sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia.9

Military aid to Israel

His campaign website says he introduced and passed legislation to expand joint missile defense work between the U.S. and Israel and to cut off U.S. aid funds that it says were being used to reward anti-Israel terrorists.8

Immigration

Legal immigration levels

His campaign website says the legal immigration system should be reformed to end arbitrary policies that hurt the economy, so that the country can be welcoming to those who follow its laws.9

Elections and Government Reform

Term limits for Congress

His campaign website says he supports term limits and has co-sponsored legislation capping House members at three terms and senators at two terms.13

  1. Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
  2. Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
  3. No term limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

Balanced budget amendment

His campaign website says he supports, and has voted for, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.13,14

  1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
  2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
  3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal income tax rates

His campaign website says he opposes tax increases, fought to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and wants to make the individual tax cuts permanent while closing special interest loopholes and lobbyist-driven deductions.13,14

Family and Social Policy

Child tax credit

His campaign website lists doubling the child tax credit among the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that he fought to pass.14

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website says he opposes what it calls socialized medicine and wants a health care system in which families can choose the plan and doctors that fit their needs, while still protecting people with pre-existing conditions.15

Veterans

Private care for veterans

His campaign website says he supports letting veterans choose their medical care at any time and in any place.16

  1. Let veterans choose private doctors at the VA's expense whenever they prefer
  2. Write wait-time and drive-time limits into law, so veterans can use private care when the VA can't meet them
  3. Expand the VA's own hospitals and clinics, using private care mainly when the VA can't provide it
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Social Security and Medicare

Social Security benefit levels

His campaign website says he does not support cutting benefits for current retirees or anyone nearing retirement and wants to address the solvency of Social Security and Medicare in a bipartisan way.17

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Government funding and abortion

His campaign website says he has supported legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion.18

Abortion law

His campaign website says he opposes abortion and that he has supported anti-abortion legislation and legislation to increase protections for infants born alive after a failed abortion procedure.18

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website says he opposes efforts to defund the police and wants to equip local law enforcement with the support it needs.19

Education

Vouchers and education savings accounts

His campaign website says school choice is very important to him and that he will keep advocating for dollars to follow students so that parents can pick the school they judge best for their children.19

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Brian Mast served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Brian Mast sponsored or cosponsored 15 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

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, 2026.72

Raised$5,097,732
Spent$4,490,347
Cash on hand$2,378,763

Where the money came from

Individual donors$3.8M · 75%
PACs and other political committees$485K · 10%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$729K · 14%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$71K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $388,685 supporting and $52,040 opposing Brian Mast this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.73

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
VALOR PROJECT$305,285—
PAVC PAC$83,400—
Serving Florida PAC—$52,040

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.

§6Financial 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.