Candidate · November 3, 2026

Carlos A. Gimenez

On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 28th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$722K
cash on hand
$541K
issues with public statements
9

§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 28th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,4
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Florida's 28th 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.

Carlos Gimenez earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Barry University and completed Harvard University’s Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.6,7 He joined the City of Miami Fire Department in 1975 and served 25 years as a firefighter, the last nine as fire chief, and was appointed City of Miami Manager in 2000.6,7 He served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 2004 to 2011, and was elected Mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016.6,7 He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2020 and serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.7

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he has spent the last nine years fighting to lower taxes, balance the budget and protect the environment, and that he is building on that record as a candidate for Congress.8

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, FL-285
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, FL-285

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.

Taxes and Budget

Corporate tax rate

His official House website says he opposes any effort to raise the corporate tax rate above 21%, and opposes raising tax rates on corporations and small businesses to pay for new spending.11

  1. Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
  2. Keep it at 21%
  3. Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Taxes on very large fortunes

His official House website says he opposes an annual wealth tax.11

Foreign Policy and Defense

Economic ties with China

His official House website says he supports decoupling the United States and its allies from China in five areas (national security, economy and energy, competitiveness, ideology and technology), and supports incentives to bring American companies back from China, especially in industries tied to national security and public health, such as pharmaceutical supply chains and protective equipment.11,12

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Trade agreements

His official House website says he supports new trade partnerships around the world to expand markets for American producers, as long as the agreements are free and fair, and supports taking measures against anti-competitive behavior in global trade.13

  1. Sign new deals that lower trade barriers
  2. Keep existing deals, such as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, largely as they are
  3. Renegotiate existing deals, for example to require that more of each product be made in the US
  4. Leave existing deals and set terms country by country, including tariffs
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Energy and Climate

Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore

His official House website says he opposes offshore drilling, especially off the coast of Florida, and supports an all-of-the-above approach to domestic energy production; it lists among his cosponsored bills several that would bar oil and gas leasing in certain areas off Florida’s coast.14

Infrastructure and Transportation

Highway and transit funding

His official House website says that as Miami-Dade County mayor he emphasized installing more solar panels, improving public transportation and making streets friendlier to bikes and pedestrians, and that he will keep advocating policies that invest in sustainable infrastructure and encourage more use of public transportation.14

Immigration

Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers

His official House website says he supports letting undocumented immigrants be placed on a path to legal status, with work authorization, a driver’s license and school for their children, but does not support a blanket grant of citizenship to them; it also says he supports continuing DACA and that he voted for the American Dream and Promise Act to extend legal protections for Dreamers.15

  1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
  2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
  3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
  4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Marked: the option their statement matches.
State and local role in immigration enforcement

His official House website says he opposes local government officials stopping law enforcement from enforcing federal laws, and that sanctuary cities have no place in the country.15

  1. Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
  2. Let each state, county or city decide
  3. Cooperate only in cases involving people convicted of serious crimes
  4. Bar police and jails from helping without a judge's warrant
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Legal immigration levels

His official House website says he opposes efforts to reduce current immigration levels and supports an increase in employment-based visa programs such as H-1B, as long as it does not take away from Americans.15

  1. Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
  2. Keep green cards and work visas near recent levels
  3. Admit fewer immigrants than in recent years
  4. Pause most new legal immigration for a time
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§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 Carlos A. Gimenez served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Carlos A. Gimenez sponsored or cosponsored 25 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§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, 2026.68

Raised$722,291
Spent$757,535
Cash on hand$540,783

Where the money came from

Individual donors$231K · 32%
PACs and other political committees$368K · 51%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$123K · 17%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$777 · 0%

§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.