Brian Mast

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Brian Mast
Image of Brian Mast
U.S. House Florida District 21
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
U.S. House Florida District 18
Successor: Scott Franklin
Predecessor: Patrick Murphy

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Brian Mast (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 21st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Mast (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 21st Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

During his time in Congress, Mast has served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee, and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Biography

Prior to his election to the House, Mast served in the U.S. Army and was awarded various medals, including The Bronze Star Medal, The Army Commendation Medal for Valor, The Purple Heart Medal, and The Defense Meritorious Service Medal.[1].

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Mast's academic, professional, and political career:[2]

  • 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th Congressional District
  • 2012-2015: Explosive specialist, United States Department of Homeland Security
  • 2011-2012: Analyst, National Nuclear Security Administration
  • 2000-2012: United States Army
  • 2016: Graduated from Harvard University Extension School with an A.L.B.
  • 2008-2010: Attended American Military University

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Mast was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Mast was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2019-2020

Mast was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Mast was assigned to the following committees:[3]

Elections

2024

See also: Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Thomas Witkop and Elizabeth Felton in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 21 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast (R)
 
61.5
 
276,685
Image of Thomas Witkop
Thomas Witkop (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
173,515
Image of Elizabeth Felton
Elizabeth Felton (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 450,200
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Thomas Witkop advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Rick Wiles in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast
 
85.8
 
60,395
Image of Rick Wiles
Rick Wiles Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
9,957

Total votes: 70,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Mast received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Mast signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Corinna Robinson in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 21 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast (R)
 
63.5
 
208,614
Image of Corinna Robinson
Corinna Robinson (D)
 
36.5
 
119,891

Total votes: 328,505
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Corinna Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Jeffrey Buongiorno, Melissa Martz, and Ljubo Skrbic in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast
 
78.1
 
56,535
Image of Jeffrey Buongiorno
Jeffrey Buongiorno Candidate Connection
 
12.2
 
8,850
Image of Melissa Martz
Melissa Martz Candidate Connection
 
8.5
 
6,186
Image of Ljubo Skrbic
Ljubo Skrbic Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
853

Total votes: 72,424
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2020

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020

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

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Pam Keith and K.W. Miller in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast (R)
 
56.3
 
253,286
Image of Pam Keith
Pam Keith (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.5
 
186,674
Image of K.W. Miller
K.W. Miller (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
9,760

Total votes: 449,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pam Keith
Pam Keith Candidate Connection
 
79.8
 
52,921
Image of Oz Vazquez
Oz Vazquez Candidate Connection
 
20.2
 
13,385

Total votes: 66,306
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Nicholas Vessio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast
 
86.0
 
62,121
Image of Nicholas Vessio
Nicholas Vessio
 
14.0
 
10,081

Total votes: 72,202
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2018

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2018
See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Lauren Baer in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast (R)
 
54.3
 
185,905
Image of Lauren Baer
Lauren Baer (D)
 
45.7
 
156,454

Total votes: 342,359
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Lauren Baer defeated Pam Keith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lauren Baer
Lauren Baer
 
60.3
 
35,028
Image of Pam Keith
Pam Keith
 
39.7
 
23,064

Total votes: 58,092
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Mark Freeman and Dave Cummings in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Mast
Brian Mast
 
77.6
 
55,527
Image of Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman
 
11.3
 
8,096
Image of Dave Cummings
Dave Cummings
 
11.0
 
7,888

Total votes: 71,511
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2016

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Florida's 18th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Patrick Murphy (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016 in order to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Brian Mast (R) defeated Randy Perkins (D), Carla Spalding (I), and write-in candidate Marilyn Holloman in the general election on November 8, 2016. Perkins defeated Jonathan Chane and John Xuna in the Democratic primary, while Mast defeated Rebecca Negron, Carl Domino, Rick Kozell, Noelle Nikpour, and Mark Freeman to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

U.S. House, Florida District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Mast 53.6% 201,488
     Democratic Randy Perkins 43.1% 161,918
     Independent Carla Spalding 3.3% 12,503
     N/A Write-in 0% 9
Total Votes 375,918
Source: Florida Division of Elections


U.S. House, Florida District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Mast 38% 24,099
Rebecca Negron 25.6% 16,242
Mark Freeman 15.8% 10,000
Carl Domino 12.5% 7,942
Rick Kozell 6.8% 4,334
Noelle Nikpour 1.3% 835
Total Votes 63,452
Source: Florida Division of Elections
U.S. House, Florida District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Perkins 60.4% 27,861
Jonathan Chane 32.3% 14,897
John Xuna 7.4% 3,394
Total Votes 46,152
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Brian Mast did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Campaign website

Mast's campaign website stated the following:


FIGHTING FOR CLEAN WATER & PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

The most important issue for our community is the devastation of our water. This impacts everyone: businesses forced to close, people getting sick, animals killed, and our environment destroyed. Health and safety needs to be made a top priority to prevent these discharges. Our work in this area is not about one party or any individual; it is about defending our community by putting all people and our environment first.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Securing a commitment to authorize the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir
  • Passing hundreds of millions of dollars to combat harmful algal blooms, prevent toxic agricultural runoff and restore the Everglades
  • Fully funding expedited completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike
  • Passing legislation forcing the Army Corps to re-evaluate their discharge schedule
  • Passing legislation funding the development of technology to clean massive discharges of water
  • Serving as Vice Chairman of the Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee

MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE AFFORDABLE

There’s no doubt the rising cost of healthcare caused by Obamacare has burdened American families and created a massive increase in bureaucracy resulting in less choice. In fact, Martin and St. Lucie counties now have only one provider on the individual exchange. We need healthcare in the United States that increases choice and enables Americans to choose the doctors and plans that fit their specific needs, while still protecting individuals with pre-existing conditions and drastically lowering costs. We also need to eliminate red tape to speed up the development of life saving cures and drive down costs for prescription drugs. When reforming our healthcare system, we also must protect and improve care for seniors and veterans.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Eliminating Obamacare’s individual mandate tax
  • Securing a new law to lower prescription drug costs
  • Voting to decrease individual market premiums
  • Strengthening protection against fraud for Social Security beneficiaries
  • Passing legislation to expand affordable health coverage
  • Securing $6 billion to combat the opioid epidemic
  • Protecting Medicare benefits and voted to expand access to treatments through Medicare
  • Increasing support for Alzheimer’s patients
  • Increasing funding for cancer research
  • Extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program for 10 years
  • Writing a new law protecting health care benefits for veterans

ENSURING CARE FOR SENIORS

I will always protect Social Security and Medicare, ensuring our government keeps the promises it has made to current retirees and those planning to retire. I absolutely do not support cutting benefits for current retirees or anybody nearing retirement. In order to accomplish difficult objectives in times of crisis, I know that we must work together. So, I will continue to be a leading voice for addressing the critical solvency issue of Social Security and Medicare in a bipartisan way that protects care for seniors.

Our accomplishments include:

  • No cuts to Medicare
  • Passing legislation to strengthen Medicare
  • Voting to protect social security beneficiaries
  • Securing a new law to crack down on crimes targeting seniors
  • Protecting tax benefits for retirement savings
  • Writing a new law to protect benefits like nursing home care for veterans
  • Serving as a member of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Increasing support for Alzheimer’s patients

IMPROVING CARE FOR VETERANS

Every Veteran who the VA serves must be treated as the most important veteran to ever be served. Anything less is unacceptable because every veteran who has sworn the oath, worn the uniform, and offered to give the last beat of their heart cannot not be taken for granted. That’s why I support giving veterans the flexibility to choose anytime, anywhere medical care and opened the first-ever office inside the West Palm Beach VA facility to provide on-the-spot support to veterans in our community. Veterans gave every American their best, and deserve the best care our nation has to offer.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Opening the first-ever Congressional office inside a VA hospital
  • Writing a new law protecting critical veteran’s benefits
  • Expanding Healthcare choice for veterans
  • Increasing access to GI bill benefits
  • Passing a new law to protect whistleblowers and increase accountability at the VA

BOOSTING THE ECONOMY

We must fight for working families by expanding opportunities and creating an economic environment that allows for job growth. The explosive growth of government regulations during the previous Administration hurt both economic growth and job creation. Making life work for families in our community starts with reducing government interference in every-day life, reducing government-imposed costs, and increasing individual liberty. Additionally, we must prioritize infrastructure projects, especially water infrastructure around Lake Okeechobee, to stop the devastation of our economy being caused by toxic water discharges.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Passing legislation requiring Congressional approval of new major regulations
  • Overturning more than a dozen overreaching Obama-era regulations
  • Investing hundreds of millions of dollars in South Florida water infrastructure
  • Securing a commitment to authorize the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir
  • Introducing legislation securing federal resources to support communities impacted by harmful algal blooms
  • Cutting taxes for American families, including doubling the standard deduction and child tax credit

CUTTING TAXES AND BALANCING THE BUDGET

Our current spending is unsustainable, which is why I’ve voted against irresponsible spending packages. We must pass a Balance Budget Amendment that will force government to live within its means. The tax cuts passed have allowed you to keep more of your money, stimulated the economy, and led to more investment. Now, we must continue working to close special interest loopholes and lobbyist-driven deductions, while making the individual tax cuts permanent.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Passing major tax cuts for American families
  • Doubling the child tax credit
  • Eliminating Obamacare’s costly individual mandate
  • Voting in favor of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution

STOPPING BRIGHTLINE

I am 100% against Brightline (also known as All Aboard Florida). This is a vitally important issue in our community, as the train routes go right through the heart of our district without stopping. It would bring down property values, disrupt emergency responders, and with so many more proposed train routes, it’s going to put our children in increased danger going to and from school. Our town is against it, our environment is against it, and I’m against it.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Forcing Brightline executives to testify before Congress
  • Initiating a Department of Homeland Security study into Brightline’s plans
  • Exposing Brightline’s lies and abuse of taxpayer dollars

STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SECURITY AND REBUILDING OUR MILITARY

As a former combat soldier based in Afghanistan, I have seen the enemy face to face. I also know the war we are in is not only a war of military force; it is a war of ideology. ISIS seeks to destroy western civilization, and our very way of life. President Obama’s half-hearted, inconsistent policy failed, which is why we are working to quickly rebuild our military and put our troops on the front line in the best possible position to succeed.

As a Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I know we must also work to combat aggression from Iran, North Korea, Russia, and other adversaries who work to undermine global security. I strongly opposed the Iran Nuclear Deal and commend President Trump for withdrawing from it. That’s why I’ve voted to institute new sanctions on Iran, as well as North Korea and Russia. Moreover, Russia’s attempts to sow discord in the American electoral process must not be tolerated and must be met with a strong response to protect the foundation of our democracy.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Passing increased funding to rebuild our military
  • Increasing troop pay
  • Passing new sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea
  • Increasing cooperation between Israel and the United States for missile defense
  • Strongly supporting withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

SUPPORTING OUR ALLY ISRAEL

As a strong supporter of the state of Israel, I believe we must continue to repair the U.S. – Israel Relationship that was strained under the previous Administration. It was a great honor to volunteer alongside the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) following my service in the Army because the United States and Israel share common values like freedom and respect for human dignity. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I have worked to oppose the dangerous BDS movement, support Israel’s efforts to counter instability in the Middle East, and prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Introducing legislation to combat radical Islamic terrorism
  • Passing legislation to cut off U.S. aid funding being used to reward anti-Israel terrorists
  • Increasing U.S. – Israel joint missile defense activities
  • Increasing sanctions on Iran
  • Working to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
  • Strongly supporting withdrawal from the Iran deal and recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
  • Serving as a member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism
  • Participating in a Congressional delegation to Israel

SECURING THE BORDER & FIXING IMMIGRATION

We all know our immigration system, illegal and legal, is broken. For far too long, politicians in Washington haven’t had the will to fix it. For starters, we must secure the border and prevent visa overstays. We must also reform our legal immigration system to end arbitrary policies that continue to hurt our economy so we can be welcoming to those who want to be in the United States and follow our laws. The time is long overdue for Congress to lead on this issue by fixing the crisis on the border, defunding sanctuary cities, providing a solution for DACA recipients, and strengthening the rule of law.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Voting for legislation that would fund completion of a border wall
  • Voting to provide legal certainty to DACA recipients
  • Voting to end the separation of children from their parents at the border
  • Voting to end chain migration and the visa lottery program
  • Voting for legislation to defund sanctuary cities
  • Voting for legislation to implement E-Verify nationwide

DEFENDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT

I have carried a rifle and a pistol for most of my adult life and fired both in defense of every American and myself. The right to defend ourselves is God-given. It is not a right provided to us by our federal government, but rather, the right to keep and bear arms is a right the federal government is sworn to protect. I will continue to uphold the oath I took to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, and I will fight to protect our Second Amendment from all attempts to erode it.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Passing legislation to protect the 2ndAmendment rights of concealed carry permit holders
  • Strengthening background checks without infringing on 2ndAmendment rights

WORKING FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES

I see my mission in Congress the same way I saw it in the military: keeping Americans safe. That’s why I’ve made community safety, health, and strength top priorities during my time in Congress. That means equipping our local law enforcement with the support they need to fight crime, prevent terrorism, reduce gun violence, stop domestic violence, prevent opioid overdose, and much more. This often takes hard, bipartisan problem solving, but the fact is Members of Congress aren’t elected to just make easy votes. We must act now to save lives by reducing violence.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Increasing funding for school security
  • Securing $6 billion to combat the opioid epidemic
  • Passing legislation to strengthen background checks
  • Supporting commonsense legislation to reduce gun violence
  • Passing several new laws to prevent sex trafficking and increase support for survivors of domestic violence or other sexual abuse
  • Passing more than 50 bills to combat the opioid epidemic

DEFENDING LIFE

As a father of three beautiful children with a fourth on the way, I’m a strong supporter of the right to life. I believe we must defend life at every stage and protect the most vulnerable members of our society. After serving in the Army for more than 12 years, I know what it means to protect life and see life lost. Our priority should always be to protect the innocent.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Passing legislation to protect the unborn
  • Voting to prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion
  • Voting to increase protections for infants born alive after a failed abortion procedure

MAKING EDUCATION WORK FOR EVERYBODY

Washington should not be mandating curriculum for states. On the contrary, each state should be a laboratory for innovation so states compete with each other for the best results. School choice is a very important issue for me, and I will continue advocating for dollars to follow students so parents can decide which school is best for their children.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Overturning Obama-era regulations imposing federal standards on local schools
  • Improving career and technical education policies to help more students compete for in-demand jobs
  • Passing legislation increasing accessibility of job training and skills development programs
  • Increasing access to G.I. Bill benefits for veterans

INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY

Washington, DC wastes far too much money on programs that either don’t work, have outlived their usefulness, or should never have existed in the first place. Members of Congress love to create programs, but they don’t spend much time checking to see if taxpayers are getting their money’s worth. I pride myself on being a taxpayer watchdog and supporting efforts to make the federal government more efficient, effective, and accountable.

Our accomplishments include:

  • Cutting taxes
  • Voting for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
  • Eliminating costly Obama-era federal mandates
  • Eliminating an unaccountable Obamacare board with power to cut Medicare payments
  • Supporting term limits for Congress
  • Passing a new law to protect federal whistleblowers
  • Voting to prevent Members of Congress from using taxpayer dollars to cover up workplace harassment[14]
—Mast for Congress[15]

Campaign finance summary


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Brian Mast campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Florida District 21Won general$3,685,806 $3,953,168
2022U.S. House Florida District 21Won general$6,338,072 $5,218,761
2020U.S. House Florida District 18Won general$6,196,669 $5,369,800
2018U.S. House Florida District 18Won general$6,120,278 $6,047,403
2016U.S. House, Florida District 18Won $2,856,749 N/A**
Grand total$25,197,575 $20,589,132
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections 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 Brian Mast
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Derrick Anderson  source  (R) U.S. House Virginia District 7 (2024) GeneralLost General
Kari Lake  source  (R) U.S. Senate Arizona (2024) PrimaryLost General
Stu Barnes-Israel  source  (R) U.S. House Indiana District 9 (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Harriet Hageman  source  (R) U.S. House Wyoming At-large District (2022) PrimaryWon General

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). 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: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Noteworthy events

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. Mast 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.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. House.gov, "Congressman Brian Mast," accessed January 31, 2019
  2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MAST, Brian Jeffery, (1980 - )," accessed January 11, 2017
  3. U.S. House Clerk, ""Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress,"" accessed February 2, 2017
  4. TCPalm, "Rebecca Negron files to run for Patrick Murphy's seat," April 14, 2015
  5. Palm Beach Post, "Republican Carl Domino says he’s running again for Patrick Murphy’s House seat," May 5, 2015
  6. PalmBeachPost.com, "War vet Brian Mast, attorney Rick Kozell launch GOP bids for open Patrick Murphy seat," June 8, 2015
  7. Twitter, "Emily Cahn," August 4, 2015
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Political offices
Preceded by
Lois Frankel (D)
U.S. House Florida District 21
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Patrick Murphy (D)
U.S. House Florida District 18
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Scott Franklin (R)


Senators
Representatives
District 1
Vacant
District 2
Neal Dunn (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Anna Luna (R)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Republican Party (21)
Democratic Party (8)
Vacancies (1)