# Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 19th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 19th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000032
- FEC candidate IDs: H2FL14186

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000032 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

61% of Donalds’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top 5% of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

## What Donalds says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,502 classified statements: 1,090 posts on X, 293 newsletters, 115 press releases, 4 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Donalds | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.5% | 2.1% | 16 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.6% | 15.1% | 60 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 72.8% | 67.7% | 78 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.8% | 8.9% | 65 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 37.4% | 92 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 3.0% | 21 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (House Republicans 12%); Immigration 17% (House Republicans 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.34 (standard error 0.01), from 10,918 donors and 2,909 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 90% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.6% (97.1%). 48 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 266. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 59 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10430: STARS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10430
- H.R. 9777: Protecting Ratepayers Act (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9777
- H.R. 9240: Tax Dollar Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9240
- H.R. 9017: Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9017
- H.R. 8812: Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8812
- H.R. 8371: Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8371
- H.R. 8328: Defining Dealer Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8328
- H.R. 6025: Appraisal Industry Improvement Act (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6025
- H.R. 5177: To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of certain safety requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers, and for… (in committee, 2025-09-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5177
- H.R. 4922: D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4922

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $738.1K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 61% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 31% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2113733919904293200
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · CMS Announces Major Investment to Transform Rural Healthcare Access Across Florida · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2104687097420431840
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2102487949929804198
- 2026-09-22 · Press release · Donalds Introduces the STARS Act · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://donalds.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2638
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2102036122226282549
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2100377615777267987
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2100269221720825902
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2098441682014339454
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/2095907563237769484

## Links

- Official site: https://donalds.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byrondonalds
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCjy0W7sksMz37IYY27tAZNQ
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000032

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000032