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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 21st District

Brian J. Mast

Republican 5th term Up 2026 Chair · Foreign Affairs

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$5.1M raised · top PACs: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef, RTX, National Marine Manufacturers Association Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 6 of 50 party-line votes (12%; most Republicans: 7%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
9BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2017–now
9 years in CongressMore senior than 59% of the House
Committees
  • Foreign Affairs Chair
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 10th majority
Age
46

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date22462926749
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3232121,23526

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 13% 7%
Transportation and Public Works 13% 7%
Armed Forces and National Security 20% 30%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Emergency Management and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Congress.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Disaster Response (Emergency Management), Veteran Employment (Labor and Employment).
  • 44 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairForeign Affairs CommitteeFull committee
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee10th majority

Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, more senior than 59% of the House, in the majority.

  • 9 years in Congress: more senior than 59% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

23% · peer median 9%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Mast.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

23% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 9%); closest in his party: Johnson and Kelly.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 37 · expected 27
Action in committee 17 · expected 7
Beyond committee 6 · expected 4
Passed House 2 · expected 2
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 55 of 433 in the House

2.03expected 1.22 · average member 1.00

2 of 37 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 2.03 against a peer median of 1.22.

  • On the move: H.R. 3497 (became law), H.R. 8661 (out of committee), H.R. 6875 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.46

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 9 times (peer median 7).

  • Position: +0.46, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 6 of 50, Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Mast$5.1M raised39%36%10%16%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

75% of what he raised came from individuals; 39% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$5.1M raised, 10% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 23.7 points.

39 PACs of the 82 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Defense.

  1. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef71% D
  2. RTX49% D
  3. National Marine Manufacturers Association34% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

67 bills

Mast voted Yea on 48, Nay on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 16 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.