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2026 U.S. House

Florida's 22nd Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · FL-22
Primary: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-22

Pia Dandiya

Pia Dandiya

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lowering the cost of living for middle-class families
  • Protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
  • Strengthening public schools and workforce training
About Pia Dandiya

Former high school principal who founded a Harlem charter school at 28 and later led public sector education initiatives at Apple after serving as a White House Fellow, per her campaign site; she shifted her run to the newly drawn open 22nd District in May 2026 after redistricting and was named to the DCCC's Red to Blue program, per Florida Politics.

Casey Askar

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Tax cuts and economic growth
  • Border security and immigration enforcement
  • Expanding American energy production
About Casey Askar

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and chairman and CEO of Askar Family Office, a family investment company in franchising, commercial real estate, energy and construction, per his campaign site; born in Iraq, he came to the United States at age 7 after his family fled religious persecution as Christians.

About this race

Florida's 22nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Florida primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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