Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021
Preceded by
Francis Rooney
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 80th district
In office November 8, 2016 – November 3, 2020
Preceded by
Matt Hudson
Succeeded by
Lauren Melo
Personal details
Born
Byron Lowell Donalds
(1978-10-28) October 28, 1978 (age 45) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Political party
Republican (since 2010)[1]
Other political affiliations
Democratic (until 2010)[1]
Spouse
Erika Lees
(m. 2003)
Children
3
Education
Florida A&M University
Florida State University (BS)
Website
House website
Byron Donalds's voice
Byron Donalds explains his opposition to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Recorded April 7, 2022
Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978)[2] is an American politician and financial professional serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district includes much of Southwest Florida.[3][4]
Born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Donalds attended Florida A&M University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. Before entering politics, Donalds worked in the finance, insurance, and banking industries.[2] He represented the 80th district in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020.[5][6][7]
Donalds was elected to Congress in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Cindy Banyai. In the January 2023 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives election, he was nominated for the speakership in the fourth through 11th rounds of voting.[8] Several months later, Donalds was a candidate in the third nomination for the October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election.[9]
Donalds is ideologically positioned in the conservative wing of the Republican Party.[10][11][12] He was a member of the Tea Party movement and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. In January 2021, Donalds voted to object to the certification of electors from Arizona and Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election.[13] Donalds says that he does not "personally" believe Joe Biden is a "legitimate" president of the United States,[14] but he says Biden is nevertheless the president, albeit the worst one in his opinion.[15]
^ abOgles, Jacob (August 11, 2020). "Byron Donalds issues cease-and-desist letter to Casey Askar campaign". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ ab"Meet Byron". Byron Donalds for Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^Sarkissian, Arek (August 30, 2016). "Donalds, Rommel win state House seats". Naples News. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^"Florida House of Representatives - Byron Donalds - 2016-2018". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^Conradis, Brandon (November 3, 2020). "Republican Byron Donalds wins House race in Florida". The Hill.
^"Byron Donalds - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva ) | Florida House of Representatives". Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^"Black-American Members by Congress, 1870–Present". U.S. House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^Sangal, Aditi; Vogt, Adrienne; Hayes, Mike; Chowdhury, Maureen; Hammond, Elise (January 5, 2023). "Live updates: House speaker vote and news". CNN. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^Dolan, Paul (October 20, 2023). "Byron Donalds running for speaker of the House". WINK News. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^Broadwater, Luke (October 24, 2023). "House Speaker Election: Third Republican Nominee for Speaker Is Out". The New York Times. favorites of the party's right wing.
^Bunn, Curtis (January 5, 2023). "Who is Byron Donalds? Rebel Republicans rally around the Florida congressman to defeat McCarthy". NBC News. conservative Republican
^Fineout, Gary (August 27, 2023). "DeSantis to GOP Rep. Donalds: Whose side are you on?". Politico. DeSantis lumped the conservative Black Republican...
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^"Biden is the worst president this country has ever seen: Rep. Byron Donalds". Fox Business. February 14, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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