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FL · DISTRICT 21

Brian J. Mast

RepublicanFloridaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source

What they said 16

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (16)Campaign (14)After election (2)

After the election · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense

Oppose restoring certain foreign-aid spending

AI-assisted summary

Mast argued against restoring foreign-aid spending he considers wasteful, citing programs involving transgender events, gender-inclusion activities and condoms for the Taliban. He criticized Democrats who, in his account, support returning to those expenditures.

Context: His examples concern specific expenditures he criticized; he did not describe a broader standard for foreign-aid funding.

After the election · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense

Keep a strong U.S. focus on Latin America

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Mast said the United States should prevent neighboring countries from offering strategic footholds to rivals. He expects the administration to maintain its focus on Latin America, including Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia, and says the region matters to U.S. interests because it is close to home.

Context: Mast did not identify specific actions or tools for preventing rival strategic footholds.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Cut healthcare red tape to speed development of cures

AI-assisted summary

Mast supports eliminating red tape in healthcare to speed the development of life-saving cures and help lower prescription drug costs.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Oppose socialized medicine

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Mast opposes the left’s plan to enact socialized medicine and says he is fighting to stop it. He argues that it would reduce care quality and raise taxes.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Strengthen Florida watershed pollution plans

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Mast supports strengthening Florida’s Basin Management Action Plans and Total Maximum Daily Loads, which address pollution in impaired watersheds. He says the federal government should support state efforts to prevent pollution and hold polluters accountable.

Context: The source frames the plans as Florida state efforts and does not specify what changes he would make to them.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Enforce pollution standards and penalties for polluters

AI-assisted summary

Mast supports clearly enforceable pollution standards and penalties for industries and property owners. He identifies agriculture as the main source of phosphorus and nitrogen in most impaired Florida watersheds and says polluters should be held accountable.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Government & elections

Oppose making Washington, D.C., a state

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Mast opposes making Washington, D.C., a state. He includes statehood among the proposals he says he will work to stop.

Context: The opposition appears in a discussion of proposals he attributes to Democrats; no further position details are given.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Economy, taxes & work

Oppose tax increases and support tax cuts

AI-assisted summary

Mast opposes tax increases and supports cutting taxes. He argues that reducing federal spending leaves more money with taxpayers, but does not identify a specific tax cut or spending change in this statement.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense

Counter aggression from U.S. adversaries

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Mast says the United States must work to counter aggression from Iran, North Korea, Russia, and other adversaries. He says he voted for new sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and supports a strong response to Russian efforts to interfere in the American electoral process.

Context: The sanctions are described as past votes; the passage does not specify a new sanctions proposal.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense

Restore Congress’s role in authorizing and defining overseas wars

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Mast says Congress should reclaim its constitutional authority to declare war and set specific objectives for U.S. actions overseas. He opposes open-ended commitments of taxpayer money and says America’s endless wars should end.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.