Byron Donalds
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Byron Donalds | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district | |
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 October 28, 1978 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Erika Donalds |
Children | 3 |
Education | Florida State University (BS) |
Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978)[1] is an American politician and businessman. He is the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021.[2][3]
Donalds was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2021.[4][5]
During the 2023 Speaker of the House of Representatives election, he was the leading Republican nominee behind Kevin McCarthy since the fourth round of voting for the Speaker of the House. The result is currently ongoing.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Meet Byron". Byron Donalds for Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ "Donalds, Rommel win state House seats". Naplesnews.com. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ "Florida House of Representatives - Byron Donalds - 2016-2018". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ Conradis, Brandon (November 3, 2020). "Republican Byron Donalds wins House race in Florida". TheHill.
- ↑ "Florida House of Representatives - Byron Donalds - 2020-2022".
- ↑ Sangal, Aditi; Vogt, Adrienne; Hayes, Mike; Chowdhury, Maureen; Hammond, Elise (2023-01-04). "Live updates: House speaker vote and news". CNN. Retrieved 2023-01-04.