Byron Donalds

United States Representative from Florida since 2021

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]

Byron Donalds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 19th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byFrancis Rooney
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 80th district
In office
November 8, 2016 – November 3, 2020
Preceded byMatt Hudson
Succeeded byLauren Melo
Personal details
Born
Byron Lowell Donalds

(1978-10-28) October 28, 1978 (age 46)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Erika Donalds
Children3
EducationFlorida State University (BS)

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

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  1. "Meet Byron". Byron Donalds for Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. "Donalds, Rommel win state House seats". Naplesnews.com. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. "Florida House of Representatives - Byron Donalds - 2016-2018". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. Conradis, Brandon (November 3, 2020). "Republican Byron Donalds wins House race in Florida". TheHill.
  5. "Florida House of Representatives - Byron Donalds - 2020-2022".
  6. 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.