Mike Haridopolos
Republican · Florida · 2026 · IncumbentOn the ballot
U.S. House, FL-8Florida · 2026- Banning congressional stock trading
- Restoring the Indian River Lagoon
- Supporting the space industry
Per the campaign site.
A U.S. history and political science instructor at what is now Eastern Florida State College and at the University of Florida's Bob Graham Center, Mike Haridopolos served in the Florida House and Senate from 2000 to 2012 and was President of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2012, per his official House biography. That biography credits him with putting Florida's budget online and with sponsoring the 2008 state constitutional amendment reducing property taxes, and says he founded a business and political consulting company after leaving the Legislature. He was first elected to Congress in 2024 and represents Brevard, Indian River and Orange counties; his campaign site says he serves as chairman of the Space Committee and as a whip on the Financial Services Committee.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
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