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Brian J. Mast

RepublicanBrian J. Mast

U.S. Representative · Florida

Florida's 21st district

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Representative from Florida

3 tracked promises, 3 rated

Florida · Florida's 21st district

Florida's 21st district

Their congressional district

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88/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
88
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+75) to 0–100, aggregated from 3 rated promises. Never an opaque single score. Provisional — based on 3 rated promises they could act on; a settled rating needs at least 5.
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How they won their seat

Brian J. Mast won the 2024 U.S. House election in Florida (District 21) with 61.8% of the vote (277,435 votes).

61.8%
Win share
277,435
Votes for winner
448,766
Total cast
  • Brian J. Mast · Republican61.8%
  • Thomas Witkop · Democrat38.2%
  • 1 Other Candidate0%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Brian J. Mast's record shows a focus on foreign affairs, environmental issues, and veteran support. He has sponsored multiple bills related to foreign military financing (e.g., HR 8661) and environmental protection (e.g., HR 3818, HR 3819). Additionally, he has been active in commemorating military service members through resolutions (e.g., HCONRES 79, HCONRES 77). Focus areas (from the record): Foreign Affairs · Environmental Protection · Veteran Support · Government Reform Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. There is some alignment between Mast's sponsored bills and his declared positions on government reform and environmental issues, such as his support for the U.S. Term Limits amendment and efforts to address Lake Okeechobee discharges. However, the record does not include specific evidence of his promises regarding Everglades restoration. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills; There is no information on his public statements or responses to constituents; The data does not provide insight into his legislative focus. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Brian J. Mast has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2019–2021 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Brian J. Mast has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

21bills sponsored
21 awaiting status
05101520Bills2019: 11 awaiting status1120192020: 10 awaiting status102020

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$4.0M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5M2026: raised $4.0M2026: spent $4.3M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $1.4M (40%)40%Large individual (itemized): $1.7M (50%)50%PAC / committee: $350K (10%)10%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$1.4M40%
  • Large individual (itemized)$1.7M50%
  • PAC / committee$350K10%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+75 · based on 3 rated promises

  • Championed 3

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2019 · 3 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jan 202775 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

3 tracked
  • Kept3
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0123Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Topic coverage

3 promises across 2 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Environment2 promises
  • Government Reform1 promise

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)3100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
31
41
51

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

3 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt the harmful Lake Okeechobee freshwater discharges into the St. Lucie Estuary and make long-term operational changes to prevent them, protecting Treasure Coast public health.

EnvironmentSpecific · measurable
SourcesWPTV NewsChannel 5 (West Palm Beach)WPTV NewsChannel 5Office of Congressman Brian Mast· archivedWQCS (NPR affiliate)Florida Daily
Championedhigh confidence

Complete the EAA (Everglades Agricultural Area) Reservoir and secure federal funding to accelerate Everglades restoration so Lake Okeechobee water is stored and sent south rather than discharged to the coasts.

EnvironmentSpecific · measurable
SourcesWGCU (PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida)Mast for Congress (campaign website)· archivedWN.com (World News, reposting Mast statement)Executive Office of the Governor of FloridaThe Everglades FoundationOffice of Congressman Brian Mast (mast.house.gov)
Championedhigh confidence

Co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits constitutional amendment limiting members of the House to three terms and Senators to two terms (signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge).

Government Reform
SourcesU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) — H.J.Res.11, 118th Congress bill status· archivediSideWithU.S. Term Limits — the pledge Mast signedU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) — H.J.Res.12, 119th Congress bill status· archivedU.S. Term Limits — 116th Congress pledge signer listCongress.gov — H.J.Res.11 (118th Congress)· archived

Verified record

145 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Mar 31, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $3,104,405, spent $2,322,221, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Sponsored legislation

Showing the 12 most recent of 145 sponsored measures.

Voting record

Total votes
655
Yea
492
Nay
144
Present
0
Not voting
19

Full voting record

655 votes
  • S32Yea
  • S307Yea
120 of 655
Page 1 / 33

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

4 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Government ReformStated position

    Co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits constitutional amendment limiting members of the House to three terms and Senators to two terms (signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge).

    SourcesU.S. Term Limits — 116th Congress pledge signer listiSideWith
    View position & sources
  • EnvironmentStated position

    Force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt the harmful Lake Okeechobee freshwater discharges into the St. Lucie Estuary and make long-term operational changes to prevent them, protecting Treasure Coast public health.

    SourcesFlorida DailyWPTV NewsChannel 5 (West Palm Beach)
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Perry Amendment No. 221 to H.R. 8870, an amendment providing that a recipient of assistance under title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling. The amendment was not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.

    SourcesCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 119th Congress, Full Committee Record of Committee Votes 75 to 127 on H.R. 8870 (markup of May 21, 2026); Vote 104 on Perry Amendment No. 221, restricting automated license plate reader use by recipients of title 23 highway assistance. Not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting AYE on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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