Bale Dalton

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My first priority in Congress will be working to make Florida affordable again. We need to stop the bleeding, by reversing health care premium hikes and illegal, unpredictable tariffs. But more than that, we need representatives who will fight for working families – not for another tax giveaway for corporations and billionaires.

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We need to crack down on the power companies and property insurers that are ripping Floridians off and raising rates year after year, without any improvement in service. Tallahassee has let these companies run state-sanctioned monopolies for too long. In Congress, I will be laser-focused on fostering competition, not consolidation, and fighting for a better deal for Florida families. With prices rising, wages also need to keep up – which is why I support raising the federal minimum wage and passing the PRO Act, so labor unions can advocate for workers in a changing economy.

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Even for seniors who have access to Medicare, premiums are on the rise and prescription medications are often unaffordable. Seniors who have worked their entire lives have earned retirement with dignity and security. And now, Social Security and the Medicare Trust Fund risk going bankrupt by 2033. Our government has created an absolute crisis in our health care and retirement systems, to fund tax breaks and FICA loopholes for the ultra-wealthy.

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We need to elect members of Congress who will restore funding to Medicaid, reverse premium cuts, and protect Social Security and Medicare for generations to come. We also must lower costs throughout our health care system, which is why I support negotiating drug prices in the United States – like every other wealthy country does – to keep Americans from being ripped off. We need to build on the Affordable Care Act to lower premiums, deductibles, and surprise medical bills that keep hardworking families from seeking care.

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And here in Florida, women and girls face yet another health crisis. The state’s dangerous, six-week abortion ban puts politicians between women and their doctors, making women everywhere less safe and less free. That’s why I support codifying Roe into federal law, to put these decisions back where they belong – with patients.

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Our elected leaders are meant to be trustworthy stewards of our tax dollars, so that when you pay your fair share, you actually receive the services you would expect for what you paid. But with wasteful spending in Washington and a tax code skewed toward the ultra-rich, it is nearly impossible for middle-class families to believe they are truly seeing a return on their investments in our government.

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At the same time, our rising national debt – under both Democratic and Republican leadership – is increasingly a matter of grave national security, as foreign adversaries like China are able to buy up our debt and force taxpayers to send their hard-earned income abroad, instead of going toward securing our country, growing our economy, and improving our quality of life.

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After 24 years in the Navy—flying medevac helicopters in Iraq, leading combat missions against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban, and later helping lead NASA—I know what real service looks like. It’s courage, sacrifice, and putting the mission, and the people, first. I’m running for Congress because Florida deserves leaders who put people ahead of politics, lower costs, and deliver results—not politicians who are only in it for themselves.

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As a Navy helicopter pilot and squadron leader, I’ve spent my career in environments that demand complete accountability – so this behavior is disgusting to me. That’s why, I support barring all federal employees and elected officials from betting on prediction markets. As a combat veteran, I was sickened to see folks placing bets on prediction markets about whether our F-15 pilot and Weapons System Officer in Iran would come home alive. It’s time to place real penalties on elected officials who bet against America and play by a different set of rules than the rest of us.

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We should also be making it illegal for politicians to profit off of their positions by trading stocks on the very companies they are supposed to regulate. We need to stop the influence of special interests and lobbyists who can pay for access to lawmakers. We need representation in DC that is fighting for the working class instead of their corporate billionaire friends and wealthy donors.

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Congress must act to address the housing affordability crisis that has swept our state and our country. While we absolutely need to enable the creation of more housing at all income levels in order to increase supply, we also should ban Wall Street speculators from buying up single-family homes, which further reduces options for families and drives up costs for everyone else.

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Florida also produces more energy than nearly every state in the union, trailing only Texas and Pennsylvania, thanks to our robust natural gas sector and a solar energy industry that even outstrips California. But for too many politicians in Washington – on both the left and the right – protecting clean air and clean water while meeting our energy needs is seen as a conflict, instead of an opportunity.

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Preserving environmental resources and preventing drilling off the coasts of Florida means protecting the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range, as well as the Eastern Range, so that our military and our space program can continue to operate in order to keep our nation safe and secure. Endorsing an all-of-the-above energy policy means strengthening our nation’s energy independence and reducing our need for foreign oil and Chinese solar while also lowering costs for American consumers.

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I support a robust national security and border security infrastructure that prioritizes the American people and American interests, at home and abroad. China and other foreign adversaries are doing all they can to supplant the United States of America’s role, and are more than willing to weaken our country in order to achieve those goals.

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We also must do more to ensure that every single American who serves their country, and their families, receives the benefits that they so rightly earned through their service. When we send men and women overseas to war and armed conflicts, we owe it to them to provide the support and services they need to thrive when they come home. As a veteran who has dedicated my career to service, I can promise to continue to put my country first – along with the brave men and women who serve it.

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As a gun owner today, I understand and deeply believe that the Second Amendment is a fundamental right for law-abiding citizens in this country, as it should be. I also believe that gun owners should be well-trained and responsible, and that violent criminals should not have access to firearms. Despite what the partisan rhetoric would have you think, these are commonsense and commonly held beliefs, in Florida and across the nation.

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I’m not interested in partisan politicians who refuse to talk about the need to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous criminals, or who refuse to talk about the need to adequately fund our law enforcement agencies and public safety officers. We can safeguard our freedoms as law-abiding citizens in this country while also keeping crime off our streets and out of our schools.

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While some of the income tax changes in the OBBB were a step in the right direction for working families, seniors, and small businesses, we need a Congress committed to providing immediate tax relief for Florida families and tackling wasteful spending.

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It’s not just the sticker price that is causing problems for families young and old throughout central Florida; it’s the mountain of costs that comes with it. Between high interest rates, skyrocketing HOA fees, and rising property taxes, families are being stretched to the breaking point. Home insurance rates also continue to climb year after year, and too often, when disaster strikes, that insurance is little more than the right to sue for the coverage you already paid for. Meanwhile, nonrenewal rates have increased by over 100% in many counties across the state just in the last few years.

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We can meet these challenges and ensure that our economy and our defense capabilities remain the best in the world. But doing so requires avoiding more forever wars in the Middle East, and having clear, strategic goals that guide our military operations. Additionally, we need to ensure that our spending overseas generates an adequate return on investment for America – rather than spending millions mindlessly on bloated, international bureaucracies.

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Our immigration system has been broken for decades. I support a comprehensive approach to immigration that secures our border and provides a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. Having served in uniform for over 24 years, I believe that border security is national security; but while providing that security, we cannot enforce the law while breaking the law.

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Climate change is not theoretical in Florida. We’re seeing the practical results, and homeowners are paying the cost. We can be proactive and ensure that clean energy is manufactured right here in America instead of in China, which is why I support restoring the tax credits around green energy in the Inflation Reduction Act – while ensuring the money doesn’t go to China. I’m committed to an “all of the above” approach to lowering energy costs for Floridians and ensuring energy independence for our Nation.

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Making Florida affordable again is my first priority, and requires undoing this Administration’s illegal tariff taxes, providing oversight over utility and property insurance companies that are jacking up costs, and reversing the health care premium hikes that Congressman Mills voted for. With housing costs skyrocketing in Central Florida, we also need to increase our housing supply, while banning Wall Street speculators from buying up single-family homes. The cost of living has also been rising due to corruption in DC, as politicians sell out their constituents and line their own pockets. Tackling corruption starts with kicking out Congressman Cory Mills, who is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. However, we also need deeper structural reforms: banning Congressional stock trading, outlawing politicians and insiders from betting on prediction markets, and reforming our broken campaign finance system that gives billionaires an outsized voice in Washington.

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As a Navy veteran, I swore an oath to the Constitution and the freedoms enshrined in it. Freedom of speech protects a vibrant press, which is free to uncover corruption and tell truth to power, without fear of retribution. Freedom of speech protects a proud tradition of peaceful protest in this country that traces back to the Civil Rights movement. Having served in Iraq and Afghanistan, I have seen how difficult it is to institute these hard-won rights; and how preserving the freedoms in our Constitution makes the United States exceptional. We hold free speech as a fundamental right in the United States, and for good reason. Free speech does not mean that billionaires and corporations should be able to spend without limits to influence elections. Nor does it mean that citizens can incite violence against their neighbors. Understanding and living out our First Amendment rights is part of the ongoing work of creating our more perfect union.

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The current federal SAVE Act imposes unreasonable burdens on voting; under this law, military IDs and REAL ID would be insufficient to register to vote. For most Americans, passports and birth certificates would be required. These onerous requirements would make it more challenging for women who have changed their names to vote, along with service members who are deployed overseas. If this legislation does become law, the federal government must do everything possible to make it easier for citizens to register to vote. They should explore providing free and efficient services to procure a passport or birth certificate. All voters need to be clearly informed of these changes with enough time to make a plan to register to vote. The easiest and best solution, however, would be to avoid passing the current version of the SAVE Act without major changes.

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I was raised by a public school teacher and am a proud product of Florida public schools. While education policy is often set in Tallahassee, the federal government is a key funder of early childhood education. Although Florida has made strides in universal pre-K, we have more work to do to serve students under the age of four. Additionally, we must ensure early childhood educators are fairly compensated, & that classroom ratios remain low. At the K-12 level, schools must prepare students for the economy of the future. Florida has consistently stripped money from public schools to divert tax dollars into unregulated, for-profit companies. Congressman Mills wants to eliminate the Dept. of Education, which would hurt public schools. Lastly, higher ed pathways must generate returns – not cycles of debt. That’s why I support investing in trade jobs, apprenticeships, & public service loan forgiveness, in addition to providing oversight into for-profit colleges with low graduation rates.