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2026 Florida U.S. House District 23 — Democratic Primary · August 18, 2026
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Last reviewed September 15, 2026I am a business owner and employer with decades of hands-on experience solving practical problems. I hold an MBA and bring a master’s-level grounding in applied mathematics and management to public service. I believe real wealth is built through growth, savings, smart investment, hard work, innovation, and disciplined stewardship, not by expanded government spending or short-term fixes.
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August 18, 2026
Democratic Party
Representative in Congress
District 23
Lois Frankel
Mark Piper
Victoria Doyle
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401 Possum Pass · West Palm Beach, FL 33413
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I am a business owner and employer with decades of hands-on experience solving practical problems. I hold an MBA and bring a master’s-level grounding in applied mathematics and management to public service. I believe real wealth is built through growth, savings, smart investment, hard work, innovation, and disciplined stewardship, not by expanded government spending or short-term fixes.
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I am a business owner and employer with decades of hands-on experience solving practical problems. I hold an MBA and bring a master’s-level grounding in applied mathematics and management to public service. I believe real wealth is built through growth, savings, smart investment, hard work, innovation, and disciplined stewardship, not by expanded government spending or short-term fixes.
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Masters in Business Administration
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Masters in Business Administration
West Palm Beach
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West Palm Beach
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I’m Mark Piper, volunteering to represent our community in the United States Congress. Running as Mark Piper for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, my mission is simple and urgent: protect everyday Americans from rising costs by restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington.
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I’m Mark Piper, volunteering to represent our community in the United States Congress. Running as Mark Piper for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, my mission is simple and urgent: protect everyday Americans from rising costs by restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington.
With the national debt approaching $40 trillion, household budgets are already strained. If we do not act, personal debt — credit cards, auto loans, subscriptions — will force families to make painful spending cuts. I will fight to reduce unnecessary federal spending, audit wasteful programs, and prioritize policies that protect working families’ purchasing power.
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With the national debt approaching $40 trillion, household budgets are already strained. If we do not act, personal debt — credit cards, auto loans, subscriptions — will force families to make painful spending cuts. I will fight to reduce unnecessary federal spending, audit wasteful programs, and prioritize policies that protect working families’ purchasing power.
Debt growing at 5% cannot be sustained by growth of 2%. Meanwhile, wars and open-ended foreign commitments — Iraq, Afghanistan, and the current conflict — consume taxpayer resources that could be deployed at home to address homelessness and other urgent needs.
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Debt growing at 5% cannot be sustained by growth of 2%. Meanwhile, wars and open-ended foreign commitments — Iraq, Afghanistan, and the current conflict — consume taxpayer resources that could be deployed at home to address homelessness and other urgent needs.
Introduce targeted amendments to appropriations bills to cut wasteful spending and reduce specific projects, agency budgets, and overseas accounts.
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Introduce targeted amendments to appropriations bills to cut wasteful spending and reduce specific projects, agency budgets, and overseas accounts.
Our representatives must produce forward-looking ideas that deliver a real cost of living decrease, not symbolic bills that clog the legislative calendar. I will:
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Our representatives must produce forward-looking ideas that deliver a real cost of living decrease, not symbolic bills that clog the legislative calendar. I will:
Oppose omnibus bills that hide spending; prefer transparent, value-driven legislation.
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Oppose omnibus bills that hide spending; prefer transparent, value-driven legislation.
Promote decision-making grounded in statistics, probability, and empirical research, not emotion. My votes will reflect careful reading, reasoned analysis, and a commitment to the best available evidence.
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Promote decision-making grounded in statistics, probability, and empirical research, not emotion. My votes will reflect careful reading, reasoned analysis, and a commitment to the best available evidence.
We must re-industrialize America: expand responsible mining, manufacturing, and marketing to create real jobs and durable wealth. Combat financial illiteracy so Americans can protect retirement accounts and plan for the future. Stop socializing losses for large corporations and banks that distort markets and undermine fairness.
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We must re-industrialize America: expand responsible mining, manufacturing, and marketing to create real jobs and durable wealth. Combat financial illiteracy so Americans can protect retirement accounts and plan for the future. Stop socializing losses for large corporations and banks that distort markets and undermine fairness.
If elected, I will put productivity, restraint, and real solutions ahead of spectacle. Right POV, Left POV — I will always seek the Best POV for our country.
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If elected, I will put productivity, restraint, and real solutions ahead of spectacle. Right POV, Left POV — I will always seek the Best POV for our country.
Personal accounting, business finance, and government accounting operate under distinct rules, and what matters most to the average American is personal finance. But business and government actions shape the environment in which families manage their budgets, save, and plan for the future.
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Personal accounting, business finance, and government accounting operate under distinct rules, and what matters most to the average American is personal finance. But business and government actions shape the environment in which families manage their budgets, save, and plan for the future.
Fewer taxes that reduce take-home pay
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Fewer taxes that reduce take-home pay
Stronger accountability to restore fiscal discipline and protect taxpayers
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Stronger accountability to restore fiscal discipline and protect taxpayers
When governments, like dictators or monarchs, overburden their people with taxes and debt, prosperity falters. Today we borrow recklessly from our children and from generations yet unborn. Living beyond our means carries consequences. Inflation, when it creeps up slowly, is often ignored until it is too late. Early accountability can reduce these harms before they become irreversible.
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When governments, like dictators or monarchs, overburden their people with taxes and debt, prosperity falters. Today we borrow recklessly from our children and from generations yet unborn. Living beyond our means carries consequences. Inflation, when it creeps up slowly, is often ignored until it is too late. Early accountability can reduce these harms before they become irreversible.
Reduce the size of government. Reduce spending, regulations, taxes, and inflation. Let honest production and fair wages drive real growth rather than nominal figures inflated by government policy.
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Reduce the size of government. Reduce spending, regulations, taxes, and inflation. Let honest production and fair wages drive real growth rather than nominal figures inflated by government policy.
Government should return to the basics: provide security, maintain a reliable currency, uphold an impartial court system, and enable free trade. Real work, real sacrifice (savings), and real investment are being crowded out by crushing public spending. Nominal growth too often reflects government intervention; real growth is measured by production, wages, and opportunity.
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Government should return to the basics: provide security, maintain a reliable currency, uphold an impartial court system, and enable free trade. Real work, real sacrifice (savings), and real investment are being crowded out by crushing public spending. Nominal growth too often reflects government intervention; real growth is measured by production, wages, and opportunity.
The American ideals of hard work and innovation are being eroded by government handouts to businesses and runaway spending—contributing to a rising cost of living. Generation X faces retirement pressures; millennials struggle to raise families; future generations inherit the tax burdens created by today’s choices. We must act now to restore fiscal sanity, reward competence, and protect opportunity for every American.
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The American ideals of hard work and innovation are being eroded by government handouts to businesses and runaway spending—contributing to a rising cost of living. Generation X faces retirement pressures; millennials struggle to raise families; future generations inherit the tax burdens created by today’s choices. We must act now to restore fiscal sanity, reward competence, and protect opportunity for every American.
The government, a majority vote, or society does not grant an individual’s rights. They are natural rights that come with being human. The government’s role is to protect those rights, not to direct them. The right to life is protection against being killed or physically violated.
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The government, a majority vote, or society does not grant an individual’s rights. They are natural rights that come with being human. The government’s role is to protect those rights, not to direct them. The right to life is protection against being killed or physically violated.
I am pro–civil liberties, pro–reason and progress, and skeptical of concentrated power. I support free-speech absolutism and school choice. I oppose identity politics, compelled speech, political correctness, large administrative states, and central planning.
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I am pro–civil liberties, pro–reason and progress, and skeptical of concentrated power. I support free-speech absolutism and school choice. I oppose identity politics, compelled speech, political correctness, large administrative states, and central planning.
I’m deeply concerned about the decades ahead. The world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and too often our elected representatives seem content to watch it unfold. In delight? Maybe. But my real concern is what comes next. Wars cost money, and that money has to come from somewhere—or somebody. Americans ultimately bear those costs through higher taxes, mounting debt, inflation, or diminished opportunities. We need leaders who focus on protecting our nation’s future rather than accepting endless spending without accountability.
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I’m deeply concerned about the decades ahead. The world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and too often our elected representatives seem content to watch it unfold. In delight? Maybe. But my real concern is what comes next. Wars cost money, and that money has to come from somewhere—or somebody. Americans ultimately bear those costs through higher taxes, mounting debt, inflation, or diminished opportunities. We need leaders who focus on protecting our nation’s future rather than accepting endless spending without accountability.
Washington too often votes to increase the cost of living through unchecked appropriations. Voting “yes” on omnibus spending is voting for inflation. Inflation functions like a regressive tax: it erodes the value of every dollar, disproportionately harming families and retirees.
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Washington too often votes to increase the cost of living through unchecked appropriations. Voting “yes” on omnibus spending is voting for inflation. Inflation functions like a regressive tax: it erodes the value of every dollar, disproportionately harming families and retirees.
Policy Solutions: What I Will Do
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Policy Solutions: What I Will Do
Governance Reform: How We Can Do Better
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Governance Reform: How We Can Do Better
Fighting the Cost-of-Living Increase
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Fighting the Cost-of-Living Increase
Our Plan: Reduce the Burden of Government
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Our Plan: Reduce the Burden of Government
To restore real growth, we must re-industrialize the United States: focus on mining, manufacturing, and marketing. Government interference—through excessive spending, red tape, tariffs, and misguided programs—cripples output and diverts resources. Truth and competence must not be sacrificed to the priorities of political correctness.
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To restore real growth, we must re-industrialize the United States: focus on mining, manufacturing, and marketing. Government interference—through excessive spending, red tape, tariffs, and misguided programs—cripples output and diverts resources. Truth and competence must not be sacrificed to the priorities of political correctness.
Accountability, Reform, and Unconventional Ideas
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Accountability, Reform, and Unconventional Ideas
Principles: Individual Rights and Limited Government
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Principles: Individual Rights and Limited Government
Civil Liberties and Policy Stance
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Civil Liberties and Policy Stance
Growth happens when individuals are free to pursue their own goals. Government should prioritize oversight and the protection of rights rather than acting as a nanny or an engineer of social outcomes.
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Growth happens when individuals are free to pursue their own goals. Government should prioritize oversight and the protection of rights rather than acting as a nanny or an engineer of social outcomes.
Cost of Living Decrease
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Cost of Living Decrease
Hello, my name is Mark Piper. I’m running for the US House of Representatives in Florida District 23 as a Classic Liberal. History and reason show that individual rights, limited government, free-market capitalism, and the rule of law are the engines of real, sustainable growth for our communities.
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Hello, my name is Mark Piper. I’m running for the US House of Representatives in Florida District 23 as a Classic Liberal. History and reason show that individual rights, limited government, free-market capitalism, and the rule of law are the engines of real, sustainable growth for our communities.
Reforms to the US immigration system would be nice. The current divide is of concern and although there are many paths forward, getting partisans to agree is an incredible challenge. The US demographics will require more taxpayers in the next few decades (30 years). Immigration offers a partial solution to that problem. How to proceed in the short, medium, and the long runs are the questions. A cost versus benefit analysis is the place to start: The NY Post reports today that the immigration surge from 2021-2024 triggered 30% rises in home prices, and 20% increases in rents. Unbridled immigration causes stress to other important taxpayers’ infrastructures too. On a federal level, Altruistic views of charity have a greater cost when the diversity that is imported lowers your wages, marginalizes your culture, increases crime, weighs down your hospitals, lowers the results of your schools, consumes your taxes, and tightens your laws, and ultimately restricts your freedom by rais
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Reforms to the US immigration system would be nice. The current divide is of concern and although there are many paths forward, getting partisans to agree is an incredible challenge. The US demographics will require more taxpayers in the next few decades (30 years). Immigration offers a partial solution to that problem. How to proceed in the short, medium, and the long runs are the questions. A cost versus benefit analysis is the place to start: The NY Post reports today that the immigration surge from 2021-2024 triggered 30% rises in home prices, and 20% increases in rents. Unbridled immigration causes stress to other important taxpayers’ infrastructures too. On a federal level, Altruistic views of charity have a greater cost when the diversity that is imported lowers your wages, marginalizes your culture, increases crime, weighs down your hospitals, lowers the results of your schools, consumes your taxes, and tightens your laws, and ultimately restricts your freedom by rais
Should we be conscientious and prudent with our environment? YES. Has the government used climate scares to increase government spending since the 1960s? YES. My favorite book from undergraduate studies was surprisingly not a business book. It was a geology textbook by Steven M. Stanley titled “Earth and Life Through Time”. A textbook on 4.5 billion years of climate change. This class went great with my statistics 1 and 2. My position is that the climate is in perpetual change, and man is just a moment in time. Americans thinking they can slow, cool, or change the planet in some significant way is just hubris. OR to think Americans can stop the other 96% of the earth’s population from polluting is even more egocentric perspective. Governments around the world are rethinking their green causes because there was no long-term thinking of an objective to begin with. So, just more government malinvestments. Local obligations to our area, our county, and our states are where we
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Should we be conscientious and prudent with our environment? YES. Has the government used climate scares to increase government spending since the 1960s? YES. My favorite book from undergraduate studies was surprisingly not a business book. It was a geology textbook by Steven M. Stanley titled “Earth and Life Through Time”. A textbook on 4.5 billion years of climate change. This class went great with my statistics 1 and 2. My position is that the climate is in perpetual change, and man is just a moment in time. Americans thinking they can slow, cool, or change the planet in some significant way is just hubris. OR to think Americans can stop the other 96% of the earth’s population from polluting is even more egocentric perspective. Governments around the world are rethinking their green causes because there was no long-term thinking of an objective to begin with. So, just more government malinvestments. Local obligations to our area, our county, and our states are where we
The 2 most important priorities for congress should be to reduce rising inflation and reduce the persistent cost of living increases in everything. Balance our government. Inflation is always caused by government policy. Too much government spending is married to inflation. When the government’s expenses exceed its revenues, it borrows. The borrowed money is Inflation. Some of the inflation is realized now, and some of it becomes the burden of our future generations. To slow inflation, congress must have courage and do what’s right via the appropriations process. The government currently spends 8 times more than what it takes in in taxes and in other revenue. If the government was an individual or business, it would have to face a reckoning. Bankruptcy would be forced upon both for their inability to pay their debts. The US government’s treasury has the luxury of endless funding via its central bank. This funding is not free. It comes to the taxpayer as the most regressiv
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The 2 most important priorities for congress should be to reduce rising inflation and reduce the persistent cost of living increases in everything. Balance our government. Inflation is always caused by government policy. Too much government spending is married to inflation. When the government’s expenses exceed its revenues, it borrows. The borrowed money is Inflation. Some of the inflation is realized now, and some of it becomes the burden of our future generations. To slow inflation, congress must have courage and do what’s right via the appropriations process. The government currently spends 8 times more than what it takes in in taxes and in other revenue. If the government was an individual or business, it would have to face a reckoning. Bankruptcy would be forced upon both for their inability to pay their debts. The US government’s treasury has the luxury of endless funding via its central bank. This funding is not free. It comes to the taxpayer as the most regressiv
Freedom of Speech gives everyone an equal right to their opinion, to share what they consider altruistic, fair, honest, knowledgeable, or the opposite, without censorship, punishment, or retaliation from the government. In today’s blurred world, it is more important than ever that we do our own due diligence. People should understand the difference between information and influence. People should understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is meant to enhance our lives but will be used also with malice. Another primary function of our government is Justice. Justice is protecting citizens from abuse and coercion by other citizens. When speech is used to trick and deceive, then the courts step in to decide the civil and/or criminal punishments and/or reparations. Our Justice system is tasked with guarding the People’s right to property. Misinformation, trickery, deceit, and malice in transactions should be delt with appropriately.
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Freedom of Speech gives everyone an equal right to their opinion, to share what they consider altruistic, fair, honest, knowledgeable, or the opposite, without censorship, punishment, or retaliation from the government. In today’s blurred world, it is more important than ever that we do our own due diligence. People should understand the difference between information and influence. People should understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is meant to enhance our lives but will be used also with malice. Another primary function of our government is Justice. Justice is protecting citizens from abuse and coercion by other citizens. When speech is used to trick and deceive, then the courts step in to decide the civil and/or criminal punishments and/or reparations. Our Justice system is tasked with guarding the People’s right to property. Misinformation, trickery, deceit, and malice in transactions should be delt with appropriately.
The original intentions of the idea of Separation of Powers were to have both the president and congress to oversee the federal agencies in a complimentary way. The president is the daily general manager determining the short-term directions for policy and agencies. Congress has a slower longer-term focus on agencies and policy. Congress in many cases determine How Much agency we need and get. The President and congress do not always agree on direction, and this is intentional to keep the overall balance of the country in check. Today’s concerns are valid when a president starts a military intervention without the approval of congress. Since most of congress is funded by lobbyists and such, not many objected or sounded an alarm that created any action. Our incumbent US House FL 23 representative votes, YES, on all government spending, so sponsoring another war is right on par. If no one says NO, the results should not be surprising.
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The original intentions of the idea of Separation of Powers were to have both the president and congress to oversee the federal agencies in a complimentary way. The president is the daily general manager determining the short-term directions for policy and agencies. Congress has a slower longer-term focus on agencies and policy. Congress in many cases determine How Much agency we need and get. The President and congress do not always agree on direction, and this is intentional to keep the overall balance of the country in check. Today’s concerns are valid when a president starts a military intervention without the approval of congress. Since most of congress is funded by lobbyists and such, not many objected or sounded an alarm that created any action. Our incumbent US House FL 23 representative votes, YES, on all government spending, so sponsoring another war is right on par. If no one says NO, the results should not be surprising.
Everyone interested in participating and contributing to the government election process should be included. Since the number of people affected by this issue is so low, it’s probably very inexpensive to aid them in getting this corrected and having them able to participate via the same methods that our citizens are required to meet. Auditing more areas of government will fix these problems. Today’s technology offers great solutions to be applied in situations like this.
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Everyone interested in participating and contributing to the government election process should be included. Since the number of people affected by this issue is so low, it’s probably very inexpensive to aid them in getting this corrected and having them able to participate via the same methods that our citizens are required to meet. Auditing more areas of government will fix these problems. Today’s technology offers great solutions to be applied in situations like this.
The 10th amendment does the right thing by putting the responsibility of education to the state and local level governments. Every community is different and one size fits all cannot be efficient. Coastal communities are different from deserts, mountains, and plains areas in many ways. The school calendars alone would be different for many reasons as well. States and local communities will adapt to their own environments better than any government program could ever implement. The states and municipals pay the bulk of 87-90% of the public education debt. Local obligations always come before universal ideologs. The Federal government funds only 8-13% of public education. Considering the outrageous spending of last decade of government, this amount of funding seems fair. As with all government, it should be audited and offered ideas of efficiencies. The federal government should be there to help just enough, enforce civil rights, targeted (disabled) support areas and to provide
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The 10th amendment does the right thing by putting the responsibility of education to the state and local level governments. Every community is different and one size fits all cannot be efficient. Coastal communities are different from deserts, mountains, and plains areas in many ways. The school calendars alone would be different for many reasons as well. States and local communities will adapt to their own environments better than any government program could ever implement. The states and municipals pay the bulk of 87-90% of the public education debt. Local obligations always come before universal ideologs. The Federal government funds only 8-13% of public education. Considering the outrageous spending of last decade of government, this amount of funding seems fair. As with all government, it should be audited and offered ideas of efficiencies. The federal government should be there to help just enough, enforce civil rights, targeted (disabled) support areas and to provide
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Candidate ID: H4FL23134
Name: PIPER, MARK
Office: House
State: FL
District: FL23
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