Brian Mast

Brian Mast and his wife, Brianna, have four children and live in Fort Pierce.¹ His father was an Army veteran, and Mast also chose the Army, serving for more than twelve years.¹ He worked as a bomb disposal specialist under Joint Special Operations Command.¹

In 2010, an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan cost him both legs.² While recovering, he continued on active duty, working with the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.¹ After retiring from the military, he worked as an explosives specialist for the Department of Homeland Security.¹ His military decorations include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and an Army Commendation Medal for Valor.¹

Mast completed a Bachelor of Liberal Arts at Harvard Extension School in 2016, concentrating in government and environmental studies.² That same year he was first elected to Congress as a Republican representing Florida's 18th Congressional District.² He now chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee and also serves on Transportation and Infrastructure.¹

His current priorities include Everglades restoration, revising Lake Okeechobee water management when the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir is completed, veterans' retirement pay and reducing foreign spending.³ He faces Democrat James Martin in the 2026 election.⁴