Brian MastIncumbent

Candidate for U.S. Representative, Florida District 21

Brian Mast is a U.S. Representative serving his fifth term. He is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mast served more than 12 years in the U.S. Army, including as a bomb disposal expert under the Joint Special Operations Command in Afghanistan. The last improvised explosive device he found there caused injuries that included the loss of both of his legs. Mast received the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor, the Purple Heart and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. After retiring from the Army, he worked as an explosives specialist with the Department of Homeland Security, and he later received a degree from Harvard University.

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