Member brief No. FL-28
Reviewed October 31, 2026
FL-28 · Florida
Carlos A. Gimenez
Republican. Trump won Florida in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.
- Age on Election Day 2028
- 74
- Born January 17, 1954.
- Lean
- R+10
- Solidly Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
- In the House since
- 2021
- Served since January 3, 2021.
- Cash on hand
- $541K
- $540,783. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026
The 2026 race
- November 3, 2026
- Re-elected
Over Phil Ehr (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.
- Primary
- Unopposed
No primary was held.
Also on the November ballot: Eddy Rojas (no party affiliation).
Endorsements, 2026
Endorsed: Donald Trump.
None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.
Latest poll of the 2026 race
MDW Communications · March 2026 · 514 likely voters · margin of error ±4.3
Sponsored by EDGE Communications, whose founder advises Mujica.
Tested before the nominee was known.
What a race here costs
TV: Miami–Fort Lauderdale, 1.76 million homes. The district is 16.3% of the market.
2026 primary: no primary held
2024 general: $673K spent, $2.07 a vote
In the House, 119th Congress
- Chair of the Homeland Security subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Committees: Armed Services · Homeland Security · Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
General-election outcomes
- 2024 vote share
- 64.57%
- Victory margin
- +29.13 pts
- Trump, 2024
- 62.36% · +25.40 pts
Margin 3.73 points above Trump. Vote share 2.21 points above.
2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Phil Ehr. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.
Money, past cycles
| Cycle | Raised | From individuals | Cash at year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.2M | 77% | $39K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | 41% | $720K |
| 2024 | $1.1M | 31% | $576K |
Scorecards and grades
- Conservative average, out of 100
- 70.1
- Progressive average, out of 100
- 11.8 (LCV 6, Progressive Punch 9, Stop Corruption Now 20)
- IAP Action score, immigration
- 72, rank 209 of 431
- Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
- C
Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.