{"id":252381,"date":"2026-04-30T12:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252381\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:22:13","slug":"rep-brian-mast-kicks-off-re-election-campaign-in-floridas-21st-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252381\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Brian Mast kicks off re-election campaign in Florida\u2019s 21st Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Brian%20Mast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Representative Brian Mast <\/a>has officially launched his re-election campaign for Florida\u2019s 21st Congressional District. <\/p>\n<p>In his announcement, Rep. Mast stated, &#8220;Since my first day in Congress, my focus has been simple: serve the Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches with the same grit and dedication I gave to our country in the Army. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to swing the bat for you every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mast went on to highlight his commitment to conservative values, saying, &#8220;I am running for re-election in Florida\u2019s 21st Congressional District. The radical left in Washington is already threatening \u2018maximum warfare\u2019 because they are terrified of a Florida that accurately reflects our conservative values\u2014values rooted in the Constitution, individual liberty, and the conservation of Florida\u2019s natural beauty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/what-a-new-congressional-map-could-mean-for-florida-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What a new congressional map could mean for Florida voters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 election, Rep. Mast won re-election by a margin of 23.6 points in the current 21st congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes shortly after the Florida Senate approved a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/what-a-new-congressional-map-could-mean-for-florida-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">redistricting map<\/a>, which has now been sent to Governor Ron DeSantis for final approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Republican U.S. Representative Brian Mast has officially launched his re-election campaign for Florida\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-252381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}