Pia Dandiya
Representative-elect for Florida's 22nd district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Florida's 22nd district
- Opponent
- Casey Askar (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Lowering Costs for All Floridians
Wants to make housing, property insurance, prescription drugs and childcare more affordable and to end tariffs she calls illegal.
“Make housing and property insurance more affordable so Floridians can stay in their homes and aren’t forced into 90-minute commutes just to afford where they live.”
Source for Lowering Costs for All Floridians, on Pia Dandiya’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Cleaning Up a Broken Washington
Says she will seek bans on congressional stock trading and prediction-market betting, end Citizens United and set term limits.
“Finally, I will ban prediction-market betting by members of Congress and establish congressional term limits.”
Source for Cleaning Up a Broken Washington, on Pia Dandiya’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Defending America’s Promise
Says she will oppose Social Security benefit cuts or a higher retirement age and will reverse Medicaid cuts.
“I will fight to protect Social Security and oppose any effort to cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or hand the program over to Wall Street.”
Source for Defending America’s Promise, on Pia Dandiya’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Strong Schools, Bright Futures
Supports fully funding public schools, universal pre-K, and expanded job training and apprenticeships.
“I will fight to make sure our public schools are fully funded, and our teachers get the support they need to make sure every student can succeed.”
Source for Strong Schools, Bright Futures, on Pia Dandiya’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Protecting Personal Freedom
Says personal healthcare decisions should stay between a woman and her doctor and supports equal rights under the law.
“I will fight to make sure all personal healthcare decisions stay between a woman and her doctor.”
Source for Protecting Personal Freedom, on Pia Dandiya’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Pia Dandiya’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks
“I’ll fight to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and profiting from public office.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban prediction-market betting by members of Congress and establish congressional term limits
“Finally, I will ban prediction-market betting by members of Congress and establish congressional term limits.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- OtherClock is ticking
Oppose Social Security benefit cuts, a higher retirement age or privatization
“I will fight to protect Social Security and oppose any effort to cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or hand the program over to Wall Street.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Reverse Medicaid cuts
“I will reverse Medicaid cuts so families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities can continue to get the care they need”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Pia Dandiya is an American educator, former technology executive, and politician who is the United States representative-elect from Florida's 22nd congressional district. A former high school principal and White House Fellow, she later led public-sector initiatives at Apple Inc. She was the Democratic nominee for Florida's 22nd congressional district in the 2026 election, defeating Republican nominee Casey Askar.
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- Raised
- $4.6M
- From individuals
- $3.6M
- Spent
- $3.9M
- Cash on hand
- $735K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Pia Dandiya in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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