2026 Florida (FL-22) US House Voters Guide

Casey Askar (R) vs Pia Dandiya (D)

House of Representatives | Election | Nov 3, 2026

The Candidates

Casey Askar

Casey Askar

Republican

Pia Dandiya

Pia Dandiya

Democrat

The Issues

Abortion

Ban or legal?

Casey Askar (R)

Ban. Is “pro-life…absolutely no exception.” Signed a pledge “to support measures to end abortion and do everything within my power to protect all human life, from fertilization to natural end.” Said in 2020, “I will consistently vote pro-life.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Legal. Says overturning Roe v. Wade “ripped away a fundamental freedom.” Opposes Florida’s six-week abortion ban; it is “one of the most extreme …in the country.” “I will fight to make sure all personal healthcare decisions stay between a woman and her doctor.”

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Climate Change

Should climate change be a top priority?

Casey Askar (R)

No. Supports expanding “domestic energy production” and “oil, natural gas, nuclear, and clean coal production.” Opposes taking “away diesel engines from…farmers.” Would permanently repeal or reduce the federal gas tax.

Pia Dandiya (D)

Yes. Supports “clean energy initiatives.” Supports “hurricane and flood resilience funding.” Opposes the FL property tax amendment “as written,” saying it would “cut billions from municipal budgets including funding for…climate mitigation.”

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Criminal Justice

How to ensure effectiveness and fairness in law enforcement?

Casey Askar (R)

“I believe that we’re a nation of law and order. “Our law enforcement officers need to be protected from predatory targeting by Leftists, activist judges, and prosecutors.” Would “stay tough on crime.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

No position found.

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Economy

Cut or increase government investment in, and regulation of, the economy?

Casey Askar (R)

Mostly cut. “Big government needs to be reigned [sic] in.” Would “cut the spending” and “unshackle the free markets.” Would “slash overburdening… regulations.” Says farmers are “overregulated.” Supports preventing lawmakers from engaging in spending that would increase the federal deficit. “I’ve got to bring as much as I can in resources to this county… [for] infrastructure, roads.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Mostly increase. Would invest in strong public institutions. Supports increasing housing supply by incentivizing construction, speeding permitting, and “cracking down on corporate ownership” of individual homes. “We need federal reform to bring property insurance premiums down.” “I will expand job training and apprenticeship opportunities.”

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Education

Use public funding for private and/or for-profit schools?

Casey Askar (R)

Yes. Supports school voucher programs.

Pia Dandiya (D)

No. “Opposes “the uber privatization of our public school system in Florida” that is “defunding traditional schools.” Supports fully funding public schools.

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Environment

Loosen or tighten environmental regulations?

Casey Askar (R)

Tighten. Opposes data centers in Florida. “I don’t want them…anywhere near agriculture, anywhere near water supplies.” “I don’t want growth taking away our farmland.” Supports “a re-haul for our septic tank issues, especially near the coast.” “We have to invest in…water treatment, in sewage.” In 2020, supported “the highest level of federal funding for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Tighten. “The fight for our environment is a fight that involves every single one of us.” Says pollution and algae in Florida waterways are “unsafe” and “bad for sea life.” Says data centers will put a “greater strain on our water supply.” Supports “restoring the Everglades.” Says the detention center in the Everglades is an “ecological violation” in need of a “full environmental review.”

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Gun Laws

Loosen or tighten gun laws?

Casey Askar (R)

Loosen. Is “strong on the Second Amendment.” Said in 2020, “I will protect your 2nd Amendment Rights from the liberals and weak Republicans who try to infringe upon it.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Tighten. Supports “common-sense gun laws,” safe storage, and waiting periods for gun purchases. “Law-abiding gun owners are the ones that we need support from.… What we really want to be focusing on is when guns are in the hands of people that they shouldn’t be.”

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Health Care

Increase or decrease government support for health care?

Casey Askar (R)

Mixed. Would “end Obamacare once and for all.” Would protect “current healthcare policies and initiatives.” Would “preserve Medicaid and Medicare” by “cracking down on government waste and fraud.” In 2020 said “let the free market work and competition work to drive down [prescription drug] costs.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Increase. “Expanding the ACA is a smart way for us to help everyday Americans afford their healthcare.” Would “reverse Medicaid cuts” and “protect Medicare.” Opposed healthcare cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill. Would “stand up to large insurance companies” and pharmacy benefit managers. Supports “lowering prescription drug costs.”

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Immigration

How to handle immigration?

Casey Askar (R)

“We must continue to deport criminal illegal aliens and secure our borders.” A “merit-based America First immigration policy needs to be kept in place.” “We have to do everything we can to keep this country a Christian nation.” In 2020 supported finishing the border wall; opposed amnesty and sanctuary cities.

Pia Dandiya (D)

“We can enforce our immigration laws with dignity and due process.” Opposes the Everglades detention center; it is “a human rights…violation.” “ICE agents [are] harassing families in our communities.”

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Iran

Support the war in Iran?

Casey Askar (R)

Yes. Says President Trump is handling the war “very effectively, very strategically.” “Nobody wants war…but Iran is a real threat.” Opposes “a nuclear Iran.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

No. Says the war “has no clear plan” and is causing a “spike in gas prices.”

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Labor

Make it easier or harder for unions to organize?

Casey Askar (R)

No position found.

Pia Dandiya (D)

Easier. “Our country is built on the hard work of union workers, and in Congress, I’ll always stand with unions, protect workers’ rights, and fight for working families.” “Unions are the backbone of the middle class.”

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LGBTQ Rights

Limit or expand LGBTQ rights?

Casey Askar (R)

Unclear. Says that “biological boys do not belong in girl’s bathrooms.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Likely expand. “I will defend equal rights under the law so every American no matter who they are or who they love can live with the freedom they deserve.” “Love is love. And all means all.”

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Minimum Wage

Raise the federal minimum from $7.25 per hour?

Casey Askar (R)

No position found.

Pia Dandiya (D)

Likely yes. “The…problem is that millions of Americans are trying to survive on a minimum wage that hasn’t increased since 2009.”

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Taxes

Raise or lower taxes on corporations and wealthier individuals?

Casey Askar (R)

Lower. “I’m a big advocate of government staying out of our pockets, controlling taxes.” In 2020 supported the 2017 tax cuts, which included the largest one-time cut in the corporate tax rate and tax cuts for the wealthy. “Washington’s problem is not that it taxes too little.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Raise. Would “ask the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share.” Says the Big Beautiful Bill “hikes payroll taxes while the ultra-wealthy cash in.” “Larger corporations are not even being held accountable to things like a corporate minimum tax.” Would raise the income cap on Social Security taxes “to extend the program’s solvency for generations.”

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Voting Rules

Make voting harder or easier?

Casey Askar (R)

Harder. Supports “mandatory Real ID and immigration status verification to vote.”

Pia Dandiya (D)

Likely easier. Said that “ongoing attacks on voting rights” are part of the damage being done by “Donald Trump and his allies.”

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