Candidate profile: Pia Dandiya in Florida’s 22nd District

The 2026 race

Florida’s 22nd Congressional District has a contested U.S. House race scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The field includes 11 candidates: three Democrats and eight Republicans.

The candidate entries identify each person’s party and list fundraising and spending figures for some campaigns. They contain no biographies or documented policy positions for any of the candidates. No cash-on-hand totals are listed, so the fundraising and spending figures should not be treated as current campaign balances.

Democratic candidates

• Ian Scott Blake: Blake is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House seat. No biography, documented policy positions, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is listed.

• Pia Dandiya: Dandiya is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House seat. No biography, documented policy positions, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is listed.

• Kaysia Earley: Earley is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $25,903.63 raised and $21,638.63 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

Republican candidates

• David Burck: Burck is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $255,072.97 raised and $187,965.41 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

• Daniel John Franzese: Franzese is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. No biography, documented policy positions, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is listed.

• Steven Crowley: Crowley is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. No biography, documented policy positions, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is listed.

• Michael Carbonara: Carbonara is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $4,763,903.49 raised and $5,172,508.20 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

• Jillian Anderson: Anderson is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $472.50 raised and $472.50 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

• Casey Askar: Askar is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $2,578,518.57 raised and $1,519,863.96 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

• Steve Avila: Avila is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists no money raised or spent, and no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

• Sara Baxter: Baxter is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat. The campaign lists $14,150 raised and $14,150 spent, but no biography, documented policy positions or cash-on-hand figure.

What the official entries establish

For Dandiya and the other candidates, the entries establish candidacy, party affiliation and the election being contested. They do not establish the candidates’ professional histories, reasons for running or positions on issues before Congress.

The listed fundraising and spending totals offer one measure of campaign activity for candidates with figures on file. Because no cash-on-hand amounts are listed, subtracting spending from fundraising would not establish how much money a campaign currently has. Voters can watch for updated candidate entries, campaign finance disclosures and documented issue positions as the Nov. 3 general election approaches.