Byron Donalds grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and he is also the proud son of a hardworking and loving single mother. His mother dedicated her time instilling in him that greatness requires sacrifice, which drives him as a devoted family man and United States Congressman.
Byron is a graduate of Florida State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance and marketing. Byron's career led him to Southwest Florida, where he worked in the banking, finance, and insurance industries. Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016, Byron represented Hendry County and east Collier County in the State Capitol. During his tenure in the Florida House, Byron served as the PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Chair during the 2018-2019 Legislative Session and served as the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee's Chairman 2019-2020 Legislative Session. While serving in the Florida House, primarily focused on elder affairs, criminal justice reform, and ensuring that each child has access to a world-class education.
As a firm believer in limited federal government, I can not support the imposition of unaffordable and unconstitutional healthcare on the American people. As a nation with the most advanced medical practices and medicine in the modern world, the United States should have a prospering healthcare system, not be inundated with the failure of Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act is a ruse by the federal government to seize control over the health care and insurance industry, slowly leading the U.S. to a single-payer socialist system.
By providing healthcare tax benefits and incentives to individuals, costs within the healthcare market will substantially decrease. I am a strong supporter of implementing the Commerce Clause, which allows for health insurance to be purchased and used across state lines. This would broaden provider access to millions of Americans and cut bureaucratic red-tape from those that are in need of immediate care. Furthermore, implementing state reciprocity allows for American citizens to seek their own doctors, while simultaneously allowing the free market to prosper and work as intended.These reforms within the healthcare and insurance industry that are patient-based, remove excessive costs, rid the federal government of individual healthcare decisions, and empowers Americans- not politicians in Washington.