US Midterms 2026
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Greg Steube, a Republican who has represented Florida's 17th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2019, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Matthew Montavon, a retired United Nations official.
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Greg Steube was born on May 19, 1978, in Bradenton, the son of Brad Steube, who served as sheriff of Manatee County.
He graduated from Southeast High School in 1996, earned a degree in animal science from the University of Florida in 2000, and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law in 2003.
After law school he joined the United States Army, attended the JAG School at the University of Virginia, and served in the Army JAG Corps as a captain from 2004 to 2008, deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He and his wife, Jennifer, have one son.
Greg Steube entered the Florida House of Representatives in 2010, winning the open 67th district seat after incumbent Ron Reagan was term-limited, and he served three terms representing the Sarasota-Manatee area from 2010 to 2016. His district was renumbered the 73rd after the 2012 reconfiguration of legislative districts. In 2016 he won the Florida Senate's District 23 seat, defeating Democrat Frank Alcock 59% to 41%, and he served in the state Senate until 2018.
When Tom Rooney declined to seek reelection in 2018, Steube won the August 28 Republican primary for Florida's 17th congressional district and defeated Democrat Allen Ellison in the November 6 general election. He was re-elected in 2020 with 64.6% of the vote and again in 2022. In the 118th Congress he served on the Committee on Ways and Means. He introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in 2023 and again in 2025, and both versions passed the House.
Greg Steube is the incumbent in Florida's 17th congressional district, which he won with 63.9% of the vote in 2024, and he is the Republican nominee again in 2026.
His Democratic opponent is Matthew Montavon, a retired United Nations official who also ran for the seat in 2024 and won the 2026 Democratic primary with 55.4% of the vote over equities trader Allen Spence. Michael Quirk, a cybersecurity professional, has declared as an independent.
The general election is on November 3, 2026.
