Mike Beltran, a Republican attorney who represented the 70th district in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2024, is the Republican nominee for Florida's 14th congressional district in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor.
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- Born
- June 26, 1984
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 2005)
Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 2008)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Mike Beltran was born on June 26, 1984, in New York City. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2005, and went on to Harvard Law School, where he received a Juris Doctor in 2008. After law school he practiced law in the Tampa Bay area before entering politics. He and his wife, Hope, have two sons.
Career
Mike Beltran's political career began in the Florida House of Representatives, where he served three terms representing District 70, which includes part of Hillsborough County, from November 2018 to November 2024.
During those terms he sponsored bills allowing graduating high school students to wear the uniform of the United States Armed Forces at commencement ceremonies, restricting vaping by minors in indoor public spaces and within 1,000 feet of schools, and allowing parents to surrender infants anonymously to hospital staff under a safe-haven law.
He also sponsored an unsuccessful amendment to allow the open carrying of firearms in Florida, as well as a bill banning abortion except when necessary to save the life of a pregnant minor in a medical emergency.
Beltran describes himself as an ultra-conservative, calls himself "MAGA Mike", and has supported Donald Trump for president since 2015.
2026 race
Florida's 14th congressional district is held by Democrat Kathy Castor, who won re-election with 56.9% of the vote in 2024 and is the Democratic nominee again in 2026.
In a crowded Republican primary on August 18, 2026, Mike Beltran won the nomination with 45.6% of the vote, ahead of former state representative Kevin Steele with 30.2% and Bea Valenti, a former domestic policy advisor to U.S. senator Ashley Moody, with 9.6%.
Beltran faces Castor and Libertarian Brian Lambert in the general election on November 3, 2026.