Aaron Bean
Aaron Bean has represented the 4th District since 2023 and previously served in the Florida Senate and House. He faced Anthony Valerio in the Aug. 18, 2026 Republican primary; Florida Politics reports he is the Republican candidate in November. He was endorsed by President Trump for 2026, serves on the Ways and Means Committee, and voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Laken Riley Act and the SAVE Act (bean.house.gov; congress.gov).
How they got on the ballot: Republican primary vs. Anthony Valerio on Aug 18, 2026; vote share not found in searches, but Florida Politics reports Bean as the November opponent (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/814476-cd4-dem-result-2026/)
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $2,682,267, spent $2,579,024, cash on hand $577,964; $1,073,232 from individual donors, $1,426,900 from PACs. FEC filings ↗
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Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted for H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) in 2025, which extended the 2017 individual tax cuts and created new deductions (tips, overtime) while reducing projected federal spending on Medicaid and SNAP.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted for the Laken Riley Act (Jan. 2025) and for H.R. 1's border-enforcement funding; in 2023 voted for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which his office described as fixing 'our broken asylum system.'
Abortion Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (2023); SBA Pro-Life America's scorecard says he has voted consistently against taxpayer funding of abortion. A statement on Florida's six-week ban was not found.
Health care Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for H.R. 1 (2025), which added Medicaid work-reporting requirements and other eligibility changes and did not extend the enhanced ACA premium subsidies; the vote is coded as leaning against expanding the federal role in coverage. Bean's office says he 'successfully fought for the inclusion' of stronger Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults.
Social Security & Medicare Leans agree· stated position
His office says H.R. 1 made 'no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or veterans' benefits,' and he co-leads a Ways and Means bill to simplify how seniors understand Social Security retirement ages and benefits. He serves on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. A position on raising revenue for the programs was not found.
Elections & voting Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (April 2025), which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections; coded as supporting a new voting requirement rather than easing access.
Crime & policing Leans agree· based on record
Voted for the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
Gender identity laws Leans agree· based on record
Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
Energy & utilities Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
Trump administration Strongly agrees· stated position
Endorsed by President Trump for 2026; 'applauded' the President's signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and spoke on the House floor in support.
No public position found on 7 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Tariffs & trade, Ukraine, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Medicaid work requirements — Says he fought to include stronger work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid in H.R. 1.
- Social Security simplification bill — Co-leads legislation with Rep. Lloyd Smucker, passed by the Ways and Means Committee, to help seniors understand retirement ages and monthly benefits.
- H.R. 591 Defending American Jobs and Investment Act — Joined Ways and Means colleagues to introduce a bill aimed at discouraging foreign countries from imposing what he calls unfair taxes on U.S. businesses.
- School choice — Marked National School Choice Week (Jan. 2025) by visiting Clay County schools; a federal voucher position was not found.
- Government funding votes — Voted for continuing resolutions to keep the government open and to end a partial shutdown.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final passage July 3, 2025, 218-214).
- Voted for S. 5, the Laken Riley Act (House passage Jan. 22, 2025, 263-156).
- Voted for H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (April 10, 2025, 220-208).
- Serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, including its Social Security subcommittee (2025).
- Bean was not among the 18 House Republicans listed as voting for the June 4, 2026 Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions bill, which passed 226-195 over the objections of House GOP leadership and the Trump administration (individual 'no' vs. 'not voting' status not confirmed in searches).
- Entered the general election with more than $1.6 million cash on hand, per Florida Politics.
- Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), the 2025 law requiring federal detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes and letting states sue over immigration enforcement.
- Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), the 2025 bill requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that made the 2017 tax cuts permanent and added new deductions while cutting Medicaid and food-assistance spending.
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that added Medicaid work requirements and eligibility checks projected to reduce coverage.
- Voted for the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
- Voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21), the 2025 bill setting criminal penalties for providers who fail to care for an infant born alive after an attempted abortion; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more abortion restrictions.
- Voted for the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
- Voted against the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), the 2024 law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, raising benefits for some public-sector retirees.
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 93, a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran (Roll Call 307, Sept. 15, 2026; agreed to 220-204).
- Voted Yea on the motion to table H.Res. 1486, a resolution impeaching President Trump (Roll Call 298, Sept. 15, 2026; tabled 232-147 with 47 voting present). A Yea vote set the resolution aside; a Nay vote would have kept it before the House.
- Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 210 and Yea on H.J.Res. 213, Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving EPA authorizations of California's at-berth ocean-going vessel and commercial harbor craft diesel-emission rules (Roll Calls 306 and 311, Sept. 15-16, 2026; passed 216-211 and 214-208).
- Co-sponsored Rep. Carlos Gimenez's SCREEN Act, filed Sept. 25, 2026, which would let the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children share child-exploitation reports with the State and Homeland Security Departments for visa screening.
- Co-signed the Moody-Buchanan letter asking the Department of War to increase Florida's National Guard allocation after Hurricane Isaias.
- Signed a bipartisan 32-member letter urging CMS to back off a proposed rule restricting third-party remote patient monitoring in Medicare.
- Voted for H.R. 1 (2025), the budget reconciliation law that extended the 2017 tax cuts, added Medicaid work requirements, reduced clean-energy tax credits and funded expanded immigration enforcement.
Endorsements (as reported)
- President Donald Trump (2026)