Brian Mast

Brian Mast
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byPatrick Murphy
Constituency
Personal details
Born
Brian Jeffrey Mast

(1980-07-10) July 10, 1980 (age 44)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Brianna Watkins
(m. 2007)
Children4
Education
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2000–2011
RankStaff Sergeant
Unit28th Ordnance Company[1]
Battles/wars
Awards

Brian Jeffrey Mast (born July 10, 1980) is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017. The district, numbered as the 18th district before the 2020 redistricting cycle, includes portions of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Mast is a member of the Republican Party.

A veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, Mast lost both his legs while serving as a U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician in Afghanistan in 2010.

  1. ^ Michelle Tan (October 26, 2015). "EOD tech, double amputee runs for Congress". Army Times.