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Raskin warns oil industry that importing Russian diesel could bring criminal penalties On tape: Schiff: Trump's Justice Department is now "complicit" in trying to subvert the elections Trump brings Manziel, McCoy and Amendola to Texas as Senate race stays tight Philadelphia lost an estimated $811 million in sales to ICE arrest fears, Penn study finds Texas early vote tops 4.5 million, up 74%, as Talarico and Paxton run neck and neck Judge extends block on Trump's plan to remake East Potomac public golf course Justice Department moves to charge James Comey a third time, days before midterms Illinois man charged over four white-powder letters to Congress; FBI says it was salt Appeals court dismisses DOJ bid to set aside California ballots a week before midterms On tape: El-Sayed: "My name and my faith are not the reason you can't afford gas." Raskin warns oil industry that importing Russian diesel could bring criminal penalties On tape: Schiff: Trump's Justice Department is now "complicit" in trying to subvert the elections Trump brings Manziel, McCoy and Amendola to Texas as Senate race stays tight Philadelphia lost an estimated $811 million in sales to ICE arrest fears, Penn study finds Texas early vote tops 4.5 million, up 74%, as Talarico and Paxton run neck and neck Judge extends block on Trump's plan to remake East Potomac public golf course Justice Department moves to charge James Comey a third time, days before midterms Illinois man charged over four white-powder letters to Congress; FBI says it was salt Appeals court dismisses DOJ bid to set aside California ballots a week before midterms On tape: El-Sayed: "My name and my faith are not the reason you can't afford gas."
Pia Dandiya U.S. House — Florida's 22nd District Toss-up First run
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U.S. House — Florida's 22nd District · First run

Pia Dandiya

Pia Dandiya is a former teacher and school principal who won the Democratic nomination on Aug. 18 over Kaysia Earley, with 68.6% of the vote. She faces Republican Casey Askar in an open, redrawn district that Trump won 55%-44% in 2024. Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up, while some other outlets rated it Lean Republican in early September.

On the ballot against Casey Askar (R)

Why it matters: The seat is open because Rep. Lois Frankel is running in the 23rd District, both parties have it on their target lists, and it could help decide the House majority.

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The race at a glance

Race ratingToss-upCook Political Report, Oct 26 source
Latest poll Dandiya 46% 44% Askar 10% undecided or other Impact Research (for House Majority PAC, a Democratic group), Aug 24-31, 2026, Likely voters (size not reported). source
Money raised (through Oct 14) Dandiya$4,619,822 $735,105 cash on hand. source

Where Pia stands

Lowering costs
She says she will lower costs for South Florida families, including housing, insurance and everyday expenses. source
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
She says she will protect these programs and veterans' benefits, and she wants the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share to keep them strong. source
Health care and the Affordable Care Act
She accuses Askar of wanting to end the Affordable Care Act and says that would hurt Florida families. source
Government accountability
She supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and limiting lobbyists' influence. source

The record

  • Born and raised in Palm Beach County to parents who immigrated from India.
  • Began as a teacher and became a school principal in Harlem, according to her campaign site.
  • Served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education and later led public-sector innovation at Apple, according to her campaign site.
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The file on Casey Askar

  • Askar is a businessman and former Marine who won the 10-candidate Republican primary with 30.9% of the unofficial vote. source
  • Askar's campaign website says he wants to "End Obamacare once and for all." source
  • President Trump endorsed Askar on Sept. 2, calling him an "America First Patriot" in a Truth Social post. source

Endorsed by

EMILY's ListIndian American Impact

Profile sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

Race data checked Monday, October 26, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.