Cory Mills

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Mills announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 7th district in April 2021, challenging incumbent Democratic representative Stephanie Murphy. [7] Murphy's seat was a target for the National Republican Congressional Committee in the 2022 elections, but she announced her retirement in December 2021. [8] Mills faced a crowded primary, with his strongest opponent being State Representative Anthony Sabatini. Mills won the primary election in August 2022, earning over a third of the vote and beating Sabatini by over 10,000 votes. [9] Mills defeated Democratic nominee Karen Green in the November general election with 58.5% of the vote. [10]

Evacuation of an American Family in Afghanistan

Mills, as a congressional candidate, in September 2021, evacuated a woman and her three children from Afghanistan during the 2021 American withdrawal. Initially, he was going to attempt to perform an airlift, but U.S. Central Command and the State Department denied the request. Instead, he had to evacuate the family by land. [11]

Tenure

Mills handed out commemorative 40 mm grenades stamped with the Republican Party logo to fellow House members as a welcoming gift. [12]

In October 2023, Mills traveled to Israel to help evacuate Americans in the wake of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. [13]

Mills also helped airlift 10 Americans who were volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti, amidst Haiti's state of crisis. He also criticized Biden's handling of the crisis and similar crises. [14] Later, he helped rescue an additional 13 people. [15]

Syria

In 2023, Mills was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. [16] [17]

In May 2023, Mills co-sponsored a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach President Joe Biden over his handling of security at the United States-Mexico border. [18] On May 23, 2023, he also co-sponsored Greene's resolutions to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland, [19] FBI Director Christopher Wray, [20] Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, [21] and U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew M. Graves. [22]

2024 presidential election

Mills became the fourth representative from Florida to endorse Donald Trump for president in the 2024 presidential election, citing the need for Republican unity following Trump's indictment. [23]

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Mills was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. [24]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress: [25]

Electoral history

Cory Mills
Representative Cory Mills Cropped Portrait.jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Florida's 7th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
2022 Florida's 7th congressional district Republican primary [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cory Mills 27,452 38.06
Republican Anthony Sabatini 17,05923.65
Republican Brady Duke11,01015.26
Republican Ted Edwards4,1975.82
Republican Russell Roberts3,9705.50
Republican Erika Benfield3,9125.42
Republican Scott Sturgill3,0554.24
Republican Al Santos1,4802.05
Total votes72,135 100.00
2022 Florida's 7th congressional district election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cory Mills 177,966 58.53
Democratic Karen Green126,07941.47
Write-in Cardon Pompey100.00
Total votes304,045 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

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