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Florida 2026 ballot United States Representative · District 7

Photo of Bale Dalton from the campaign website

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Bale Dalton

Running for United States Representative · District 7 · Florida

Raised
$2.3M
Cash on hand
$202K
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026

Official candidate list ↗FEC filings ↗Campaign website ↗

Photo: Bale Dalton campaign website · baledalton.com ↗

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Background

According to the candidate's campaign website

Education
  • U.S. Naval Academy
Military service
  • U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve, 24 years (13 on active duty)
  • Navy helicopter pilot, Captain
  • Commanding officer of a Navy special operations support squadron
Career
  • Chief of Staff at NASA
  • Worked at an aerospace company
Public service
  • Worked at the State Department and for Senator Bill Nelson

Summarized from the campaign's own page, baledalton.com ↗, read Oct 11, 2026. These are the campaign's own statements; Power & Politics has not verified them.

Debates

No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Nov 5, 2026. See every 2026 debate →

Record in office

Bale Dalton does not hold a federal or statewide office on our records. This section shows a current office only when the record clearly belongs to this candidate.

Campaign money

Total raised
$2,334,664
Total spent
$2,132,410
Cash on hand
$202,254
From individuals
$1,961,801
Debts owed
$0

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: DALTON FOR FLORIDA. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support
$701,613
Spent to oppose
$0

Largest spenders supporting

  1. Bda Pac $700,000
  2. Field Team 6, Inc. $1,386
  3. Building Together $227

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Nov 5, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Campaign website
baledalton.com ↗
Campaign accounts
Instagram · X · YouTube

Only what the campaign publishes on its own website, checked Oct 11, 2026: its accounts and any email address on the campaign's own domain. We never list personal phone numbers, home addresses or personal email.