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Pia Dandiya
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Florida
Democrat
$83.7K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Pia Dandiya is trading at 45% to win the FL-22 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleCongressional candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundCongressional candidate
EducationHarvard University (attended 2005–2009)
Notable personal detailsPia Dandiya is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. She has worked in education and education policy, including experience with Teach For America and the U.S. Department of Education, and has been described as a former White House Fellow. She has also worked at Apple and has been described as a manager in the company’s Strategic Innovations Group.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes expanding economic opportunity, job creation, and protecting Social Security and Medicare, and frames her campaign around strengthening the economy and public programs. Her public materials and endorsements present pro-investment, pro-worker priorities rather than tax-cut or small-government messaging.
Healthcare
Supports making healthcare more affordable and accessible through measures such as negotiating prescription drug prices, protecting and strengthening Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and expanding access to veterans’ healthcare. Emphasizes affordable, high-quality healthcare as part of broader economic opportunity policies.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying and protecting reproductive rights and defends access to abortion and contraception. Advocates that personal healthcare and family decisions remain free from government interference.
Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes protecting clean water, restoring the Everglades, cracking down on pollution and funding septic-to-sewer conversions, but does not set out specific climate or national energy policies on her campaign site. The public materials focus on local environmental and water-quality measures rather than explicit emissions targets, fossil-fuel phaseouts, or detailed clean-energy policy.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate lists gun safety as an issue and is endorsed by a gun-safety advocacy group, indicating support for expanded gun-safety measures while respecting lawful ownership. Public materials associate the candidate with gun-safety advocacy rather than a pro-gun-rights stance.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 31, 2026
Pia Dandiya is in the news because she has advanced in Florida’s 22nd District Democratic primary and was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red to Blue program. She is running in a contested Democratic field and faces Kaysia Earley in the August 18 primary. The DCCC move signals party support, but it does not decide the nominee.
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Latest Polls
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$2.3M
$1.7M
$1.1M
$571.0K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$2.3M
$1.3M
$987.4K
$52.0K
Source: FEC
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