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The Navy Captain and former NASA Chief of Staff will carry his 23-year record of service into the general election with his sights set on flipping the seat
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 18, 2026) — New Politics endorsed candidate Bale Dalton won the Democratic primary in Florida's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, advancing to the general election on the strength of a campaign built around his decades in uniform and his service in senior leadership at NASA. Dalton's campaign earned a spot on the DCCC's Red to Blue list earlier this summer, solidifying FL-07 as a key pick-up opportunity for Democrats.
Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:
“Voters in Florida's 7th District looked at Bale Dalton's record and saw someone who has spent his whole life showing up for other people, whether that meant flying combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan or running one of the most complex agencies in the federal government. Bale’s career rooted in servant leadership earned him this win, and New Politics is thrilled to keep standing with him heading into November."
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics’ support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board. Learn more at newpolitics.org.
