Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Carlos A. Gimenez is the Republican U.S. representative for Florida’s 28th Congressional District. The House Clerk lists him on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Gimenez’s official biography records that he was born in Cuba, came to the United States as a child, spent 25 years with the City of Miami Fire Department and later served as Miami city manager, a Miami-Dade county commissioner, and mayor of Miami-Dade County before entering Congress in 2021.
In the 119th Congress, Gimenez chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. He also serves on Armed Services subcommittees for Readiness and Tactical Air and Land Forces and holds additional institutional roles including service on the Smithsonian Board of Regents.
Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Florida · District 28
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- January 17, 1954
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-2778
- Office
- 448 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0001
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chair — House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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