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March 19, 2025

INDIAN RIVER SHORES — U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos walked along the beach at Beachcomber Lane with Indian River County and Indian River Shores officials Tuesday. He viewed the recent Sector 4 dune-renourishment project, and assessed the current status of beaches across the county.


March 19, 2025

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, tasked by President Donald Trump to send education back to the states as he gets ready to abolish the 45-year-old Department of Education, toured a Palm Bay charter school Wednesday.

And she came away thoroughly impressed, she said, by what she saw at the Palm Bay campus of Pineapple Cove Classical Academy as she conducts a nationwide tour of different types of schools, studying best practices and innovation.


March 19, 2025

INDIAN RIVER SHORES — U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos put on his shades, took off his shoes and toured the beach Tuesday, learning about Indian River County’s dedication to replenish sand eroded away by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Milton. It was one of several visits the congressman has made this year to the 8th Congressional District to connect with local officials and constituents.


March 6, 2025

Brevard County's freshman congressman, Republican Mike Haridopolos, has had a busy first few months in Washington. I caught up with Haridopolos late last week, a few days after he hosted a virtual town hall, answering questions from Brevard County residents for about an hour.

 


March 5, 2025

U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos shares his thoughts following President Donald Trump delivering his first address in his second term to Congress on Tuesday. Trump talked about his first couple months in office, setting up what he calls the "renewal of the American dream."

Issues: Congress

March 4, 2025

Congress began grappling in earnest with the future of NASA’S Artemis program last week amid indications the moon may lose out to Mars under President Trump’s new administration.

The Space Coast’s new representative in the U.S. House, Mike Haridopolos, led the U.S. House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in a hearing weighing the rising costs of Artemis’ Space Launch System rocket against the threat of losing to China in a new race to return to the moon.

Issues: Space

February 27, 2025

Congressman Mike Haridopolos took to the U.S. House of Representatives floor on Wednesday to honor Kent
 

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Health First nurse Judie Kent is being hailed as a hero after rushing to aid a motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash last Thursday.

Martin Johnson, a father of five, was on his way to work when a car attempting a U-turn struck him at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Masterson. The impact left him with a broken femur and multiple fractures.


February 26, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos hosted his first Telephone Town Hall with constituents.

The hour-long event drew an unprecedented 4,562 participants from across Brevard, Indian River, and Orange counties and provided an opportunity for residents to directly engage with their representatives on the issues that matter most to them.

The 8th Congressional District covers Brevard, Indian River, and part of Orange Counties.

Issues: Congress

February 26, 2025

Welcome to the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee’s first hearing of the 119th Congress.

I extend a warm welcome to Ranking Member Foushee and express my enthusiasm to work with both new and returning members of this subcommittee.

2026 will be a defining year for the legacy of the United States.

Next April, NASA is set to launch the Artemis 2 mission, sending American astronauts into orbit around the Moon for the first time in fifty years.

Issues: Space