Congressman Byron Donalds, who represents Florida’s 19th district in the U.S. Congress, shared updates on September 17, 2025, regarding a student app challenge and recent legislative activity related to criminal sentencing in Washington, D.C.
In a post marking National App Challenge Day, Donalds announced an opportunity for students: “Happy National App Challenge Day! My office is hosting an app challenge for middle & high school students. The winning app will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 30th, 2025 at 11:59PM For more information on how to apply: CALL: (239) 599-6033 or https://t.co/ffqzz55PUC” (September 17, 2025).
Later that day, Donalds commented on criminal justice policy in Washington, D.C., writing “If you commit crimes as an 18-24 y/o ADULT, you should sentenced as an ADULT. But in DC, 18-24 y/o criminals can be sentenced as JUVENILES – THIS IS WRONG. Last night, my bill, HR 4922 – ‘DC CRIMES Act’ PASSED 240-179 to fix this mess. See all 178 pro-crime Democrats below https://t.co/6UvqXKzyNQ” (September 17, 2025). He followed with a list of House members from Florida and Georgia who voted against the bill: “FLORIDA (6): – Rep. Kathy Castor – Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick – Rep. Lois Frankel – Rep. Maxwell Frost – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz – Rep. Frederica Wilson GEORGIA (5): – Rep. Sanford Bishop – Rep. Hank Johnson – Rep. Lucy McBath – Rep. David Scott – Rep. Nikema Williams” (September 17, 2025).
Byron Donalds has represented Florida’s 19th district since replacing Francis Rooney in Congress in 2021 and previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020 ([source](https://ballotpedia.org/Byron_Donalds)). Born in Brooklyn in 1978 and currently residing in Naples, Donalds holds degrees from both Florida A&M University and Florida State University.
