Mike Haridopolos
RepublicanU.S. Representative, FL-8| Age | 56 (b. 1970-03-15) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Greek-American (father was a Greek immigrant) |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Education | B.A. in History, Stetson University (1992); M.A. in History, University of Arkansas (1993) |
| Prior occupation | Educator/professor (taught U.S. History and Political Science at Brevard Community College and at the University of Florida's Bob Graham Center); owner of MJH Consulting; lobbyist in Florida |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Huntington, New York |
| Marital status | Married — Stephanie Bressan Haridopolos |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Indialantic / Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida |
| Notable relatives | Wife Stephanie Bressan Haridopolos is a physician who served in the Florida House of Representatives |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2024 |
| Previous offices | Florida House of Representatives, District 30 (2000-2003) · Florida Senate, District 26 (2003-2012) · President of the Florida Senate (2010-2012) |
| Committees | Committee on Financial Services · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (Chair) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee |
| Leadership | Chair, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (Science, Space, and Technology Committee) · President of the Florida Senate (2010-2012) |
| Ideology | Republican; member of the Republican Study Committee; served as a Republican in the Florida Legislature and as Florida Senate President |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
| MJH Consulting (100% interest) | business_owned · –$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| American General Life Insurance Policy | other · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| MJH Pension | other · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Wells Fargo / Loomis Sayles Funds - Growth Fund Class Y | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| Wells Fargo / Pioneer Bond Fund Class Y | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Florida Senate admonition for failing to disclose income and assets
While serving as President of the Florida Senate, Mike Haridopolos was admonished by the Senate in March 2011 for failing to disclose income and assets on his state financial disclosure forms. Reporting documented that he had omitted consulting income (including roughly $60,000 a year, $5,000/month, from a client connected to lobbyist Nick Tsamoutales) and other assets such as a Mount Dora investment property, and he subsequently filed amended disclosures. The Florida Senate issued a formal admonition; he remained in office and completed his Senate presidency.
resolved — Florida Senate Admonishment for Financial Disclosure Failures
While serving as Florida Senate President and running for U.S. Senate, Haridopolos was formally admonished by his Senate colleagues in early 2011 for failing to disclose consulting income of approximately $5,000/month ($60,000/year) from a client of lobbyist Frank Tsamoutales, as well as other assets, on his mandatory Florida financial disclosure forms. The admonishment was a formal disciplinary action issued by the Florida Senate body.