Casey Askar

Received the endorsement of President Donald Trump for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

September 2, 2026

Source: wlrn.org · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

August 11, 2026

Source: floridianpress.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

July 9, 2026

Source: floridianpress.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of Marco Island City Council Chair Darrin Palumbo for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

July 6, 2026

Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, a former Florida Senate President, for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

June 29, 2026

Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

June 10, 2026

Source: floridianpress.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis for the 2026 U.S. House race in Florida's 22nd District.

June 1, 2026

Source: floridianpress.com · researched September 21, 2026

Lost his appeal in the defamation suit against Byron Donalds. A Florida appeals court upheld the Collier County court's ruling against him without a written opinion.

June 11, 2024

Source: courtlistener.com · researched September 21, 2026

Lost his appeal in the defamation suit against Andrew Duskin. A Florida appeals court upheld the Collier County court's ruling without a written opinion.

April 23, 2024

Source: courtlistener.com · researched September 21, 2026

Sued Byron Donalds for $30,000 in defamation damages after Donalds blamed Askar's campaign for fake texts saying Donalds had left the 2020 congressional race.

November 18, 2020

Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026

Served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1987 to 1988 and on active duty from 1988 to 1992, leaving as a private, according to federal service records released in 2020.

August 16, 2020

Source: floridapolitics.com · researched September 21, 2026

Sued Andrew Duskin for defamation in Collier County after Duskin filed a criminal complaint saying Askar misstated his Harvard Business School education.

July 13, 2020

Source: marconews.com · researched September 21, 2026

Bought 47 Dunkin' restaurants in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach areas through Southeast Enterprise Holdings, part of Askar Brands.

February 11, 2020

Source: restaurantbusinessonline.com · researched September 21, 2026

Led QSR Group Holdings, as its chairman, in buying 45 Church's Chicken restaurants in five states, including Florida and Michigan.

June 25, 2019

Source: prnewswire.com · researched September 21, 2026

Grew Askar Brands through seven restaurant-chain purchases starting in 2006, reaching about 200 locations and $75 million in yearly sales, Franchise Times reported.

July 28, 2015

Source: franchisetimes.com · researched September 21, 2026

Co-owned Florida Petroleum, which won a bankruptcy auction with a $15.75 million bid for the assets of Naples fuel distributor Evans Oil, a company with about 70 workers.

August 28, 2012

Source: cspdailynews.com · researched September 21, 2026

Became chairman and CEO of Mr. Pita in October 2007 when it partnered with Papa Romano's, the 50-plus-store Detroit-area pizza chain he bought in February 2007.

October 9, 2007

Source: pizzamarketplace.com · researched September 21, 2026