2026年10月14日 美国东部时间下午3:38 / 福克斯新闻频道
“我认为我们需要缓和这场冲突。我们必须确保伊朗不会成为核威胁。”
——大卫·安斯沃思 福克斯新闻 撰稿
瑞安·伊利亚杰在共和党初选中击败众议员科里·米尔斯，他表示美国必须防止伊朗拥有核武器，同时缓和军事冲突。
在过去14年里，瑞安·伊利亚杰一直在电视新闻编辑室报道佛罗里达中部的重大新闻。如今，他正致力于在国会代表同一个社区。
伊利亚杰投身这场充满争议的共和党初选，他警告称，在一系列个人和职业丑闻曝光后，在任议员科里·米尔斯有可能将这个倾向共和党的选区拱手让给民主党人。
伊利亚杰在8月18日的共和党初选中以压倒性优势获胜，获得47%的选票，而米尔斯仅获得34%。
最初曾背书米尔斯的特朗普随后声称，他曾私下鼓励这位处境艰难的议员退出竞选。
【标题】面对性骚扰指控与罢免威胁升级 众议员科里·米尔斯迎来首位共和党挑战者
前本地电视新闻主播瑞安·伊利亚杰在一场高风险的佛罗里达共和党初选中击败了科里·米尔斯。（迈克·克莱恩/瑞安·伊利亚杰竞选团队 供图）
近日，这位资深电视新闻主播接受了福克斯新闻数字频道的专访，畅谈他对伊朗、民生负担和移民问题的看法，同时承诺将在国会中保持独立立场，成为沃卢西亚县和塞米诺尔县的坚定倡导者。
伊利亚杰并非轻率决定离开媒体行业，而是感受到了领导召唤：
“我热爱我的工作，本可以从电视行业退休，过得无忧无虑。但我们都在等待挺身而出、承担领导责任的时刻。对我而言，就是现在。当我们看到初选的发展态势时，很明显我们如果不参选，11月的选举就会失利。
“于是我决定，凭借我们在社区中的人脉参选。我们得到了社区的信任，初选的结果也和我们预想的差不多——选民们希望有更多选择。我想这就是塞米诺尔县和沃卢西亚县初选的意义所在，当地选民发出了明确的声音。如今我认为我们处于有利位置，有望在11月保住这个席位。”
伊利亚杰承诺，将把透明度和问责制作为第七选区选民最关心的核心议题：
“我认为透明度和问责制是至关重要的问题。我和选民交流时发现，他们觉得在华盛顿没人倾听他们的声音。你必须尽可能做到透明。首先，如果你没什么可隐瞒的，做到透明就轻而易举——你可以完整公开自己的商业往来和个人生活状况。
“这是我们多次讨论过的话题……而在问责制方面，没有人能凌驾于法律之上。这是美国民众希望听到的信息，无论民主党人还是共和党人都明白，法律存在自有其道理，我们必须确保法律得到执行。”
随着与伊朗的军事对峙搅动全球能源市场、挤压美国人的钱包，伊利亚杰承认需要遏制伊朗的核计划，但也对再次陷入“永远的战争”保持警惕：
【标题】共和党新星助倒特朗普背书的在任议员 如今获领导层关注
“这是一个持续了十年的问题，是伊朗及其代理人与我们的冲突，他们 targeted 并杀害了美国人。目前美国军方正试图结束这场冲突，但作为议员，我们必须倾听美国民众的声音，倾听佛罗里达中部民众的声音。
“他们在这个问题上的态度非常明确。他们担心这会演变为一场无休止的战争，他们不希望这样，我也不希望。这就是为什么我认为我们需要缓和这场冲突，同时确保伊朗不会成为核威胁。”
尽管此前有媒体报道称特朗普政府可能允许伊朗继续开展铀浓缩活动，进而可能推动伊朗研发核武器，但唐纳德·特朗普总统在这一问题上采取了强硬立场，多次表示绝不会允许伊朗研发任何核武器。（盖蒂图片社 供图）
在移民问题上，伊利亚杰称共和党领导下的移民政策有所改善，但主张执法重点应放在罪犯身上：
“这是另一个需要回顾我们过往历程的议题。如果让数千万非法移民进入美国，后续问题将需要很长时间才能解决。我认为，移民问题必须通过联邦、地方和州政府的协同合作才能得到解决。这也是为什么当我和我们选区支持我们的警长们交流时发现，他们处理移民问题的效果比美国其他地区更好，因为他们做到了跨部门协作。
“我们应该从打击罪犯开始。美国仍有大量非法滞留的罪犯。佛罗里达中部地区正是这么做的，移民海关执法局（ICE）也应该聚焦于驱逐这些罪犯。处理这个问题需要采取人性化的方式，因为这不是六到十二个月就能解决的。”
伊利亚杰反复强调，他将成为选区的独立声音，而非党派的橡皮图章：
“我已经说过很多次了。听着，我在初选时并没有获得总统的背书。我在这场竞选中始终保持独立立场，很多人问我这个问题。
“可想而知，我挨家挨户拉票时，总会被问到：‘你会支持总统吗？你不会支持总统吗？’我的回答是，如果某项政策有利于我们国家和我们的选区，我就会支持。
“作为一名共和党人，我通常都会支持，因为我认同很多共和党政策。但如果某项政策我不认同，我就不会支持。情况就是这样。”
最后，伊利亚杰指出，尽管没有快速简单的解决办法，但民生负担是2026年大多数选民最关心的核心议题：
“我认为我们听到民众谈论最多的就是民生负担，这确实不是个容易解决的问题。但选民们希望政府能够承担责任。我们之前谈到过，政府要对开支和政策负责，要降低通胀，而降低通胀会带动利率下调，生活成本也会随之降低。
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“佛罗里达中部民众和全美民众都希望自己的声音被听到。他们现在明确传达的信息就是，必须控制政府开支，保护我们孩子的未来。这可能是我希望他们注意到的最重要的事情。”
伊利亚杰将在11月3日的大选中对阵海军退伍军人、前NASA雇员贝尔·道尔顿。
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Trump-backed GOP candidate who ousted scandal-plagued incumbent warns against ‘never-ending war’ with Iran
October 14, 2026 3:38pm EDT / Fox News
‘I think we need to draw this conflict down. And we need to make sure that Iran is not a nuclear threat.’
By David Unsworth, Fox News
Ryan Elijah, who defeated Rep. Cory Mills in the Republican primary, says the U.S. must prevent a nuclear-armed Iran while drawing down the military conflict.
For 14 years, Ryan Elijah reported on Central Florida’s biggest stories from the television newsroom. Now, he is on a mission to represent the same community in Congress.
Elijah stepped into a contentious GOP primary in which he warned that incumbent Cory Mills was at risk of losing the Republican-leaning district to the Democrats, following a series of personal and professional scandals.
Elijah won a convincing victory in the August 18 Republican primary, receiving 47% of the vote to Mills’ 34%.
Trump, who had originally endorsed Millls, later claimed that he had privately encouraged the embattled congressman to withdraw from the race.
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Former local TV news anchor Ryan Elijah unseated Rep. Cory Mills in a high-stakes Florida GOP primary race.(Mike McClain/Ryan Elijah for Congress)
Recently, the veteran television journalist sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss his views on Iran, affordability, and immigration, while pledging to remain an independent voice in Congress, and a strong advocate for Volusia and Seminole counties.
Elijah did not take the decision to leave working in media lightly, but felt a call to leadership:
“I love my job. It’s something I could have retired from TV and been perfectly happy. But I think we all look for the time you’re asked to step up and lead. And for me, that was this time. When we saw how the primary was playing out, it just became clear that we were going to lose this election in November.
“And I decided that we had the connections in this community to throw our hat in the ring. We had the trust from the community and the primary played out a lot like we thought it would, where people wanted a choice. I think that’s what primaries are all about in Seminole County and Volusia County spoke really loud. In that primary, and now I think they put us in a great spot to hold this seat in November.”
Elijah pledges to put transparency and accountability front and center for the constituents of the seventh district:
“Well, I think transparency and accountability are huge issues. I think when I talk to people, they don’t feel like they’re heard very much in Washington. And I think that you have to be transparent about whatever you can. And first of all, if you have nothing to hide, that’s the best way to be transparent because you can exactly show your business dealings and how your life dealings are.
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., attends the House Armed Services Committee hearing titled “Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“And that’s something we’ve talked about a lot…and then in terms of accountability, no one is above the law. And that’s a message that Americans want to hear, whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, there are laws for a reason, and we have to make sure those laws are upheld.”
As the military engagement with Iran is rattling global energy markets and pinching American’s pocketbooks, Elijah concedes the need to thwart a nuclear Iran, but also is wary of another forever war:
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“This is a decade-long issue and a conflict between Iran and its proxies, where they have targeted and they have killed Americans. So the U.S. military right now is trying to end that conflict. But as representatives, we have to listen to the American people. We have to listen to central Floridians.
“And they have been very clear on this. They’re concerned about it. They are concerned this is going to be a never-ending war. They don’t want that. I don’t want that either. I share that belief, which is why I think we need to draw this conflict down. And we need to make sure that Iran is not a nuclear threat.”
Despite previous media reporting that the Trump administration is open to allowing Iran to continue its uranium enrichment program, potentially allowing the development of Iranian nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump has taken a hardline stance on the issue, repeatedly saying he would not allow the country to develop any nuclear weapons.(Getty Images)
On the immigration issue, Elijah cites improvement under GOP leadership on the issue, but argues that enforcement focus should remain on criminals:
“This is another issue where I think you have to look at where we’ve come from. When you let tens of millions of illegal people into this country, you’re going to have issues that take a long time to fix. And I think if you look at the way there has to be a federal, a local, and a state cooperation with immigration, that’s what it takes to work. Which is why when I talk to all the sheriffs in our district that are endorsing us, they’re handling immigration much better than other parts around the country because they have that cooperation.
“We need to start with the criminals. We have got many criminals still here illegally in the United States. That’s what they focused on in central Florida. That’s what ICE needs to focus on, removing the criminals. And there’s a compassionate way to handle this as we’ve got an issue that is not going to be fixed in just six or 12 months.”
Elijah consistently emphasizes that he will be an independent voice for the district, not a partisan rubber stamp:
“Well, I’ve said a lot. Look, I ran in this primary without the president’s endorsement. I’ve been an independent voice in this and I’ve told a lot of people that ask me that question.
“As you can imagine, I go to a lot of doors. That’s a question: ‘Will you support the president? Will you not support the president?’ And what I tell them is, if it’s a policy that supports our country and supports our district, I’m going to support that policy.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands before a large American flag.(Photo by Charly Triballeau/ AFP via Getty Images)
“More often than not, I will because I’m a Republican. I like a lot of those policies. If there’s a policy I disagree with, we won’t. So in that situation, that’s where things are at.”
Finally, Elijah acknowledges that affordability, while lacking a quick and easy fix, is the defining 2026 issue for much of the electorate:
“I think the number one thing that we hear from people, and that’s affordability, and that’s not an easy fix, but I think what they want out of government is accountability. We talked about that before, that government is going to be accountable on its spending, on its policies, and getting inflation down, which is going to lower interest rates. It’s going to lower the cost of living.
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“People in Central Florida, people around the country, they want to be heard. And what they’re saying in a very clear tone right now is make sure that you control government spending and protect the future of our children. That’s probably the biggest thing I want them to notice.”
Elijah will be facing Navy veteran and former NASA employee Bale Dalton in the November 3 general election.
David Unsworth reports on Latin America. You can follow David Unsworth on Twitter @LatinAmerUpdate
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