Who is byon Donalds, the Republican Congressman who plans to run for the Governor of Florida?

Tallahassee, Fla. – – The Republican US MP Byron Donalds announced his intention on Tuesday to run for the Governor of Florida in 2026 to follow governor Ron Desantis, who was not accessible to a further term after eight years.

Donalds announced his plans during an interview with Sean Hannity in the “Hannity” show by Fox News.

“Now is the time to take the coat now”

“Well, look, Sean, after a lot of prayer, a lot of thoughts with my family and my friends, I am here to announce my candidacy as the next governor of the Great State Florida,” said Donalds. “I joined the tea party movement in the conservative movement. I was able to serve four years in a state legislator, four years in the congress, and I think it is now time to take over the coat and ours To lead the state into the future, “he added.

President Donald Trump supports Byron Donalds for the Governor of Florida

What we know:

Donalds, who is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, enters Trump's support in the race for the governor.

Last week Trump expressed his full support for Donalds on social media and said: “Byron Donalds would be a really great and powerful governor for Florida … Run, Byron, Run!”

Donalds has undertaken to focus on problems such as reducing insurance costs, the expansion of cryptocurrency and the preservation of the Everglades.

What we don't know:

It remains unclear whether Casey Desantis, the woman of governor Desantis, will enter the race, as Governor Desantis indicated her potential candidacy. Other possible Republican candidates are the former US representative Matt Gaetz and the Agricultural Commissioner of Florida, Wilton Simpson.

Who is byon Donalds?

The background story:

Donalds is a US Congressman who is currently representing Florida's 19th congress district.

The New York native in Brooklyn completed Florida State University (FSU), where he acquired a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing. He worked in the southwest of Florida in the finance, banking and insurance industry before he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016.

According to his website Bio, “During the 2018-2019 legislative session as chairman of the PREK-12 quality subcommittee and as chairman of the sub-committee of the 2019-2020 subcommittee of the legislative period for insurance and banking. During the service in the Florida House . a world-class training. “

Donalds lives with his wife Erika and her sons Damon, in it and Mason in Naples, Florida.

He was brought up by a hard-working single mother who “this size requires victims”, a lesson that, according to his online biography, inspired him to become a congress member and “committed family man”.

What you say:

Governor Desantis himself did not officially approved a candidate, but shortly before Donald's announcement, he suggested that his wife would be a worthy governor, and Donalds was not part of his victories in conservative priorities, reported the Associated Press.

“I won with the greatest lead when all Republicans won a governor race here in Florida,” said Governor Desantis during a press conference in Tampa on Monday. “She would do it better than me. How, there is no question. That would happen.”

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When Governor Desantis had the opportunity to answer during a press conference in Tampa, he did not apply any kind of words for Donalds, which is leaving the close house majority of the GOP, which cannot afford absent republicans who are busy.

“He was just not part of one of the victories that we have left over the past few years,” he said. “He was just not part of it. He was in other countries that are campaigning, and that's okay. But okay, then the results then deliver up there.”

The Democratic Party in Florida reacts: “Completely unqualified”

The other side:

After Donald's announcement on Tuesday evening, Nikki Fried, chairman of the Democratic Party in Florida, published a statement that Donalds described as “dangerous political opportunists”.

“Byron, one of the least popular people in the Tallahasee policy, is best known to skip votes, defend the uprising and to promote a revisionist version of black history that Jim Crow defends. He has little political experience and no experience in the executive and is completely unreserved to lead the state of Florida. Byron is only interested in power, and he will not repair our real estate insurance crisis or reduce the cost of living for Floridians. He only has a shot on the nomination because Trump supported him, and Trump only supports him because he wants a puppet in the governor's villa – it is an additional bonus, “added Fried.

Big Picture View:

Trump's confirmation consolidates Donalds as a leading candidate because Trump remains a dominant force in Florida's Republican policy. In the election, Donalds would be the first black governor of Florida. His campaign signals a continuation of the strong conservative policy of the state under Desantis.

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