Will Byron Donalds be the next governor in Florida? – The Famuan

Byron Donalds, a current US representative and former Famu student, has announced his candidacy for the governor of Florida on the Sean Hannity Show of Fox News.

Donalds is currently serving the US House representative of the 19th district of Florida, which includes many areas in the southwest of Florida, including Fort Myers and Naples. Since his election in 2021, Donalds was no stranger to controversy and received over 20 votes in one bid For house spokesman. The offer was led by a conservative group of the Republican Party to thwart Kevin McCarthy's spokesman from the position before his historical distance.

Donalds received a confirmation from President Donald Trump. In A post With regard to the social of truth, the President expressed his support for a potential passage of the Congress member.

“As a governor, Byron would have a big voice and worked closely with me to drive our first agenda in America.” Trump ended the contribution that asked the representative. “Should he decide to run [Donalds] Will have my complete and total confirmation. Run, Byron, race! “

This step by Trump seems to counter the successor plans of governor Ron Desantis, who seemed to promote his wife Casey Desantis as successor as a governor.

In A press conference in Tampa on Monday, Governor DesanTis came skepticism about representative Donalds and said: “A man like Byron, he was simply not part of these victories that we had here.”

Desantis also mentioned his wife as a potential candidate in the breed.

“People ask me about our wonderful first lady all the time,” said Desantis. “She is someone who, I think, the intestinal force and commitment to conservative principles.”

Donalds also made Headlines Local in Tallahassee, the Famu Impact Award received 2025 from the interim president Timothy Beard at a ball organized by the black conservative federation in Washington, DC, DC The Black Conservative Federation describes itself as “the leading hub for black conservative across the country”.

The ball showed a group of black conservative figures and even had prominent guests such as Waka Flocka, Anton Daniels and Antonio Brown.

“Lord Donalds is changing the world,” said Interim President Beard, a registered Republican when he handed over the award to Donald's Member of the Congress.

“I am proud to be a rattler, and it is an honor for me to receive a 2025 'Rattler Award' by Florida A & M President Timothy L. Beard,” wrote Donalds in an Instagram post.

Although Donalds was enrolled at the FamU, she was ultimately transferred to the state of Florida

University and degree at the FSU with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing.

Donalds continues politically and since he is now a candidate in a competitive race for the governor's villa in 2026.