{"id":2406760,"date":"2025-02-25T23:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T04:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-announces-2026-run-to-be-florida-governor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T04:20:24","slug":"byron-donalds-announces-2026-run-to-be-florida-governor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-announces-2026-run-to-be-florida-governor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Donalds announces 2026 run to be Florida governor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbyron-donalds-announces-2026-run-to-be-florida-governor-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron\u200c Donalds, \u200ba Republican congressman \u200dfrom Florida, has announced his \u2062candidacy for the\u200c 2026 gubernatorial race in Florida, following an \u2062endorsement \u2064from former President \u200dDonald Trump.\u2064 In \u200dan appearance on Fox\u200d News,\u200c Donalds expressed\u200b his commitment to led the state into the future, highlighting \u2064his experience within the Tea Party movement\u2063 and \u200chis four\u200c years in Congress. He praised the current governor,Ron desantis,for\u2063 his\u2064 accomplishments but emphasized the need to maintain \u200dFlorida&#8217;s \u2064status as a leading state. The declaration was preceded by remarks at\u2062 the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where he hinted at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnn-is-calling-out-opportunist-nikki-haley-for-trying-to-play-both-sides-video\/\" title=\"Even CNN is Calling Out Opportunist Nikki Haley for Trying to Play Both Sides (VIDEO)\">political ambitions<\/a>. Despite the support from Trump, \u200bDeSantis has not endorsed Donalds \u200band has expressed that Donalds has not been involved in recent state successes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Byron Donalds announces 2026 Florida gubernatorial run<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2020429\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3327968\/byron-donalds-leads-effort-shut-down-rogue-cfpb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) is running to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida&rsquo;s<\/a> next governor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Florida congressman announced his candidacy in the state&rsquo;s 2026 gubernatorial race after President Donald Trump endorsed him for the position.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tea party movement<\/a>, was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">conservative movement<\/a>, I was able to serve four years in the state legislature, four years in Congress, and now is the time to take the mantle and lead our state into the future,&rdquo; he said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2816372&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8bcf98a9ed58bad2bfafb9f411665465\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a great governor: Ron DeSantis has done a tremendous job for our state. Now, the job is to keep the best state in the country as the best state in the country,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds teased the announcement last week during his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference. &ldquo;As for me, stay tuned,&rdquo; he said onstage.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed him last Thursday. The congressman said at CPAC the next day that it had &ldquo;been an interesting 12 hours&rdquo; since then. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Florida is not going to stop leading,&rdquo;&nbsp;Donalds&nbsp;said during his speech. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to build off of what we&rsquo;ve done, and we are going to continue to lead bigger, better, faster, greater, safer, freer, because the American dream is for everybody, and we&rsquo;re going to show the other 49 states how to get it done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3326014\/byron-donalds-florida-governor-endorsement-commands-crowd-cpac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BYRON DONALDS COMMANDS CROWD AT CPAC<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3327929\/desantis-doubts-byron-donalds-chances-florida-2026-gubernatorial-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declined to endorse<\/a> Donalds when asked who he favors in the 2026 race on Monday amid rumors that his wife, Casey, could run.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He just hasn&rsquo;t been a part of any of the victories that we&rsquo;ve had here, over the Left, over these last years,&rdquo; DeSantis said of Donalds. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been in other states, campaigning, doing that, and that&rsquo;s fine, but OK, well then, deliver results up there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2020429\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2020429\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron Donalds declares candidacy for Florida governor in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/byron-donalds-governor-florida-2026.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45496,32322,50784],"class_list":["post-2406760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2026-election","tag-byron-donalds","tag-florida-governor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/byron-donalds-governor-florida-2026.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406760"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406764,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406760\/revisions\/2406764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}