{"id":2418714,"date":"2025-04-01T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-surging-in-fundraising-since-announcing-florida-governor-run-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T22:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:09:40","slug":"donalds-surging-in-fundraising-since-announcing-florida-governor-run-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-surging-in-fundraising-since-announcing-florida-governor-run-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Donalds surging in fundraising since announcing Florida governor run &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdonalds-surging-in-fundraising-since-announcing-florida-governor-run-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=2418714&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 Donalds, a Republican Representative from Florida, has experienced a surge in fundraising since announcing his candidacy for the Florida governor position in 2026. Within just over a month of his declaration, he has raised around $12 million, with notable contributions of $540,000 for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ny-gov-cuomo-may-be-prosecuted-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/\" title=\"Biden: NY Gov. Cuomo May Be \u2018Prosecuted\u2019 Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations\">gubernatorial campaign<\/a> and $11.5 million for his associated super PAC,friends of Byron donalds. His campaign has gained momentum,particularly after receiving an endorsement from former President Donald Trump,positioning him as a leading figure for the Republican nomination. Speculation exists regarding a potential challenge from Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">frist lady<\/a>, Casey DeSantis, although she has not formally announced her candidacy. Donalds expressed confidence in his vision for Florida&#8217;s future and is focusing on crafting a campaign that resonates with voters.  <\/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\">Donalds surging in fundraising since announcing Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-announces-run-for-ark-governor\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces run for Ark. governor\">gubernatorial run<\/a><\/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_2080658\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Donors are showering Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) with cash after he announced his 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida <\/a>governor bid in late February.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds&rsquo;s campaign has raised about $12 million, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has learned. That includes $540,000 for his gubernatorial campaign and $11.5 million for the super PAC Friends of Byron Donalds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3366504\/colorado-democrats-transgender-bill-courts-misgender-discriminatory\/\">Colorado Democrats roll out bill to consider &#8216;misgendering&#8217; a &#8216;discriminatory&#8217; act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3366599\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-strong-voter-turnout-trump-musk-factor\/\">Wisconsin Supreme Court race sees strong voter turnout and ballot shortages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3365379\/stephanie-miner-alleges-andrew-cuomo-forcibly-kissed-her-while-governor\/\">Former mayor alleges Cuomo &lsquo;forcibly&rsquo; kissed her on the cheek while governor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Byron Donalds has hit the ground running with President Trump&rsquo;s endorsement and has amassed a $12 million war chest since announcing his bid for Governor just 35 days ago. We are grateful to the thousands of donors supporting Byron&rsquo;s vision for Conservative leadership,&rdquo; veteran Republican strategist Danielle Alvarez, who is assisting Donalds with his campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/scoop-trump-ally-donalds-showcases-campaign-cash-surge-since-announcing-florida-governor-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds is considered a favorite to win the Republican nomination after President Donald Trump gave him his endorsement. Another significant challenger to Donalds could be Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, who has not declared a campaign but has left speculation to boil.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To quote the late&nbsp;Yogi Berra, if you see a fork in the road, take it,&rdquo; she said at a February press conference before walking away from the podium. The saying could be interpreted that one must make a quick decision when faced with a two-way choice.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) then said, &ldquo;You guys can read into that what you will.&rdquo; He then talked his wife up. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s somebody that has, I think, the intestinal fortitude and the dedication to conservative principles. Anything we&rsquo;ve accomplished, she&rsquo;d be able to take to the next level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Casey DeSantis responded, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see&rdquo; when asked last month about a gubernatorial run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donalds replied to the speculation about Florida&rsquo;s first lady running for governor by saying, &ldquo;Races take on a shape of their own, so we&rsquo;ll see what actually happens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My mission is going to be focused on our future and the things that are necessary for Florida to go and to thrive and be prosperous for everybody. So that&rsquo;s going to be my mission. We&rsquo;ll see how the race shapes up,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I have a vision for their future and I think that when they hear it, they&rsquo;re going to choose me.&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_2080658\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2080658\"}});<\/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>Donalds sees fundraising boost after Florida governor bid announcement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418715,"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\/04\/Byron-Donalds.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,50849,15467,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2418714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-florida-governor-run","tag-fundraising","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Byron-Donalds.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418714","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=2418714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418714\/revisions\/2418718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}