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‘The race for governor is over’: How Donald Trump upended Florida politics
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Trump encourages and endorses Byron Donalds to run for governor of Florida
‘Looks like that's that.’ Trump may have just ended the Florida governor’s race.
President Donald Trump brought an early end Thursday to the speculation around his favorite for the 2026 Florida governor’s race in a post on Truth Social, endorsing loyalist Rep. Byron Donalds for the job.
Many voters are not aware that they have to again request that vote-by-mail ballots be sent to them for the 2025-26 election cycle.
Don't forget, because of a law change in 2022, vote-by-mail ballot requests in Florida now expire every two years, instead of the previous four.
Separately, two residents file legal briefs supporting state officials' view Mayfield is not qualified to run because of Florida's term limit rules.
While Ron DeSantis can't run for governor again in 2026, some voters might want to see another DeSantis on the ballot. But one notable Florida voter, President Donald Trump, seems to have another candidate in mind.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed Rep. Debbie Mayfield in her bid to run in a special election for a Senate seat, ruling that state elections officials wrongly blocked her from appearing on the ballot.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ former chief of staff James Uthmeier sworn in as Florida’s attorney generalGov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named his former chief of staff, James Uthmeier as Florida’s attorney general, handing the state’s top law enforcement role to a trusted aide who has helped orchestrate and defend some of his most divisive initiatives.
Democrat Todd Delmay is running against Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel, who was a Democrat until December when she left the party and became a Republican. The move brought praise from President
Florida state CFO Jimmy Patronis issued a directive Thursday to the state’s Department of Financial Services banning the use of DeepSeek, a Chinese generative AI application, within the department, arguing that the application “presents a major national security risk,” according to a press release.
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