Congressman had pledged to implement president’s agenda if he gained governor’s seat Primary voters in Florida backed a Republican endorsed by Donald Trump to stand as the party’s candidate in the race to succeed Ron DeSantis as the state’s governor. Byron Donalds, a congressman representing south-west Florida since 2021, won the nomination by trouncing three reasonably prominent Republican rivals, including Jay Collins, DeSantis’s handpicked lieutenant governor. Continue reading...
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August 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Trump-backed Byron Donalds wins Republican primary in race to succeed Florida governor DeSantis
The Guardian US