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Gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds speaks during his kickoff campaign, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Bonita Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)

Trump-backed Byron Donalds makes his campaign debut in the 2026 race to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds held his first campaign rally in the 2026 Florida governor’s race Friday evening in his hometown of Bonita Springs in southwest Florida. So far, Donalds, who has been endorsed by Trump, has no major challengers.
 
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt walks up to the podium to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., speaks before Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio at Center Courts during a campaign rally, Oct. 29, 2024, in Saginaw, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Things to know about Byron Donalds, Trump’s pick to be Florida’s next governor

 
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Resch Center, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by Trump, says he’s running for Florida governor

 
Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks as her husband Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

As DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor, here’s what to know about Casey

 

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Trump-backed US Rep. Byron Donalds announces he’s running for Florida governor in 2026

 
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, looks on as his wife Casey DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Bluffton, S.C., June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Ron DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump’s pick

 
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Sept. 16, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis goes to battle with Florida Republicans in trying to get closer to Trump

 
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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AP Race Call: Republican Byron Donalds wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 19th Congressional District

 

Republican Byron Donalds wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 19th Congressional District

 

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This combination photo shows Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., on, June 15, 2024, in Detroit, left, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 9, 2023. As former President Donald Trump narrows his options for potential running mates, Donalds and Rubio, known to be on his list, are from Florida, leaving open a scenario where his vice presidential nominee would have to move if he wins. (AP Photo)

The VP race’s Florida question: Would Rubio or Donalds have to move if Trump picks either of them?

 

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

 
FILE - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Family Leadership Summit, July 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida's governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of ‘policy violence’