A vocal advocate for Gov. Ron DeSantis announces his campaign to replace him, and Florida’s upcoming bear hunt survives a legal challenge.
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An investor who founded the firm Azoria announced Monday he will run for governor as a Republican in the 2026 election.
James Fishback has been a vocal advocate for Gov. Ron DeSantis and an opponent to Rep. Byron Donalds, who is also running for the governor’s seat.
Fishback, 30, said he is running to defend DeSantis’ legacy and create a more affordable Florida.
He wants to eliminate property taxes, stop foreign investment companies from buying up property in our state, and stop American companies from hiring foreign employees through the H-1B visa program.
Fishback has made it clear he is going to attack his fellow Republican, Donalds, the Florida congressman who got an early endorsement from President Trump.
“Byron Donalds is a slave. I’m sorry, he’s a slave,” he said of Donalds. “He is a slave to his donors, he is a slave to his corporate interest, to the tech bros that want to turn our state into, in his own words, a financial capital.”
The campaign for Donalds sent out this statement before noon Monday: “Byron Donalds will be Florida’s next governor because he is the proven conservative fighter endorsed by President Trump. Anyone running against him is an anti-Trump RINO and will get crushed in the Republican primary.”
RINO stands for Republican In Name Only.
Fishback is facing a lawsuit from his former employer, Greenlight Captial. He is accused of inflating his resume with them after leaving the company.
He joins a list of people running for governor that also includes Florida House speaker Paul Renner, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and former Republican congressman David Jolly.
The primary for the governor’s race is next August.
Florida bear advocates take FWC to court
As the state’s first bear hunt in 10 years approaches, a conservation group’s lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission went before a judge.
Bear Warriors United asked on Monday for an injuction to stop the hunt before it starts.
The judge sided with the state, so the hunt will go on as scheduled on Dec. 6.
FWC in August approved a proposal to allow 187 bears to be removed from the state in four designated “bear harvest zones.”
A total of 172 permits statewide were made available through a random lottery system, and the recipients of those permits had to pay $100 for them.
Ybeth Bruzual, Holly Gregory, Jason Delgado, Spectrum News Staff
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