Donalds was the Republican nominee for Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 election, running to succeed retiring incumbent Francis Rooney.

Mar 4, 2025 · Byron Donalds announces on Fox News' 'Hannity' he will run for Florida governor "We have a great governor. Ron DeSantis has done a tremendous job for our state," Donalds said on Fox News' "Hannity ...

Feb 26, 2025 · WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced Tuesday that he’s entering the 2026 race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is ineligible to seek another term after eight years in office. Donalds enters the race with President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Donalds has been a frequent Trump surrogate and was on the short list to be his vice presidential ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Rep. Byron Donalds is officially running to become governor of Florida, following President Donald Trump’s endorsement in a state that has become a conservative bastion of the MAGA movement ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Bryon Lowell Donalds, 46, is a Florida House Republican from Naples, first elected to Congress in 2020. Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the middle of three children raised by a single mother ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Republican Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida announced on Tuesday night his intent to run for governor. Why It Matters. Donalds is an avid Trump supporter and came to the president's side when ...

Feb 21, 2025 · In 2020, then-state Rep. Byron Donalds won a nine-way Republican congressional primary by about 800 votes. Less than five years later, Donalds, a third-term U.S. representative from the...

Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978) [1] is an American politician and businessman. He is the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. [2] [3] Donalds was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2021. [4] [5]

Byron's career led him to Southwest Florida, where he worked in the banking, finance, and insurance industries. Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016, Byron represented Hendry County and east Collier County in the State Capitol.

Jan 4, 2023 · Republican Congressman and Naples resident Byron Donalds was thrust into the national political limelight Wednesday when he was nominated to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives.