63 Florida House Members Endorse Byron Donalds for Governor

Sixty-three members of the Florida House of Representatives are getting behind U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) in his Florida gubernatorial bid, which is further sign that the party is coalescing behind the frontrunner with the election still more than a year away. READ MORE.

Attorney General James Uthmeier: "Congratulations to @JimBoydFL! We are excited to work with you to keep Florida safe, strong, and free!"

Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins: "Congratulations to my friend Senator @JimBoydFL on being unanimously elected President-Designate for the 2026-2028 Legislative Term. I'm confident his leadership will help keep Florida moving forward."

Governor Ron DeSantis: "The trajectory of gold (and silver) = investors lack confidence in fiat currencies. An indictment of the fed."

Florida GOP: "Polling doesn't lie: Americans are DONE with Democrat chaos. They oppose the Democrat's shutdown, back Republicans' clean funding bill, and have an unfavorable view of the Democrat Party. End the games. End the bogus shutdown."

Florida GOP Crushes Democrats in Quarter Fundraising — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — The Republican Party of Florida announced it has raised $6.3 million in fundraising for the latest quarter, routing the Democratic Party, which has collected less than $540,000 over the same period.

State Sen. Jim Boyd Designated Florida Senate President — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton) was unanimously elected to serve as Florida's next Senate president for the 2026-2028 term before a crowd of his colleagues in the upper chamber this week.

Vern Buchanan Joins GOP Veterans to Demand Veteran Senate Dems Reopen Government — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) joined several Republican veterans in Congress in a letter demanding that Senate Democrats who also served pass the continuing resolution (CR) and end the government shutdown.

63 Florida House Members Endorse Byron Donalds for Governor — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Sixty-three members of the Florida House of Representatives are getting behind U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) in his Florida gubernatorial bid, which is further sign that the party is coalescing behind the frontrunner with the election still more than a year away.

Greg Steube Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling for Aerospace Industry Coordination — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) spearheaded a bipartisan call from Florida lawmakers to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation for greater coordination with the aerospace industry in the Sunshine State.

Greg Steube Urges John Thune to Remove Filibuster to Reopen Government — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — In a recent appearance on Fox Business' Evening Edit, Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to remove the filibuster 60-vote threshold to get the continuing resolution (CR) on the President's desk.

Florida Bill Would Require Teachers to Pledge Oath to Constitution — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Rep. Tom Fabricio (R-Miami Lakes) has filed legislation in the House to require Florida public school teachers to pledge an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida. The bill, entitled the Teacher's Oath Act, was filed by the representative this week.

Florida Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk on National Day of Remembrance — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — It has been roughly a month since Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality, was assassinated. With October 14th marking his birthday, friends, family, and supporters are celebrating the conservative commentator on what would’ve been his 32nd birthday.

The Last Squeeze is posted by Daniel Molina and Javier Manjarres