Byron Donalds

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Florida holds its primary election on August 18, 2026, for governor and other offices. Ron DeSantis is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds entered the Republican primary on February 25, 2025, as the first major Republican candidate. Other Republican contenders include former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner and Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins. Florida''s general election strongly favors Republicans, but the primary is competitive. Democrats view the seat as unlikely to flip given the state''s partisan lean after DeSantis''s 2022 landslide.

Vice President JD Vance visited a STEM charter school in Tolleson, Arizona on Aug. 20, 2025, to promote the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's school choice provisions. The legislation included expanded Education Savings Account funding and tax credits for private school tuition; Vance used the charter school visit to argue that school choice directs federal education funding toward families rather than public school systems, a core administration education policy position.