Florida State Lawmaker Who Recently Ditched Democratic Label Announces Gubernatorial Bid

Florida authorities Sen. Jason Pizzo, who announced past period that he was switching from Democrat to nary statement affiliation, has revealed that he plans a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid.

"Yes I am," Pizzo said aft CBS News Miami's Jim Defede asked nan authorities legislator whether he plans to tally for governor.

In a written connection to Fox News Digital, Pizzo declared, "Florida is fresh for personification to put group earlier party, and get backmost to basics successful nationalist service. The authorities is facing important fiscal and resiliency challenges, and I’m [the] champion 1 to guideline america through."

SUNSHINE STATE DEM ANNOUNCES SWITCH TO NO AFFILIATION: ‘DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN FLORIDA IS DEAD’

Florida State Sen. Jason Pizzo speaks during nan Broward Housing Council 2024 Affordable Housing Workshop connected Condo Reform astatine nan Anne Kolb Nature Center successful Hollywood, Florida, connected Oct. 30, 2024.  (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Current Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is presently serving his 2nd term, is not eligible to tally for politician again successful 2026.

The state constitution stipulates, "No personification who has, aliases but for resignation would have, served arsenic politician aliases acting politician for much than six years successful 2 consecutive position shall beryllium elected politician for nan succeeding term."

FLORIDA STATE SENATOR WHO QUIT DEMOCRATIC PARTY SLAMS IT AS ‘RUDDERLESS’ AND ‘WITHOUT DIRECTION’

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. announced a bid for nan occupation successful February aft President Donald Trump publically urged him to do so.

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"Byron Donalds would beryllium a genuinely Great and Powerful Governor for Florida and, should he determine to run, will person my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!" Trump declared successful a February Truth Social post.