Plean’s addition to the Palm Beach State College District Board comes just over six months after DeSantis named conservative media editor Tracy Caruso, the wife of former Rep. Mike Caruso — whom the Governor appointed as Palm Beach County Clerk in August — to the five-member panel.

Democrats David Jolly and Jerry Demings and Republicans Byron Donalds and Paul Renner are already running for Florida’s next governor. Lt. Governor Jay Collins is considering a run and recently bought a website domain.

Florida 2026 governor's race has dozens of candidates, Can DeSantis run again?

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds raised $45 million over the course of 2025 for his campaign for Governor. That includes $13.1 million raised during the fourth quarter of the year between his official campaign account and the Friends of Byron Donalds political committee. That came from more than 8,000 donors in the last three months of the year.

In Florida, voters will make several decisions in key races in 2026, including who will become the next governor.

Florida Gov. DeSantis announces state arrested over 10,400 illegal immigrants since April through 'Operation Tidal Wave' partnership with ICE agents.

What a country! Anybody can run for governor of Florida, writes columnist Pat Beall — even a guy who looks at the GOP’s Nazi-adjacent wing and sees a solid voting bloc.

Venezuela’s military held a mass funeral in Caracas as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States' weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro