The Florida first lady and the representative have not declared their gubernatorial bids, but Donalds has Trump's endorsement.

It’s not hard to find parallels between DeSantis and Donalds at this stage in their careers. Pre-Trump endorsement, both men were relatively unknown third-term U.S. representatives. Like DeSantis in 2018, Donalds won Trump’s endorsement by emerging as one of his most vocal surrogates in the media.

President Trump’s choice for Florida’s gubernatorial seat announces he’s running, while the current governor is pitching his wife as the most

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to support a potential gubernatorial bid by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, whom President Donald Trump recently endorsed.

The Naples Republican told Lara Trump that he’d be collaborative with the Legislature, a meaningful comment given the arm twisting from the Governor’s Office and national media surrogates about legislative “RINOs” and “ Republican-lite squishes ” surrounding the immigration legislation passed after a series of Special Sessions earlier this year.

Fla., addressed rumors that Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis could toss her hat into the governor's race to succeed her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is wading into the 2026 Governor’s race, taking shots at Donald Trump’s preferred candidate and boosting the First Lady as his logical successor.

As the 2026 race to succeed Ron DeSantis as Florida governor heats up, with Byron Donalds announced and Casey DeSantis mulling a bid, President Trump plays golf with the Sunshine State's first couple

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has not been a “part of any of the victories” for Republicans in Florida, DeSantis said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday touted the conservative credentials of First Lady Casey DeSantis while raising questions about Congressman Bryon Donalds, a Naples Republican backed last week by President Donald Trump for a possible 2026 gubernatorial bid.

Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ early entry into the 2026 Florida governor’s race deepens a hard-edged divide among state Republicans.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., took time on Sunday to address rumors that First Lady Casey DeSantis could toss her hat into the governors' race in an opposing bid to succeed her husband once his term ...