Donalds is making public overtures toward Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom he acknowledged he has had a falling out.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says he’s running to be the next governor of Florida in 2026. If elected, he would succeed Gov.

Donalds, who served four years in the Florida Legislature before being elected to Congress in 2020, is running with the support of President Donald Trump. The president announced late last week that, were Donalds to campaign to succeed DeSantis, he would do so with the Trump’s endorsement.