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Governor · FL · Democratic candidate · 2026

David Jolly

Democratic candidate for governor of Florida

Former congressman and attorney focused on homeowners’ insurance reform, Medicaid expansion, public schools, reproductive freedom and ethics.

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StateFlorida
OfficeGovernor
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where David stands.

Campaign position

Create a state catastrophic-insurance fund

  • Supports moving natural-disaster risk out of the private market
  • Proposes no-interest state-backed loans for condominium repairs

Campaign position

Expand Medicaid and affordable care

  • Supports Medicaid expansion in Florida
  • Wants stronger access to care for families, seniors and people with disabilities

Campaign position

Fund public schools and raise teacher pay

  • Supports greater public-school funding and competitive teacher pay
  • Wants income limits and equal service standards for private-school vouchers

Campaign position

Pause hyperscale data-center construction

  • Supports an immediate moratorium on new hyperscale data centers
  • Wants environmental review and community input before projects advance

Campaign position

Strengthen campaign-finance and ethics rules

  • Supports a broad ethics package and campaign-finance reform
  • Wants more transparency in state government and protection for taxpayers

Campaign position

Restore abortion protections in Florida

  • Supports codifying the Roe and Casey framework in state law
  • Wants reproductive decisions made by patients and doctors

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. August 2026

    Accomplishment

    Democratic nominee

    Won Florida’s Democratic primary for governor.

  • Experience

    U.S. representative

    Served in Congress before working as an independent and later joining the Democratic Party.

  • Experience

    Attorney

    Worked in the private practice of law.

  • Experience

    NBC and MSNBC political analyst

    Worked as a political analyst for nearly a decade before this campaign.

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