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DeSantis Aide Christina Pushaw Admits Advising Candidate Fishback, Cuts Ties and Apologizes

Her admission intensifies ethics questions about electioneering from a taxpayer-funded post.

DeSantis Aide Christina Pushaw Cuts Ties With Gubernatorial Candidate James Fishback, Apologizes for Involvement
FILE - Christina Pushaw, press secretary for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, listens during a press conference Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ Americans on social media surged following Florida's adoption of a law restricting how teachers can talk about sexual orientation with younger students. Influential conservatives including Pushaw drove much of the increase, the researchers found, through their own posts or by liking or forwarding posts from others. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Overview

  • Pushaw said she privately communicated with and offered advice to James Fishback for about two months beginning in October 2025, adding she was unpaid and did not inform the governor.
  • She stated she severed contact after concluding he deceived her and spread false personal rumors, denied any romantic relationship, and accused him of threatening a baseless sexual harassment claim.
  • Pushaw apologized to Rep. Byron Donalds, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and his wife, and to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the first lady, and said she would accept whatever consequences result, including offering her resignation.
  • Fishback disputed her account and posted screenshots showing late‑night calls and messages, claiming she pressed him to quit and endorse Collins; no official action against Pushaw has been announced.
  • The disclosures complicate a GOP primary in which DeSantis‑aligned figures seek to consolidate against Trump‑endorsed Donalds, as reports also note an FDLE inquiry involving Fishback.