Overview
- David Jolly served Florida’s 13th district as a Republican from 2014 to 2017 before leaving the GOP in 2018 and registering as a Democrat this spring.
- He announced his campaign on June 5 with a platform targeting Florida’s affordability crisis, boosting public education funding and enacting new gun safety reforms.
- Jolly is crisscrossing the state in town halls to forge a coalition of independents and disaffected Republicans around his issue-driven message.
- Florida has not elected a Democratic governor since 1999 and faces a GOP voter registration lead of over one million.
- On the Republican side, Rep. Byron Donalds holds President Trump’s endorsement and fundraising edge, while former state Sen. Jason Pizzo is weighing an independent run.