{"id":10435,"date":"2025-09-04T10:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=10435"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:07:05","slug":"former-florida-house-speaker-launches-gubernatorial-bid-challenging-trump-backed-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/politics\/former-florida-house-speaker-launches-gubernatorial-bid-challenging-trump-backed-candidate\/njackson\/2025\/09\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Florida House Speaker Launches Gubernatorial Bid, Challenging Trump-backed Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This primary field is growing more crowded&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Florida House Speaker\u00a0Paul Renner, a Republican, launched a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid on Wednesday, jumping into the race after President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds for the role earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As a legislator and Speaker of the House, I stood with Ron DeSantis to brand our state the Free State of Florida,&#8221; Renner said in social media&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Paul_Renner\/status\/1963240219487949009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posts<\/a>. &#8220;I\u2019m running for Governor so that when the DeSantis era comes to an end, we can defend our victories and solve the challenges that remain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a legislator and Speaker of the House, I stood with Ron DeSantis to brand our state the Free State of Florida. I\u2019m running for Governor so that when the DeSantis era comes to an end, we can defend our victories and solve the challenges that remain.\u00a0As a military veteran of two\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LFeLZOw7wx\">pic.twitter.com\/LFeLZOw7wx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Paul Renner (@Paul_Renner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paul_Renner\/status\/1963240219487949009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Florida Gov.\u00a0Ron DeSantis, who is serving his second-consecutive term and is consequently not permitted to be elected again in 2026, said that he is not backing Renner, noting, &#8220;I think it was an ill-advised decision to enter the race.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?submenu=3#A4S05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state constitution<\/a>&nbsp;stipulates, &#8220;No person who has, or but for resignation would have, served as governor or acting governor for more than six years in two consecutive terms shall be elected governor for the succeeding term.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renner added in his posts, &#8220;As a military veteran of two wars, a state prosecutor, and Speaker of the House, I\u2019ve fought the tough battles, and I will never back down from the fight for our conservative values.&nbsp; As a father, I am committed to securing Florida\u2019s safety and prosperity for the next generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donalds jumped into the race earlier this year after Trump strongly backed him for the role, urging him to run.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52252249399_8a9fef6460_c-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52252249399_8a9fef6460_c-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52252249399_8a9fef6460_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52252249399_8a9fef6460_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52252249399_8a9fef6460_c.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Byron Donalds via Gage Skidmore Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Byron Donalds would be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida and, should he decide to run, will have my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!&#8221; Trump declared in a Truth Social&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114038745707654586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-465x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-465x600.png 465w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-768x991.png 768w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-325x420.png 325w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-640x826.png 640w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM-681x879.png 681w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-9.45.29-AM.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida<\/a>\u00a0Gov. 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