{"id":12739,"date":"2026-08-25T14:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12739"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:59:25","slug":"trump-ally-byron-donalds-taps-cuban-american-conservative-as-florida-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-ally-byron-donalds-taps-cuban-american-conservative-as-florida-running-mate\/njackson\/2026\/08\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ally Byron Donalds Taps Cuban-American Conservative as Florida Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Byron Donalds has selected Florida state Sen. Bryan Avila as his running mate, adding a Cuban-American military officer and veteran state lawmaker to the Republican ticket in Florida\u2019s race for governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donalds announced the decision Tuesday at Miami\u2019s historic Freedom Tower, calling Avila a \u201cproven warrior\u201d and \u201cconservative fighter\u201d who has battled higher taxes, rising costs and \u201cwoke ideology\u201d in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe has fought woke ideology, he\u2019s fought higher taxes, he\u2019s fought higher costs every single day, and I could not be more proud to have him stand by my side,\u201d Donalds said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement came one week after Donalds won the Republican primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. He will face Democratic nominee David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who joined the Democratic Party in 2025, in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila has represented portions of Miami-Dade County in the Florida Senate since 2022. Before moving to the Senate, he served eight years in the Florida House, including two years as speaker pro tempore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hialeah native currently chairs the Florida Senate\u2019s Finance and Tax Committee and serves as vice chair of its Transportation Committee. He has also served as a captain in the Florida Army National Guard since 2016, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Senate biography<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donalds emphasized Avila\u2019s personal connection to Florida\u2019s large Cuban-American community, describing him as the son of Cuban exiles who fled communism in search of freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy parents escaped communist Cuba because they believed America offered something socialism never could \u2014 freedom,\u201d Avila said in remarks reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/wflanews.iheart.com\/featured\/florida-news\/content\/2026-08-25-florida-governor-gop-nominee-rep-byron-donalds-announces-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila pledged that the Republican ticket would build on DeSantis\u2019 conservative legacy, make Florida more affordable, protect public safety and defend the freedoms that have attracted millions of new residents to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selection also strengthens Donalds\u2019 presence in heavily Hispanic South Florida. Avila\u2019s district includes part of Miami-Dade County, while Donalds has represented a Southwest Florida congressional district since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donalds enters the general election with the enthusiastic backing of President Donald Trump, a friend and political ally who helped propel his gubernatorial campaign from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their alliance became especially visible during the 2024 presidential race. Donalds endorsed Trump over his own governor, DeSantis, and became one of the Trump campaign\u2019s most prominent congressional surrogates. He appeared at campaign events across the country and helped lead the campaign\u2019s outreach to Black voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump returned that loyalty in February 2025, endorsing Donalds before the congressman had formally entered the governor\u2019s race. Trump personally called Donalds before urging him to run in a Truth Social post declaring, \u201cRun, Byron, Run!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donalds responded at the time by thanking Trump and promising, \u201cI will never let you down,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusf.org\/politics-issues\/2025-02-21\/2026-florida-governor-race-trump-endorses-byron-donalds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WUSF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president reaffirmed his support ahead of Florida\u2019s primary, describing Donalds as a \u201ctotal winner\u201d and saying he would work closely with the White House to advance the America First agenda in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cByron Donalds will be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida,\u201d Trump wrote while reiterating his \u201cComplete and Total Endorsement,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/spacecoastdaily.com\/2026\/08\/president-trump-reaffirms-complete-and-total-endorsement-of-byron-donalds-for-florida-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Space Coast Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If elected, Donalds would become Florida\u2019s first Black governor. His partnership with Avila would unite two politically important parts of the state while pairing Trump\u2019s chosen candidate with a lawmaker deeply rooted in Miami-Dade\u2019s Cuban-American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jolly responded to Avila\u2019s selection by arguing that Trump\u2014not Donalds\u2019 running mate\u2014would remain the central issue in the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis race won\u2019t come down to Byron Donalds\u2019 relationship with Avila; it will come down to Byron\u2019s relationship with Donald Trump,\u201d Jolly said in a statement reported by WFLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donalds, however, mocked the opposing Jolly-Gwen Graham ticket as \u201cboring\u201d and tied Florida Democrats to state Rep. Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member who won the party\u2019s U.S. Senate nomination last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve joined forces to create the most boring and uninspiring ticket Florida Democrats could have ever put together,\u201d Donalds told supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans will begin the general-election campaign with a sizable historical advantage. No Democrat has won a Florida governor\u2019s race since 1994, and DeSantis carried the state by nearly 20 percentage points in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Avila now at his side and Trump firmly behind him, Donalds is pitching the Republican ticket as the team that will preserve Florida\u2019s conservative direction\u2014and keep one of the nation\u2019s most important states solidly red.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Byron Donalds has selected Florida state Sen. 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