Byron Donalds will be in Pinellas County on Saturday to make what his campaign is describing as a policy announcement.
The Donalds campaign for Governor is stopping at Caddy’s in Treasure Island, located at 9000 W. Gulf Blvd. The event begins at 10:30 a.m.
Donalds, who currently represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District, is expected to roll out an insurer scorecard, which would make Florida the first in the nation to list price, claims and insurer performance together in a single comparison tool.
Donalds will be joined by U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, whose district includes Treasure Island, state Rep. Kim Berfield, and Pinellas County Tax Collector Adam Ross. Like Donalds, they are all Republicans.
The stop is part of Donalds’ Defending the Florida Dream Tour, a series of rallies and meet-and-greets meant to engage voters in conversations about issues that matter most to the Sunshine State.
Donalds, who is running to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis as he faces term limits, is the far and away front-runner in the GOP Primary. A recent survey from The Tarrance Group found about half of voters supported Donalds in the GOP Primary for Governor, while all other candidates landed in single digits, including hedge fund investor and conservative firebrand James Fishback, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett and former House Speaker Paul Renner.
Donalds also leads polling in a hypothetical General Election against either former U.S. Rep. David Jolly or Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, though both are polling competitively. In a recent poll from Echelon Insights, Donalds led Jolly 49% to 43% and Demings 48% to 44%. Both results were within the poll’s 6-percentage-point margin of error.
Meanwhile, DeSantis’ top pollster, Ryan Tyson, said that while it’s statistically improbable that a Democrat could win a statewide race in Florida, the political climate this year now means “it’s no longer impossible.” He predicted Jolly winning the Democratic Primary and providing a competitive race against Donalds, though still favors Donalds thanks to a significant rightward shift among Florida’s voting population.
Donalds’ announcement comes after another earlier this month, in which he unveiled his LaunchPad workforce initiative aimed at reducing bureaucracy, expanding apprenticeships and connecting employees to high-wage employment opportunities that don’t require a college degree.
Janelle Irwin Taylor has been a professional journalist covering local news and politics in Tampa Bay since 2003. Most recently, Janelle reported for the Tampa Bay Business Journal. She formerly served as senior reporter for WMNF News. Janelle has a lust for politics and policy. When she’s not bringing you the day’s news, you might find Janelle enjoying nature with her husband, children and two dogs. You can reach Janelle at [email protected].
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