Democrat David Jolly runs for Florida governor on insurance and data center pause
The gist
Former Republican congressman David Jolly, now a Democrat, is challenging Byron Donalds for Florida governor.
His platform centers on insurance costs, Medicaid expansion and a one-year data center moratorium.
How it unfolded
- Apr 2025Jolly registered as a Democrat.
- Sep 25, 2025His platform included removing DeSantis's appointees, raising teacher pay 30% over three years, reviving 1980s growth management policies, a 10-year school "renaissance" and an independent redistricting commission.
- Sep 9, 2026His campaign website listed insurance reform, expanding primary healthcare, community public schools, clean energy, home rule and reproductive freedom among his priorities.