The $135 million candidate
Billionaires, data center developers and special interests stocked Byron Donalds' $135 million war chest. They expect a return on their investment, and Floridians would be the ones paying it.
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Sources Florida Politics · CQ Roll Call · Joint Economic Committee · Decision Desk HQ · RealClearPolitics
Follow the money
Not you.
His biggest backers are billionaires and corporations. They aren't giving this kind of money because they think he'll put Floridians ahead of their profits.
Tell Byron: Florida is not for sale.
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Byron Donalds supports building new AI data centers in Florida and giving them tax breaks. He’s taken millions from AI data center companies that are driving up costs and seeking to destroy our Florida way of life.
Sources Florida Politics, July 2026 · Politico, July 2026
The full data center record →In his own words
“There ain’t no bans coming.”
You pay more on your power bill while the data center down the street gets a secret backroom deal.
Hyperscale data centers drain the water supplies Florida communities depend on.
Constant noise and pollution in our neighborhoods and our fragile natural habitats.
Byron Donalds also co-sponsored a bill exempting data centers from taxes on construction materials, technology, and electric bills. Tampa Bay Times
The real Byron Donalds
In September, he scrubbed every mention of
Donald TrumpByron Donalds is a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s agenda that has skyrocketed everyday costs and dismantled critical programs. We need steady leadership that puts Floridians, not party politics, first. Every issue below links to the votes, filings and reporting behind it.
Byron Donalds voted for the largest healthcare cut in American history in order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra wealthy. He’s cut over $700 billion from Medicaid and let critical tax credits expire, causing premiums to skyrocket and millions to lose their insurance entirely.
Full record · 7 sources Disaster Relief$18B+Just days after major category 3 and 4 hurricanes hit Florida, Byron Donalds voted to withhold billions of dollars in funding for disaster relief and flood insurance Floridians depend on.
Full record · 6 sources Tariffs$1,700Byron Donalds supports Trump’s illegal tariffs that cost the average family $1,700 extra for basics like groceries and insurance, and are now being refunded to multinational corporations making record profits instead of the everyday Floridians who paid the price at the checkout line every single week.
Full record · 4 sources Housing AffordabilityNOWhile working families and seniors get priced out of their neighborhoods, Byron Donalds voted against a bipartisan bill to lower the cost of housing and gave tax breaks to the same Wall Street developers buying up homes and jacking up rents.
Full record · 3 sources Education4Byron Donalds and his wife have profited from a network of unaccountable corporate-run schools they founded. Despite student achievement lagging, they’ve taken millions of taxpayer dollars away from neighborhood public schools, thanks in part to a bill Donalds sponsored.
Full record · 3 sources The Iran War2Byron Donalds voted twice to continue the costly war in Iran that has skyrocketed the prices of gas and utilities and put countless American service members’ lives at risk.
Full record · 4 sources Stocks/Crypto$1.62MNot only has Byron Donalds failed to report on time 108 stock trades worth up to $1.62 million, on the same day that he pushed for more favorable crypto tax rules, his wife bought over $50,000 in Bitcoin.
Full record · 2 sources Trump Rubberstamp99%Byron Donalds is a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s agenda that has skyrocketed everyday costs and dismantled critical programs. We need steady leadership that puts Floridians, not party politics, first.
Full record · 4 sources ImmigrationByron Donalds says immigrants do not have a right to due process and the Constitution. He supports unleashing thousands of violent, untrained ICE agents into our neighborhoods, who are killing Americans and terrorizing our communities.
Full record · 3 sources Mid-Decade Redistricting4Byron Donalds supported Florida’s illegal mid-decade redistricting process, which produced new congressional district maps that diminish Black and Latino representation in order to benefit his political party in the next election.
Full record · 4 sources Arrest Record2Byron Donalds has been arrested for distribution of dangerous drugs and on a felony in connection with a bank fraud scheme. He received a third chance after being arrested twice, yet in Congress tried to deny the same chance to others. Donalds does not reflect the moral leadership we need in Florida.
Full record · 2 sources Every claim, every sourceEach issue has its own page, with the votes, filings and reporting behind it.
Start with healthcareTell Byron Donalds our next governor should work for Floridians, not his billionaire backers.
