Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Byron Donalds Makes Escambia County Campaign Stop

August 11, 2026

Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, who is leading in most polls, made a campaign stop in Escambia County on Monday.

Donalds held a rally at VFW Post 706, toured the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, and met with local officials.

Locally, Donalds has been endorsed by Sheriff Chip Simmons, Rep. Michelle Salzman, Rep. Alex Andrade, and Rep. Jimmy Patronis.

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5 Responses to “Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Byron Donalds Makes Escambia County Campaign Stop”

  1. derek on August 11th, 2026 4:41 pm

    Byron is a staunch advocate for the Second Amendment, School Choice, Fiscal Sanity, Secure Borders, Law and Order, and a Limited Federal Government. I expect these naysayers voted for that guy 4 years ago who embarrassed his family and friends and eventually arrested for drug possession.

  2. Luigi on August 11th, 2026 3:44 pm

    He is playing a great role on the other side of the Potomac and should stay there . We need Jay Collin’s to run the state . He’s been there and will be better candidate for the run against the liberals in November .

  3. Farmers against Donalds on August 11th, 2026 12:36 pm

    These officials need to explain with facts why they think he’s fit to be governor. His record and campaign donations sure don’t. We really need people that care about the panhandle for more than political donations, but that hasn’t been the case since 2010.

  4. Hmmm on August 11th, 2026 10:00 am

    Good to see Chip smiling.
    But I’m not sure about his pick for Gov.

  5. Brianh on August 11th, 2026 8:38 am

    All of those endorsements for someone who is afraid to debate. He did not get my vote and I do hope he goes down in flames.





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