Florida Republicans rally around Byron Donalds for House Speaker
Whether U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds can convince a majority of House Republicans to back his bid for Speaker remains unclear. But he’s quickly lining up a broad range of Florida Republicans behind his candidacy.
U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan, Kat Cammack, Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez, Scott Franklin, Cory Mills and Michael Waltz all quickly rallied to Donalds. The endorsements come ahead of an expected closed-door candidate forum in Washington.
The latest endorsements came from Cammack, a Gainesville Republican, and Franklin, a Lakeland Republican.
“I am supporting my friend from Florida, Rep. Donalds, for Speaker,” said Franklin, whose district neighbors Donalds’. “He understands the issues fac...
