Jacob Ogles
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds may have a Governor’s election to worry about next year. But this week, he’s focusing his political capital on a Florida congressional district.
The Naples Republican headlined a tele-town hall supporting Republican Randy Fine’s candidacy in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The event took place less than 24 hours before polls close in a Special Election to choose a successor for former U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz.
“I’ve seen a lot of elected officials, a lot of politicians, come and go, but there are very few of them who are champions. And I can tell you firsthand, Randy fine is a champion,” Donalds said. “I’ve watched him be a champion battling liberals and administrators and leftist was trying to continue to indoctrinate our kids in Florida schools. I’ve watched him grow and become a true leader, standing for Israel and really standing for what’s right in our country. Randy has never been afraid to stand up and do the right thing.”
Donalds served two terms in the Florida House with Fine, from both their elections in 2016 until Donalds’ election to Congress in 2020.
Fine called Donalds “a true America-first patriot, a guy I got elected alongside in the Florida House, and got to work with side by side for four years, and who I believe is going to be the next Governor of Florida.”
Also on the call was conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire. Shapiro also stressed the need to keep CD 6 in Republican hands. He suggested President Donald Trump’s ability to govern could be threatened if Republicans lost a seat in the House.
“The Democrats are spending extraordinary amounts of money on this particular race,” Shapiro said. “Randy’s opponent is spending up to $10 million on this race. They’re pouring the money in, and they’re pouring the money in because the Republican margin in the House is simply too narrow. The Republican margin in the House is really, really close, and that means President Trump’s agenda is hanging by a thread.”
Indeed, Democrat Josh Valimont announced he raised upward of $10 million while Fine reported under $1 million in fundraising for the race. But CD 6 has historically performed well for Republicans. Trump won the district by 30 percentage points in November.
