Biden donor weighs third-party bid for Florida governor [View all]

Orlando-based attorney and former President Biden donor John Morgan is weighing a third-party run for Florida governor in 2026.

Morgan, who switched his registration from Democrat to independent, told The Hill on Monday that many have urged him to run following his success in leading two separate statewide ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana in 2016 and to raise the state’s minimum wage in 2020.

“My success with two statewide ballot initiatives I think has given some people a look at me,” Morgan said in an email. “But a ballot initiative is far different than an election,” he continued, adding “an election is much more cut throat.”

Morgan told Politico earlier this month that he was considering launching a bid under the banner of “the Capitalist Party.” On Monday he appeared to float running under what he called “the People’s Party.”

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