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Get StartedJames Fishback recognizes what too few establishment Republicans are willing to say: life begins at conception and abortion is murder. As Governor, he will build on Governor DeSantis’s work and go further. Fishback will shut down the 53 abortion clinics that remain in Florida and replace every single one with a crisis pregnancy center. These centers will offer ultrasounds, baby food, diapers, counseling, and prenatal and postpartum care. Abortion is never the answer. Every expecting mom in Florida deserves compassionate care and loving support. Learn more
Mobs of teenagers storming malls, streets, and public spaces, attacking bystanders and destroying property, is not a youthful rite of passage. It is a crime, and it will be treated like one. Learn more
Prosecutors have one job: charge the bad guys so they go to prison and we are safe. Soros-backed prosecutors have a different agenda. They prioritize the feelings of the criminal over justice for the victim, offering sweetheart plea deals and dropping charges entirely in the name of equity and compassion. There is nothing compassionate about letting sexual predators walk free or giving cop killers a get-out-of-jail card. As Governor, James Fishback will use his constitutional authority under Article IV, Section 7 of the Florida Constitution to remove any prosecutor who refuses to follow the law and put criminals away. Floridians deserve prosecutors who work for them, not for George Soros. Learn more
Fishback will appoint a dedicated Small Business Commissioner whose sole job is to advocate for Florida’s small business owners inside state government, cut through bureaucratic red tape on their behalf, and ensure that every new regulation is reviewed for its impact on small businesses before it takes effect. Learn more
School choice means that if a public school is not the right fit for a child, parents can move them to a charter school, private school, or homeschool, and take their education dollars with them. Governor DeSantis fought to make Florida the school choice capital of America. As Governor, Fishback will preserve and expand that legacy. He will do that by continuing and strengthening the Step Up program, increasing funding over time until it matches dollar-for-dollar what a student would have received in the public school system. He will also improve the homeschool marketplace and streamline the approval process for homeschool purchases, so families who choose to educate their children at home can do so without bureaucratic delay. Learn more
As Governor, Fishback will appoint the first Homeschool Commissioner in the country within the Florida Department of Education. This commissioner will serve as a dedicated advocate and resource hub for homeschool families statewide, connecting them with free materials, expert training, and a network of fellow homeschool parents to share wisdom and support. Fishback will also eliminate the bureaucratic red tape that currently prevents homeschool students from participating in clubs and sports at their local public high school. A child should not be locked out of the tennis team or the debate club simply because their classroom is at the kitchen table. Homeschool families pay taxes too, and their kids deserve access to same opportunities as any student in Florida. Learn more
As Governor, James Fishback will not reform data centers. He will not regulate them. He will ban them in all 67 counties by preventing county commissions from approving them in the first place. It is called statewide preemption, and Fishback will get it done to protect Florida’s land, water, and electric bills from an industry that takes everything and gives nothing back. Learn more
The right to keep and bear arms is not a privilege granted by the government. It is a God-given right that the government is forbidden from infringing. As Governor, Fishback will oppose any effort to register, restrict, or confiscate firearms from law-abiding Floridians, and will make Florida a sanctuary state for the Second Amendment. In addition, he will repeal the 2018 gun control bill that made it illegal for 18, 19, and 20-year-olds to buy a firearm. If you are 18 years old, you are an adult and you have a God-given right to defend yourself, your family, and your property. Learn more
Floridians are paying hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars a month to these associations with no idea what they’re getting for it. As Governor, James Fishback will bring full transparency and accountability to HOA and condo associations by requiring them to publish itemized budgets, open their books to residents on demand, and face real consequences for self-dealing and financial mismanagement. If you’re paying the bill, you deserve to see exactly where every dollar goes. Learn more
Private equity firms now own over 117,000 homes in our state. That’s 117,000 homes that could go to you, your kids, or your grandkids, but instead they’re sitting on the balance sheet of Blackstone and BlackRock. These homes will never be for sale again. Private equity has decided to rent them back to us at inflated prices, denying Floridians the chance to own a home and do all the things that come with it: getting married, having kids, and living out the American dream. As Governor, James Fishback will ban private equity firms from buying and hoarding Florida homes. And for the 117,000 homes they already own, he will mandate divestment over a five-year period. Florida homes are for Floridians, not Wall Street. Learn more
Young couples are at risk of missing out on the chance to buy a home, start a family, and have kids. As Governor, James Fishback will extend a one-time, zero-interest 10,000 loan to young married couples who meet the following criteria: at least one spouse graduated from a Florida high school, at least one spouse is working full-time, and neither has relied on government welfare in the past year. For qualified couples, this loan could be the difference between owning a home and never getting the chance, between starting a family and putting it off indefinitely. Florida should be a place where a young couple who works hard, plays by the rules, and puts down roots can actually afford to buy a home, raise children, and live the American Dream. Governor Fishback will fight to make sure they can. Learn more
No one should live on our streets, for their sake or ours. A disabled veteran should not be sleeping in his own filth under an overpass. Your kids should not have to walk past a man with a knife to get to school. Our parks and sidewalks belong to everyone, and every Floridian deserves to use them without fear. As Governor, James Fishback will surge state resources to get Florida’s homeless population off the streets and into the structure, care, and treatment they actually need. We owe them real help, not a campsite. Learn more
As Governor, James Fishback will end the H-1B scam by imposing a dynamic, annually recurring fine on any company that displaces a qualified Florida worker through the H-1B program. The fine will be structured to completely eliminate any cost savings a company gains from choosing a foreign worker over a Floridian, making H-1B abuse economically pointless. Jobs in Florida should go to Floridians first, and under Governor Fishback, they will. Learn more
In America, you deserve to own your home free and clear without paying rent to the government forever. That’s why as Governor, Fishback will build on Governor DeSantis’s efforts and eliminate property taxes once and for all. To be clear: he won’t eliminate them for Airbnb owners, snowbirds, or the 100 million Palm Beach estates of Mark Zuckerberg and George Soros. He’s eliminating property taxes for Florida residents on their homesteaded properties only, and he’ll do it without compromising funding for essential services like police, fire, and our public schools. Learn more
Florida welcomes 140 million tourists a year. A modest 50 surcharge collected across hotel stays, car rentals, theme park tickets, airports, and cruise ports generates approximately 7 billion in new annual revenue. Not a single dollar comes from Florida residents. This fund will pay for hurricane preparedness and infrastructure, essential worker pay increases, and pro-life pregnancy centers across the state. Learn more
Fishback can’t stop hurricanes, but he can reduce the damage they cause. He will invest 1 billion in drainage infrastructure across all 67 counties. Better storm drainage means less flooding, less flooding means fewer claims, and fewer claims means lower premiums for you. Learn more
Law enforcement officers risk it all to arrest the bad guys and keep us safe, and corrections officers do the same. They deserve a Governor who will always have their back. As Governor, Fishback will fight to raise their pay, protect their benefits, and defend them against the activists who baselessly undermine and attack their sacrifices. That starts with fixing their retirement. FRS pensions currently have no cost-of-living adjustment, which means an officer retiring today will be collecting the exact same check twenty years from now while the cost of everything keeps climbing. Governor Fishback will restore a COLA to FRS pensions for law enforcement and correctional officers so their retirement actually keeps pace with their life. Learn more
Florida ranks dead last in teacher pay among all 50 states. That has to change. As Governor, James Fishback will fight to raise teacher pay by 25%. Raising teacher pay is good for teachers, but it is also good for students: a top driver of student success is teacher quality, and the best way to recruit and retain great teachers is to pay them what they are worth. In exchange for the raise, Fishback will ask teachers to attend monthly paid seminars led by top experts in their fields, covering new teaching methods and better ways to engage students. And he has one non-negotiable rule: leave the one-sided politics at home. Students are best served by teachers who present all perspectives, foster open debate, and make truth the focus of the classroom. Learn more
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