The first lady of Florida, Casey DeSantis, is considering a 2026 run for Florida governor, multiple sources tell ABC News.
According to sources, last week at a donor event in Palm Beach County, Republican donors discussed Casey as a potential gubernatorial candidate.
If she runs, Casey would potentially succeed her husband, Governor Ron DeSantis, who beat out former Governor Charlie Crist in 2022 when he was seeking a second term in office.
When included in surveys about the next gubernatorial candidate, early polling has her with a clear, double-digit advantage. Last May, however, Gov. DeSantis said that she wasn’t interested.
“I would say— if I had to characterize her interest as getting in as a political candidate, I would characterize it as zero,” DeSantis told reporters at a press conference in South Florida.
“This is just an insult.”
Florida’s new budget includes millions of dollars in pay raises for Florida Highway Patrol troopers after the state agency has struggled to fill positions and retain troopers. But an FHP advocate says the raises don’t go far enough.
