Here’s one way that Byron Donalds may govern differently than Ron DeSantis

Miami Herald · Michael Van Sickler ·

Minutes after winning, Byron Donalds pledged civility with reporters and vowed to represent all Floridians, signaling a possible shift in Tallahassee politics.

Minutes after winning a historic victory as Florida’s first Black governor Tuesday night, Republican Byron Donalds signaled what could be a new era of good feelings in Florida politics.

In a news conference after his victory, Donalds sounded as if he almost liked talking to reporters.

“If you’ve seen how I conduct myself, you’ve noticed that I’m just very open,” Donalds told a throng of TV, digital and print journalists at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. “We can sit down and talk about whatever you want to talk about. We may or may not agree, but it’s going to be a very frank and very direct conversation.”

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