James Fishback

Show All + Eliminate Property Taxes for Florida Residents 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. 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

Show All + Eliminate Property Taxes for Florida Residents 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. Here’s the math. Local governments statewide are collecting 76% more in property taxes today than just five years ago. What do they have to show for it? Are your roads 76% better? Are your schools 76% better? Are your teachers, cops, and firefighters being paid 76% more? Of course not. Local governments statewide are collecting $20 billion more in property taxes than they were just five years ago. Fishback will work with local governments to get their spending back to 2021 levels, freeing up that $20 billion. Eliminating property taxes for Florida residents on homesteaded properties costs $18 billion in lost revenue, which is more than covered by the $20 billion in savings. As a businessman, Fishback knows how to walk and chew gum at the same time: cut your taxes and fully fund our police, fire, and schools. Ban Private Equ

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. Students are best served by teachers who present all perspectives, foster open debate, and make truth the focus of the classroom. Universal School Choice 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 ta

Show All + Raise Teacher Pay 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. Universal School Choice 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 childre

Election Day is August 18 . Early voting starts even sooner.

Election Day is August 18 . Early voting starts even sooner. Set your reminder to vote here: REMIND ME TO VOTE Google Calendar Apple / Outlook (.ics) Our Platform James Fishback’s platform represents a bold conservative agenda to preserve Governor DeSantis’ wins and to protect Florida for the next generation. Stop Data Centers You didn’t vote for data centers, but they are being built in every corner of our state, turning Florida farmland into a dystopian wasteland. Data centers raise electric bills, jeopardize our water supply, and crater property values in surrounding communities. They consume enormous amounts of land, water, and power, and Floridians get nothing in return. 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.

Self-Defense and the Second Amendment The Second Amendment is not a suggestion or a recommendation. As Governor, Fishback would eliminate unconstitutional Red Flag Laws, end the war on suppressors, bump stocks, and FRTs, and repeal the 2018 gun control bill that made it illegal for 18, 19, and 20-year-olds to purchase a firearm. Fishback will unapologetically defend our Second Amendment rights.

Show All + Free Speech and the First Amendment Florida must be the freest state in America for speech, debate, and the open exchange of ideas. That means protecting students who are punished for their views on campus, cracking down on government officials that collude with tech companies to suppress lawful speech, and ensuring that no Floridian loses their job or their license for protected constitutional speech. In recent years, there has been a push to even punish speech critical of foreign governments. Our First Amendment rights are non-negotiable. Governor Fishback will defend them without apology. Self-Defense and the Second Amendment The Second Amendment is not a suggestion or a recommendation. It is a God-given right that the government cannot infringe upon. As Governor, Fishback would eliminate unconstitutional Red Flag Laws, end the war on suppressors, bump stocks, and FRTs, and repeal the 2018 gun control bill that made it illegal for 18, 19, and 20-year-olds to purchase a firearm. Fishback will unapologetically defend our Second Amendment rights. Flock Cameras, Palantir, and the Fourth Amendment Across Florida, local governments are quietly building surveillance infrastructure that would have been unimaginable a generation ago. Flock Safety cameras are tracking the movements of law-abiding citizens on public roads. Palantir software is aggregating data on Floridians without their knowledge or consent. The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right of the people to be se

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.

James Fishback’s platform represents a bold conservative agenda to preserve Governor DeSantis’ wins and to protect Florida for the next generation. Stop Data Centers You didn’t vote for data centers, but they are being built in every corner of our state, turning Florida farmland into a dystopian wasteland. Data centers raise electric bills, jeopardize our water supply, and crater property values in surrounding communities. They consume enormous amounts of land, water, and power, and Floridians get nothing in return. 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.

That starts with fixing their retirement. Governor Fishback will restore a COLA to FRS pensions for law enforcement and correctional officers so their retirement actually keeps pace with their life. He will also lower the retirement eligibility threshold from 25 years to 20.

Show All + Back Our Brave Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers 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. He will also lower the retirement eligibility threshold from 25 years to 20. These are physically and mentally demanding careers that take a real toll. Twenty years of protecting and serving Florida is more than enough to earn a full retirement. In his first year, Governor Fishback will visit every correctional institution in the state and meet with officers in all 67 counties to thank them personally and see firsthand what they face every day. Florida’s law enforcement and correctional officers are the thin line between order and chaos. Like under Governor DeSantis, law enforcement will always have an ally in Governor Fishback. Get the Homeless Off Our Streets and Get Them