Since Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed to run for governor in the Sunshine State, many are wondering why he wants Florida’s top job. He sits down with Spectrum News 13’s Ybeth Bruzual to share his thoughts.
The Orlando native shared memories of the Pulse Nightclub terror attack, how faith and family guided him to run for governor, how the Florida DOGE fueled his fire to run, how he plans to flip a red state blue, plus why his message to Floridians is different from Zohan Mamdani’s, who has won the New York mayor’s race and is a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist.
“It can’t happen without the people believing that I’m the right person at the right time,” Demings said. “I believe that because of the sum total of my experiences, the relationships that I have across the state, some of the dynamics of the politics is happening within the state right now, we will be able to appeal to a broader, much more diverse audience of voters within our state. And so I’m just excited to go on the campaign trail to be able to talk to people and convince them that I’m the right person at the right time.”