Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
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Florida Republicans have settled on Byron Donalds, a congressman, as their candidate for governor, and that now makes eight Black major party nominees for governors this year
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, there are seven Black major party gubernatorial nominees in addition to Moore — men and women, Democrats and Republicans — on November ballots.
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“It’s not a secret that some issues in the African American community get ignored and don’t have a voice,”
“has never led with any type of identity politics”