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Bryan Avila joins Byron Donalds as Florida GOP running mate

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The race to replace Governor Ron DeSantis continues to take center stage with a new announcement Tuesday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Donalds expected to name running mate Tuesday (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    The Republican candidate for Florida’s next governor, Byron Donalds , is expected to announce his running mate at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami Tuesday — and there’s a good chance it’ll be a Cuban-American politician from Miami.

  2. Just the News

    Byron Donalds announces running mate for gubernatorial campaign (opens Just the News)

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    Donalds is facing off against Democratic nominee David Jolly in what is expected to be a close contest, despite Florida's drift into solid Republican territory at the national level.

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    Who is Bryan Avila, Byron Donalds' running mate in Florida? (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Republican Rep. Byron Donalds won Florida’s Republican primary for governor and, days later, announced his running mate: state Sen. Bryan Avila of Hialeah. Avila represents District 39 in the Florida Senate , which covers parts of western and northwestern Miami-Dade, including Hialeah, Hialeah Garde…

  4. FOX 13 Tampa

    Byron Donalds expected to announce running mate during Miami event (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Republican candidate for governor, Byron Donalds, is expected to announce his running mate during a campaign event Tuesday morning in Miami. The announcement comes one week after Donalds won the Republican primary for governor with roughly 48-percent of the statewide vote.

  5. Tampa Bay Times

    Byron Donalds names his running mate (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds announced on Tuesday morning that state Sen. Bryan Avila will be his running mate , formally adding a lieutenant governor candidate as he ramps up his campaign for the November general election.

  6. WSVN Miami

    Byron Donalds, GOP candidate for Florida governor, announces State Sen. Bryan Avila as running mate (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Byron Donalds, the Republican candidate vying to become Florida’s next governor, has selected State Sen. Bryan Avila as his running mate. Donalds, 47, made the...

  7. WFLA

    Rep. Byron Donalds selects Florida Sen. Bryan Avila as running mate in governor's race (opens WFLA)

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    Florida state Senator Bryan Avila will join U.S. Rep. and Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds on the campaign trail, Donalds announced Tuesday.

  8. The Hill

    Donalds picks state senator as running mate for Florida governor (opens The Hill)

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    Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Tuesday announced Florida state Sen. Bryan Ávila (R) will be his running mate in the Sunshine State’s gubernatorial race. Donalds, who won the GOP primary last week, praised Ávila as a “proven warrior” and “conservative fighter.

  9. WFLA

    Bryan Avila joins Byron Donalds as Florida GOP running mate (opens WFLA)

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    The race to replace Governor Ron DeSantis continues to take center stage with a new announcement Tuesday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

  10. FOX 35 Orlando

    Byron Donalds picks state Sen. Bryan Avila as running mate in Florida governor’s race (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds has selected state Sen. Bryan Avila of Miami as his running mate, adding a South Florida lawmaker and military veteran to the GOP ticket. Avila would become lieutenant governor if Donalds defeats Democratic nominee David Jolly in the Nov.

  11. Tampa Bay Times

    What to know about Bryan Ávila, Byron Donalds’ running mate (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Longtime state lawmaker and Hialeah native Bryan Ávila is joining Byron Donalds on the campaign trail as Republicans’ lieutenant governor candidate. Working with DeSantis The Florida National Guardsman has been in the state Legislature since 2014, representing parts of Hialeah and Miami-Dade County …

  12. Florida Daily

    Byron Donalds Names State Sen. Avila as Running Mate (opens Florida Daily)

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    Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds has selected Florida State Sen. Bryan Ávila of Hialeah as his running mate, adding a prominent South Florida lawmaker with deep ties to Miami-Dade’s Cuban American community to the GOP ticket.

  13. Orlando Weekly

    Byron Donalds chooses ‘Stop Woke Act’ lawmaker as running mate for Florida governor (opens Orlando Weekly)

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    Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds named Miami-Dade County Sen. Bryan Avila to serve as his running mate Tuesday. The son of Cuban exiles, Avila, of Miami Springs, has served in the Florida Legislature since 2014, when he was first elected to the House of Representatives.

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