florida Politicalโข Operative James Fishbackโ launches Gubernatorial โฃBid
DAYTONA BEACH, โขFL – November 24, 2025 โค- James Fishback, a Florida political operativeโค with a controversial past โand ties to both Donald Trumpโ and theโค Dogecoin cryptocurrencyโข community, announced his candidacy for Florida governor Monday. Fishback isโข campaigning onโข aโ platform centered around anti-immigration policiesโค and increasing affordabilityโค forโฃ Floridaโ residents.
Fishback’sโฃ career has spanned various political and business ventures.โ He previously worked as a lobbyist focused on H-1B visas, whichโฃ allow companies to hireโฃ foreignโ workers โฃskilled in specific โขoccupations.
Earlierโค this year, Fishbackโฃ gainedโ attention for publicly aligning โขhimself with the โDogecoin (DOGE) cryptocurrency, โคappearing on conservative media outlets as aโ “DOGE advisor” and promoting โคproposals related toโค the digital currency.He reportedly suggested a $5,000 “DOGE Dividend” plan, which was sharedโฃ byโข Elonโ Musk. However, ABC News reported that multiple former โDOGE officials stated Fishback had no official role with the โgroupโ andโข was โฃexaggerating his connection. fishback himself โtold Breitbart โคheโข disengaged from DOGE around may โขor June followingโ a public dispute betweenโข Musk and Trump.
In โฃAugust, Fishback โreportedlyโ sought a position on the Federal Reserve โBoard of Governors, offering to serve asโข Trump’s “bulldog” on the โฃissue, accordingโ to ABC News. Trump ultimately nominated Stephen Miran, chair of the Council โofโค Economic Advisors, toโ the โposition.
Fishback’s personal lifeโ has also been subject to scrutiny. He recently won a โฃcaseโ against a protection injunction sought โขby Keinah Fort, a former executive director at Incubate Debate,โฃ who accused him of โstalking. Florida Politics reported that severalโ hearingsโข in โฃthe case involved discussionโข of “Fishback’s alleged historyโ of domestic violence.”
Fishback’s core campaignโข promises include restricting immigration,โฃ specifically targeting H-1B visas,โฃ and addressing affordability โฃconcerns in Florida. He โคarticulated his view onโ affordability stating, โค”If you can’t buy a home, you can’tโ get married. if you can’t get โmarried,you can’t have kids. if youโ can’t have kids, what is the point?”
He has also proposed eliminating propertyโฃ taxes โfor Florida residentsโฃ who own and occupy homesteaded โproperties.