Business founder and former 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary candidate
Fishback is a business founder whose 2026 Florida gubernatorial campaign centered on housing costs, taxes, education, employment policy and state-level government reform. The detailed proposals below are attributed to his campaign: proposed policies are not enacted laws.
JAMES FISHBACK / PROFILE2026 election: Fishback finished third in the August 18 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary, with about 10.5% of the vote. He is not listed here as a current or confirmed future candidate.
Positions are attributed to official issue materials or campaign proposals. They are not endorsements and are not automatically enacted policy.
His campaign proposed eliminating property taxes on owner-occupied primary residences in Florida.
His campaign proposed restricting certain large institutional owners from purchasing single-family homes and requiring sales of covered holdings.
The campaign discussed drainage infrastructure, insurance-fraud enforcement and greater insurer competition.
His platform proposed penalties tied to certain H-1B-related employment practices.
His campaign proposed higher teacher pay, school choice and added support for homeschooling.
His platform discussed restrictions on additional data centers because of electricity, water and land-use concerns.
Campaign proposals included new charges and taxes on some forms of property or tourism activity, as well as spending audits.
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Ran in Florida’s Republican primary for governor; his published campaign material sets out proposed policies.
Finished third in the gubernatorial Republican primary at approximately 10.5%.
The record shown here does not demonstrate that any of these gubernatorial proposals became Florida law.
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