Matt Gaetz considering Florida Governor bid amid past scandals

Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general following a House Ethics Committee report accusing him of sexual misconduct and drug use, said he is considering a run for Florida governor in 2026.

Remembering Buddy MacKay, former Fla. gov., dead at 91

John Kennedy, Florida Capital Bureau reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about covering Buddy MacKay and how history will remember him. MacKay, 91, died on New Year's Eve at his home in Ocala. He had a long political career before serving a short term (less than a month) as governor following the death of Lawton Chiles -- just weeks after MacKay lost the 1998 gubernatorial election to Republican Jeb Bush.

How Florida helped push Jimmy Carter to the presidency

UCF political science professor Aubrey Jewett joined FOX 35 News+ to talk about the pivotal role Florida voters played in the 1976 Democratic presidential primary and how Jimmy Carter's surprise win here helped propel him to the presidency.