Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, a Haitian American from Orlando, is running for Florida governor as a No Party Preference candidate in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, general election. His running mate is Benjiman Rojas.

Asked why he is seeking office, Dimanche said in our candidate questionnaire: "I believe that most Floridians have had it with public corruption. It affects every aspect of our life and there is no way to escape it anymore … I'm in this race to put an end to corruption once and for all."

Candidate information

Age: Born Nov. 7, 1987

Residence: Orlando, Florida

Education: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida and received a scholarship to attend Florida School of the Arts. Flo Arts is a part of St. John's River State College in Palatka, Florida."

Family: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "My father was deported to Haiti in 1988 and I don't really know him … We have 3 sons. My oldest son, Caleb is a 6th grader at Discovery Middle School, and we have 5-year-old identical twins."

Party affiliation: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I am not affiliated with any party. I believe both parties can be right at times, and on the wrong side of things as well."

Occupation: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I am a FedEx driver. I previously worked as a barber before I published a book called It Takes a Criminal to Know One: How the Inspector General and I are one and the Same."

Ballot status: Certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady. Dimanche filed his candidacy on June 26, 2024, and qualified on June 10, 2026, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

Other candidates in this race: Byron Donalds (Republican), Charles Burkett (No Party Preference), David Jolly (Democratic), Dean Ocean Abrams (No Party Preference), Frank Russo (No Party Preference), Jeffrey Peter Datto (No Party Preference) and Scott Jewett (Libertarian).

Experience and public service

Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I have never held, or been appointed to public office. I did run for mayor of the city of Orlando, but did not appear on the ballot because I did not manage to pay the qualifying fee."

In 2007, at age 19, Dimanche received a 10-year prison sentence for theft of construction materials, serving 8.5 years, according to Wikipedia. While incarcerated, he litigated a civil rights case in the Eleventh Circuit, Dimanche v. Brown (2015), according to his campaign website. His Redemption series, a portfolio of prison drawings, earned him a Pell Grant scholarship to the Florida School of the Arts, according to Wikipedia.

On the issues

Top priority: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "Within my first year I would definitely put guard rails around Amendment 3, if it passes … I want Floridians to trust the government again, so I expect to safe guard everything they do, and then move on to my agenda for accountability and ending public corruption." Amendment 3, which addressed marijuana legalization, appeared on Florida's November 2024 ballot.

Economy and cost of living: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I want to GIVE these homes to Floridians for free. We already give them to mortgage companies and HOAs for pennies. Why not give them to the People?"

Public safety: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I led the charge to incorporate Pine Hills into its own municipality, so I have unique expertise here … relying on county resources in unincorporated communities is a recipe for disaster."

Education: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I'd definitely like to see more funding and opportunities granted to parents who home-school their kids … These parents will certainly have an opportunity to fund their child's education if they choose home school."

Running without a party: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "The two major parties are two sides of the same coin. Once we break away from that, we will see a state, and a country that finally meets our expectations. I'm asking Floridians to start with me."