FL-GOV: Florida Gubernatorial Candidate (R) Accused of 'Grooming' Minor May Not Even Be Eligible For Election

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James Fishback, the 31-year-old alleged groomer and head of a troubled asset management firm who is running an insurgent campaign to succeed Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R.), claimed a Washington, D.C., condo as his primary residence through 2025 and voted in the district in 2020, records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. The documents raise questions about Fishback's eligibility to serve as governor, given that Florida's constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to have lived in the state for the preceding seven years.

Fishback purchased a $400,000 condo in Northwest D.C. in September 2021, property records show. The deed identifies Fishback as a "single man" who previously lived at a D.C. property owned by his mother. It also includes a signed affidavit in which Fishback certifies "subject to criminal penalties" that the condo is a residential property "that is occupied and is used exclusively for nontransient residential dwelling purposes"—in other words, as his primary residence.

Such residences are eligible for property tax deductions, and Fishback took advantage of them. He saved roughly $1,500 a year in "homestead deductions" on his property taxes between 2023 and 2025, D.C. tax records show. The most recent deduction came on Aug. 4, 2025, indicating that Fishback claimed the homestead deduction in D.C. through tax year 2025.

The revelation may spell trouble for Fishback as he runs for office in a crowded GOP primary that includes Trump-endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds and Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins. The Florida constitution states that, when elected, the governor "must be an elector not less than thirty years of age who has resided in the state for the preceding seven years."




https://freebeacon.com/america/florida-gubernatorial-candidate-accused-of-grooming-minor-may-not-even-be-eligible-for-election/

[Initech]

1. Trump really knows how to pick 'em, doesn't he?