Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, a No Party Preference candidate from Orlando, is running for Florida governor in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, general election. His running mate is Benjiman Rojas, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

Asked why he is running, 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."

Other candidates include Byron Donalds (Republican), David Jolly (Democratic), Charles Burkett (No Party Preference), Dean Ocean Abrams (No Party Preference), Frank Russo (No Party Preference), Jeffrey Peter Datto (No Party Preference) and Scott Jewett (Libertarian), according to BallotReady election data.

Candidate information

Party affiliation: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Education: "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," Dimanche said. He holds an associate of arts in studio art, according to Wikipedia.

Family: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Occupation: "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. I took a book tour from 2016-2109 [sic] and showcased my art all over the world before I settled down and began working for FedEx," Dimanche said.

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. Asked about accomplishments that qualify him, Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I have a law called Dimanche v. Brown, that was published in 2015. Not only did I achieve this precedent-setting law in the 11th Circuit strengthening protections against Cruel & Unusual Punishment under the 8th Amendment … I am the first civilian in American history to actually prosecute a public corruption trial in federal court before a jury."

His Redemption series, drawings made in prison, earned him a Pell Grant scholarship and has been featured in Folio, Salon.com and The Conversation, according to Wikipedia.

On the issues

Top priority: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Economy and cost of living: "Right now, most Americans spend a third of their income, minimum, on keeping a roof over their heads … 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?" Dimanche said.

Public safety: "I led the charge to incorporate Pine Hills into its own municipality, so I have unique expertise here … I'm familiar with what it takes and resistance from the establishment," Dimanche said.

Running with no party: "We keep getting the same problems, no matter who we vote for … 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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.