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Florida attorney John Morgan to start new political party amid rumors he's running for governor
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Prominent Florida attorney and political megadonor John Morgan says he plans on boosting a new party — his own for those “stuck in the middle.”
“I am forming a new political party,” Morgan posted on X Wednesday. “Our-two party system is broken due to Gerrymandering and divisive issues…both sides. No labels is not an option. Everyone wants a team or tribe.”
The announcement comes as Morgan, best known as the founder of law firm Morgan & Morgan, has also teased a potential independent run for Florida governor in 2026.
“People… we are all on the same [expletive] team. I didn’t vote for Trump but I’m pulling like hell for Trump. I didn’t vote for Kamala either btw. It’s time for a third choice. If the choice is only vanilla or chocolate… you never get to eat strawberry,” Morgan followed up.
While he’s been critical of politicians on both sides of the aisle, Morgan has been a major contributor to Democratic campaigns and helped bankroll successful ballot measures in Florida to legalize medical marijuana and raise the state’s minimum wage.
“Special interests own the politicians in DC and throughout America. We need to focus not on me… but US!! Most laws passed today benefit insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and other monopolies. How about some laws for the people?” Morgan posted.
“People told me my constitutional amendments had no chance and that I was a dreamer. Dream it... Do it…” he added.
In an interview with 10 Tampa Bay Thursday, Morgan acknowledged his plan may be a "pipe dream" but believes there's appetite for an alternative party.
"I have run two constitutional amendments, marijuana, minimum wage. What I found then in those amendments is that most of us agree on most things all the time, but when you put an R or D next to it, we don't," Morgan said.
"The left has gone so far left, and the right has gone so far right that there's a bunch of us stuck in the middle, and we don't know who we belong to," he added. "I believe a third party, a viable third party, can give us a third choice, give us compromise and get some real things done that benefit us and not monopolists."
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/florida-john-morgan-new-political-party/67-c4c2656b-c8cd-48ab-a01e-7ffe8afa9a06