Who is Andrew Gillum? Tallahassee’s mayor is apparently getting a whole lot of attention by winning the Democratic primary over favorite Gwen Graham and the rest of the field.
Once he took the lead in the race, his Twitter account started growing by about 100 follows a minute. If he wins the nomination, Gillum will face off against Ron DeSantis in the November primary election, paving the way for him to become Florida’s first black governor.
Gillum, 39, was up against four other seriously-funded Democratic candidates and had only just recently aired his first TV commercial.
But Gillum, who became the youngest person ever elected to Tallahassee city commission at age 23, recently garnered an endorsement by former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders campaigned for Gillum at rallies in Tampa and Orlando earlier this month.
Gillum will face off against Ron DeSantis in the November general election.
A poll released a week before Tuesday’s primary showed Gillum surging to the top three in the Democratic race. With the primary win, he toppled Gwen Graham -- who was favored to win -- and Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine.
A month prior to the poll done by St. Pete Polls, Mason-Dixon Polling put Gillum at second-to-last ahead of Orlando entrepreneur Chris King.
Where does Andrew Gillum stand on the issues?
1) Over the last eight years, per-pupil spending on public education has not kept up with inflation. Meanwhile, public spending on charter and private schools has grown.
What, if anything, would you have done differently?
2) When it comes to energy, which of the following should Florida be looking to expand: fracking, solar power, and offshore drilling? Why?
3) How available should marijuana be to Floridians?
4) What, if any, changes to Florida gun laws would you like to see?
5) Should Florida make texting behind the wheel a primary offense? Should it go further and mandate the use of hands-free devices only?
6) Other than roads, what other projects, if any, would you use transportation tax dollars to fund?
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