Byron Donalds Could Be Next Florida Governor: Here Are the Stocks He's Been Buying in 2026

Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is among the current members of Congress who are not running for re-election in the 2026 midterms. Instead, Donald has his eye set on a new political title: governor of Florida.

As a member of Congress, Donalds has to disclose his stock purchases and sales. Here are his trades, as shared by the Benzinga Government Trades page.

• Jan. 8: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Bitcoin BTCUSD
• Feb. 10: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Trade Desk TTD stock
• Feb. 10: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Trade Desk stock
• Feb. 10: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in ServiceNow NOW stock
• Feb. 10: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in ServiceNow stock
• March 13: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in PayPal PYPL stock
• March 13: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in PayPal stock
• March 20: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Netflix Inc NFLX stock
• March 20: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Netflix Inc stock
• April 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Marvell Technology MRVL stock
• April 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Marvell Technology stock
• April 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Eli Lilly and Company LLY stock
• April 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Eli Lilly and Company stock
• June 9: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Zoetis ZTS stock
• June 9: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Zoetis stock
• Aug. 12: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Netflix stock
• Aug. 12: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Netflix stock

Of the stocks bought above, Donalds may no longer own the Trade Desk shares, as he sold some shares in that name back in March. Otherwise, Donalds likely still owns these positions.

Netflix is the most popular name for the potential Florida governor with four purchases of $1,000 to $15,000.

What’s Next for Donalds

Donalds will no longer have to disclose all of his stock trades within a 45-day window, whether he’s governor or not.

Prediction market odds on Kalshi currently have Donalds likely to win the Florida governor race with odds of 63% to 37% for his opponent, David Jolly. Jolly’s odds have improved in recent weeks, with Donalds previously having over 80% odds for most of October.

Donalds has made over 375 stock trades since 2021 as a member of congress according to data from Quiver Quantitative. This includes over $6 million in trades made in 2023, his most active year, and $1.05 million in trades made in 2025.

The congressman’s 2026 trades total around $312,000.

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