James Shaw

Candidate for Governor of Florida in Okeechobee, FL

James Shaw is a candidate for Governor in Statewide, Florida — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Dean Abrams, Kathleen Anderson, William Andros, Faith Antonio, Surindar Bedi, James Brown, Demarco Byrdsong, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, Kevin Cichowski, Jay Collins, Shea Cruel, Jenny Curtman, Jeffrey Datto, Richard Dembinsky, Jerry Demings, Moliere Dimanche, Byron Donalds, Insley Evans Sr, Thomas Fernandez, James Fishback, Ansaun Fisher, Dayna Foster, Elena Gil-Altamura, Neil Gillespie, Rodney Glover, Jim Holcomb, Mourice Hylton, Daniel Imperato, Indony Jean Baptiste, Scott Jewett, David Jolly, Holly Klask, Andrea Klink, Charles Lewis, Brandon Mcintyre, John Mercadante, Erik Morris, Daniel Nokovich, Kenneth Norman, Jennifer Pearl, Donald Peterson, Christopher Powell, Paul Renner, Rachel Rodriguez, Frank Russo, Bill Slater, Reginald Strachan, Caneste Succe, Matthew Taylor, Jessica Vernekar, David Wexler, Robert Williams Jr, Angie Windhauser, Yerucham Winer, Randy Zapata.

James Shaw is a Republican candidate for Governor of Florida in the 2026 election. He previously ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services in the 2022 Republican primary. Shaw earned a bachelor's degree from Colgate University in 1983. His professional background includes working as a transportation manager in Pennsylvania, owning a freight business, operating Auntie Anne's pretzel franchises, and managing an organic composting farm. He is also a real estate investor.