Shea Cruel

Shea Cruel is a candidate for Governor Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Florida.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Port, FL

Also running: Dean Abrams, Kathleen Anderson, William Andros, Faith Antonio, Surindar Bedi, James Brown, Demarco Byrdsong, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, Kevin Cichowski, Jay Collins, 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, James Shaw, Bill Slater, Reginald Strachan, Caneste Succe, Matthew Taylor, Jessica Vernekar, David Wexler, Robert Williams Jr, Angie Windhauser, Yerucham Winer, Randy Zapata.

Shea Cruel is a U.S. Army combat veteran and Licensed Clinical Social Worker running for Governor of Florida as a Republican in 2026. Raised in Florida, Cruel served eight years in the military before earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work from Florida Atlantic University. He currently works as a mental health therapist. His gubernatorial campaign focuses on healthcare access, affordable housing, homeowner insurance relief, and working-class protections.