Donalds taps Hialeah lawmaker as running mate to sharpen anti-communist message
Florida GOP nominee Byron Donalds announced state Sen. Bryan Ávila of Hialeah as his running mate, pairing a Cuban-American veteran and college dean with a hard anti-communist stance to energize Latino and veteran voters in a tight Florida race; the ticket diversifies the slate, boosts Miami-Dade relevance, and frames Democrats as left-leaning in a contest shaped by DeSantis and Trump politics.