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Florida governor-elect Byron Donalds pushes to relocate NASA headquarters to state

Byron Donalds, set to become Florida's first Black governor, has said he wants NASA to relocate its headquarters to Florida as part of a broader push to expand space and technology jobs in the state. Donalds campaigned on promises to boost space-sector employment, and his proposal comes as speculation grows about NASA's future location plans.

Data center backlash threatens GOP's Byron Donalds in Florida governor race

Republican candidate Byron Donalds, who has Trump's endorsement and roughly $148 million in campaign funding largely tied to the tech industry, faces defections from GOP voters angered by his support for data center development. Patti Zirhut, a lifelong Republican and anti-data-center organizer in Hernando County, says she will not vote for Donalds and is considering backing Democratic opponent David Jolly instead. Jolly, a former Republican, says opposition to data centers is stronger among Republicans than Democrats in Florida.