Byron Donalds Names Business, Political and Policy Leaders to Transition Team
The team includes four leaders who will help Donalds and Avila build an administration focused on affordability, young people and economic opportunity.
- On Monday, Governor-elect Byron Donalds and Lieutenant Governor-elect Bryan Avila announced their four-person transition team to begin building an administration ready to lead Florida on day one.
- Winning 50% of the vote this month, Donalds narrowly defeated Democrat David Jolly by less than 2 percentage points, requiring the team to assemble before the January 5, 2027 inauguration.
- Manny Kadre chairs the transition, joined by executive director Ryan Smith, policy chair Tarren Bragdon, and senior advisor Teresa Ressel, a former U.S. Treasury official.
- The incoming administration aims to make Florida more affordable and invest in young people, with policy chair Bragdon overseeing the Foundation for Government Accountability, which has advised Governor Ron DeSantis on social welfare reform.
- Donalds said the team is "already working diligently to ensure that our administration arrives in Tallahassee fully primed" to execute their mission for Florida's people before taking office in January 2027.
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Florida Gov.-elect Byron Donalds taps founder of right-wing think tank for transition team
Florida Gov.-elect Byron Donalds has tapped Tarren Bragdon, the founder of a billionaire-funded think tank that has successfully lobbied to weaken child labor law and reduce access to food stamps, to serve as policy chair of his transition team. Bragdon, a former state legislator from Maine, founded the Foundation for Government Accountability in Naples (Donalds’ […]
Byron Donalds names business, political and policy leaders to transition team
Florida Gov.-elect Byron Donalds has named a four-person team to help prepare his administration to take office, including a Miami business executive, a longtime Republican operative, a conservative policy leader and a former federal Treasury official.
Donalds, Avila announce leadership team for gubernatorial transition
Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds and Lieutenant Governor-elect Bryan Avila announced their transition team leadership Monday, naming four officials tasked with preparing the incoming administration to take office in January. The transition will be chaired by Manny Kadre, with Ryan Smith serving as executive director, Tarren Bragdon as policy chair and Teresa Ressel as senior advisor. The announcement comes less than a week after Donalds defe…
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