United States Representative (Republican) from Florida's 19th district.
Case
Donalds says Florida can offer substantial homestead-tax relief and support fiscally constrained counties. County officials warn that a related ballot measure could reduce revenue for public services.
Role at the time: U.S. representative and Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee, speaking in Orlando as identified by the article.
Statement summary
Donalds argued that rejecting Amendment 3 could prompt property owners to leave Florida and leave local governments with deeper budget cuts than a property-tax reduction would cause.
“If people leave and they’re not paying property taxes at all, that’s another.”
The case asks whether Donalds's tax-relief approach can protect local services. His statement directly defends the amendment by presenting its defeat as the more damaging alternative for local budgets.
Role at the time: U.S. representative and Florida gubernatorial candidate
Response to this claim
The state could accommodate a replacement funding formula for fiscally constrained counties under the 2026 homestead property-tax amendment.
“what we want to do is set up a funding formula for these counties if this passes”
Defends the tax-relief approach and proposes a partial offset for one category of counties; the quoted estimate is not a statewide fiscal replacement plan.
Statement dates: September 17, 2026
Statement dates: August 4, 2026 to September 17, 2026
Statement dates: August 4, 2026 to September 17, 2026
Statement dates: September 17, 2026
