TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Former Rep. David Jolly has announced he’s running for Florida governor. The Dunedin native served as a member of Congress as a Republican from 2014 to 2017. He left the party in 2018 and recently registered as a Democrat.

“Is it okay to change your mind? I think it should be. I think more politicians should change their mind. I think the question is when we see politicians who change values. My values have been the same,” Jolly said.

One of Jolly’s goals is to help make it easier for Floridians to be able to live and spend money in the Sunshine State.

“I'm running because I think we are in the midst of an affordability crisis,” Jolly said

One of his ideas involves a plan, he said, that would reduce the amount families pay for property insurance.

“Florida needs a

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