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Posted on 04/15/2026 1:53:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Orlando attorney says he won’t compete for Florida governor
John Morgan took to social media on Monday to announce a new initiative: a $100,000 prize for a contest to name his new third party here in Florida.
The Orlando attorney opened up his video statement by declaring he would not be running for office.
“For about the last year and a half, a lot of people have been asking me to run for governor of the state of Florida. It’s really quite an honor,” he said. “So today, I’m going to answer that question and tell you my plans.”
According to Morgan, his success with two constitutional campaigns — one for marijuana use and the other for the minimum wage — was already “more impactful than anything any governor has ever done.”
“So I won’t be running for governor,” he continued. “But I do believe this: that most of us agree on most things. I’ve found that with my amendments, if you take the D down and the R down, we agree on most things together.”
Early last year, Morgan announced that he was starting up a new political party in Florida, claiming it would be “for those of us stuck in the middle.”
At the time, it wasn’t clear what Morgan hoped to achieve with his new party, simply stating that his lawyer was drafting up the paperwork.
During Monday’s announcement, though, Morgan revealed a contest to name the party — with a $100,000 prize for the winner.
“In the coming days, I’m going to be rolling out the paperwork that I’ve already got done to have a third party in Florida,” he explained.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Morgan hasn’t revealed much about what this new third party will be about, though the Orlando attorney has been vocal about his political beliefs in the past, and he spoke with News 6 during the 2024 election season to discuss some of the key political issues that he was pursuing.
In line with his moniker as Florida’s “Pot Daddy,” Morgan told News 6 that he was throwing his support behind Amendment 3, which aimed to legalize recreational marijuana. However, the amendment proposal was ultimately struck down by voters during the general election.
According to Morgan, his push for deregulating marijuana stems from his late brother, who had been injured in an accident at Disney years ago and used the drug to help treat his injury.
The celebrity lawyer also talked about his support for then-President Joe Biden, as well as his initial optimism about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In 2019, DeSantis signed a bill legalizing the use of medicinal marijuana after calling on lawmakers to do so. But more recently, DeSantis came out against Amendment 3, claiming it would only help larger marijuana companies. As a result, Morgan said he became disillusioned with the governor.
“DeSantis says a few big marijuana companies who are footing the bill for this and got their foot in the door in Florida with medical marijuana are now going to make all the money on recreational marijuana,” Morgan said at the time.
Speaking from his vacation home in Maui, Morgan told News 6 that his latest initiative is not an announcement of a gubernatorial run but rather a push to create a centrist alternative in the state’s political landscape.
“The left is crazy. The right is crazy. We are in the middle,” Morgan said in an interview.
Morgan argued that Florida’s political climate has become more focused on party labels than on issues.
Jim Clark, a senior history lecturer at the University of Central Florida who passed away in October, originally said Morgan’s influence in the state’s political landscape makes his effort significant after last year’s announcement.
“There’s as many independents and no-party-affiliation voters as there are Republicans,” Clark said. “John Morgan has a lot of influence. I think he wants to see the Democratic Party go back to what was successful for Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and get away from the far left.”
Despite his enthusiasm for the new movement, Morgan acknowledged the uncertainty of its success.
“I think there is a huge risk. I think it might not happen,” Morgan said. “But if you don’t try, if you don’t take a moonshot, you never go to the moon.”
Last year, Morgan mentioned “The People’s Party” and “The Sunshine Party” as potential names for his new party, though it remains to be seen what he will ultimately select.
No additional information about the contest has been provided at this time.
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America First??
How about the Party Party.
I'm pretty sure he's on the Left.
The Straight Talking American Government (STAG) Party
Apologies to Pat Paulson.
The Silly Party?
DOA
Dead (politically) on arrival
“I’ve upped my standards, now up yours.”
Roadkill Party?
that’s the middle of the road.
The Know Nothing party?
Perot Party
The left is crazy; the right is NORMAL.
Wanting responsible government, low taxes, and less involvement in our everyday lives IS NOT CRAZY
This guy Moran sees himself as another Ross Perot. He hopes that his pseudo populist party will result in another Bill Clinton.
Thanks to him, every intersection down here has an overpowering skunk odor and small businesses especially restaurants are struggling and understaffed.
Liberal losers united.
Nonsense, of course.
This has the earmarks of a Perot-esque, hazy, sneaky, deceitful try at a GOP-splitting pretend party.
If he actually felt that the left were crazy, he would be doing this in bleau states, where the clear societal destruction is ongoing for all to see.
The left is not only crazy but it gleefully sics cross-dressing psychopaths against the normals.
Where is that level of craziness in people who are not leftists?
bttt
“I’m pretty sure he’s on the Left.”
You can be 100% sure.
He and his ambulance chasing colleagues (Morgan & Morgan) are 100% big-time Democrat $$$$$ contributors who profit from the suffering of others and give money to politicians who cause good people to suffer.
His only possible interest here is to create something misleading that will fool voters into hurting Republicans and helping Democrats by splitting the GOP vote.
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