Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, a Haitian American from Orlando running with no party affiliation, is one of eight candidates certified for the Nov. 3, 2026, Florida governor's race. His running mate is Benjiman Rojas.

Asked why he is running, Dimanche said in our candidate questionnaire: "I believe that most Floridians have had it with public corruption … I'm in this race to put an end to corruption once and for all."

Candidate information

Age: Born Nov. 7, 1987

Home: Orlando, Florida

Family: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I have a ton of brothers, and no sisters. My father was deported to Haiti in 1988 and I don't really know him … We have 3 sons. My oldest son, Caleb is a 6th grader at Discovery Middle School, and we have 5-year-old identical twins."

Education: Dimanche said: "I attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida and received a scholarship to attend Florida School of the Arts." He earned an associate of arts in studio art, according to Wikipedia.

Party affiliation: Dimanche said: "I am not affiliated with any party. I believe both parties can be right at times, and on the wrong side of things as well."

Campaign: Dimanche launched his campaign under the name "No MOE Corruption," according to his campaign website. He filed his candidacy on June 26, 2024, and qualified on June 10, 2026, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

Experience and public service

Occupation: Dimanche said: "I am a FedEx driver. I previously worked as a barber before I published a book called It Takes a Criminal to Know One: How the Inspector General and I are one and the Same."

Prior campaigns: Dimanche said: "I have never held, or been appointed to public office. I did run for mayor of the city of Orlando, but did not appear on the ballot because I did not manage to pay the qualifying fee."

Criminal record and civil rights litigation: In 2007, at age 19, Dimanche received a 10-year prison sentence for theft of construction materials and served 8.5 years, according to Wikipedia. Asked about his accomplishments, Dimanche said: "I have a law called Dimanche v. Brown, that was published in 2015 … I am the first civilian in American history to actually prosecute a public corruption trial in federal court before a jury."

On the issues

Top priority: Dimanche said: "Within my first year I would definitely put guard rails around Amendment 3, if it passes … Florida needs to return to a place where the governor stayed out of the People's business, let them vote, and uphold whatever laws or Amendments the People pass."

Cost of living: Dimanche said: "In Orlando, the city acquired 300 abandoned properties to repurpose for affordable housing, but I want to GIVE these homes to Floridians for free."

Public safety: Dimanche said: "I led the charge to incorporate Pine Hills into its own municipality, so I have unique expertise here … A serial killer was allowed to roam Pine Hills and he took the lives of 9-year old T'Yonna Major, Natacha Augustin, and Spectrum reporter Dylan Lyons."

Education: Dimanche said: "I'd definitely like to see more funding and opportunities granted to parents who home-school their kids."

Independence: Asked why running without a party matters, Dimanche said: "The two major parties are two sides of the same coin. Once we break away from that, we will see a state, and a country that finally meets our expectations."

Other candidates in the race are Byron Donalds (Republican), Charles Burkett (No Party Preference), David Jolly (Democratic), Dean Ocean Abrams (No Party Preference), Frank Russo (No Party Preference), Jeffrey Peter Datto (No Party Preference) and Scott Jewett (Libertarian).