Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, a Haitian American from Orlando, is running for Florida governor as a No Party Preference candidate in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election. His running mate is Benjiman Rojas, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

Asked why he is seeking office, Dimanche said in our candidate questionnaire: "I believe that most Floridians have had it with public corruption. It affects every aspect of our life and there is no way to escape it anymore. … I'm in this race to put an end to corruption once and for all."

Candidate information

Party: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Family: "I have a ton of brothers, and no sisters. My father was deported to Haiti in 1988 and I don't really know him," Dimanche said in our questionnaire. He added: "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: "I attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida and received a scholarship to attend Florida School of the Arts. Flo Arts is a part of St. John's River State College in Palatka, Florida," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Occupation: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Previous campaigns: He has never held 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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

He filed his candidacy on June 26, 2024, and qualified on June 10, 2026, paying the qualifying fee, according to the Florida Division of Elections. He formally announced his candidacy on Aug. 8, 2025, at the 43rd Annual Pig Roast & Political Mingle in Haines City, according to his Wikipedia page.

According to Wikipedia, Dimanche received a 10-year prison sentence in 2007, at age 19, for theft of construction materials and served 8.5 years. While incarcerated, he litigated a civil rights case, Dimanche v. Brown (2015), in the Eleventh Circuit, according to his campaign website. He also created the Redemption series, a portfolio of prison drawings that earned him a Pell Grant scholarship, according to Wikipedia.

On the issues

Top priority: Asked about his single most important issue, Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "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."

Differences from opponents: "My focus is on corruption, oversight and reform. … What is alarming is that my Democrat opponent opposes Amendment 3. I support it. On the Republican side, I hear a need for rampant deportations, and continuing governing Florida the way Ron DeSantis did. I oppose both," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Economy and cost of living: "Right now, most Americans spend a third of their income, minimum, on keeping a roof over their heads. … I want to GIVE these homes to Floridians for free. We already give them to mortgage companies and HOAs for pennies. Why not give them to the People?" Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Public safety: "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," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.

Other candidates in the race include 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), according to BallotReady.