Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, an Orlando resident running with no party affiliation, is one of eight candidates in the Nov. 3 Florida gubernatorial election, according to the Florida Division of Elections. 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. 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."

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

Candidate information

Party affiliation: Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "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."

Family: Dimanche said: "I have a ton of brothers, and no sisters. My father was deported to Haiti in 1988 and I don't really know him. … My wife is a registered Republican and has been a pro-life activist since she was a child because her mom was very active protesting against Planned Parenthood. 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. Flo Arts is a part of St. John's River State College in Palatka, Florida." He earned an associate of arts in studio art, according to Wikipedia.

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. I took a book tour from 2016-2109 and showcased my art all over the world before I settled down and began working for FedEx."

Experience and public service

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

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 accomplishments, Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I have the best resumé out of all of the candidates for fighting public corruption. 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."

Asked about previous office, Dimanche said: "I have never held, or been appointed to public office."

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: "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?"

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."

Running as an independent: Dimanche said: "We keep getting the same problems, no matter who we vote for. … 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."