Moliere "Moe" Dimanche of Orlando is running for Florida governor as a No Party Preference candidate. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. His running mate is Benjiman Rojas.

Asked why he is seeking office, 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

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. 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.

Born: Nov. 7, 1987

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

Other candidates in this race: 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 election data.

Experience and public service

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: "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," Dimanche said.

In 2007, at age 19, Dimanche received a 10-year prison sentence for theft of construction materials, serving 8.5 years, according to Wikipedia. While incarcerated, he litigated a civil rights case, Dimanche v. Brown (2015), in the Eleventh Circuit, according to his campaign website. His Redemption series of prison drawings earned him a Pell Grant scholarship and has been featured in Folio, Salon.com and The Conversation, according to Wikipedia.

On the issues

Public corruption: Asked what accomplishments show he can handle the job, Dimanche said in our questionnaire: "I have the best resumé out of all of the candidates for fighting public corruption. … I am the first civilian in American history to actually prosecute a public corruption trial in federal court before a jury."

Top priority: "Within my first year I would definitely put guard rails around Amendment 3, if it passes. I think that is important because I'm a beneficiary of the 2018 Amendment 4. When it passed, Rick Scott and other legislators reinstated the poll tax, even though that was not in the language of the Amendment. … 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," Dimanche said.

Economy and cost of living: "The best thing we can do is take the cost of living off of folks as best we can," Dimanche said. He proposed awarding abandoned properties to Floridians: "In Orlando, the city acquired 300 abandoned properties to repurpose for affordable housing, but I want to GIVE these homes to Floridians for free. … Why not give them to the People?"

Public safety: Dimanche said he led the effort to incorporate Pine Hills into its own municipality. "Pine Hills has a horrible reputation, nation-wide, for crime. They call it 'Crime Hills'. That is my home, and I sought to change that narrative," he said.

Running as an independent: "… 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. I'm asking Floridians to start with me," Dimanche said in our questionnaire.