Florida GOP candidate launches Tinder account to campaign to young female voters

Republican Florida governor candidate James Fishback says he joined Tinder to reach young female voters, promising maternity leave and pro-family policies.

James Fishback announcing his run for governor (Fishback2026.com)

Less than an hour later, Fishback added an update: "i ran out of likes. could someone donate so i can get tinder plus?"

Fishback is running to succeed term-limited Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., arrives to a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

REPUBLICANS RISK LOSING YOUNG MEN TO LEFT'S AFFORDABILITY MESSAGE, BRETT COOPERS WARNS

If elected, Fishback has said he’d propose a hefty "sin tax" on OnlyFans content creators.

"Young women once aspired to be devoted mothers, doctors, lawyers, and nurses," James Fishback told Fox News Digital in a statement last month.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Fishback continued: "Today, young women are told by an online platform called OnlyFans that it’s morally right to sell nude photos of themselves to strangers on the internet. I will not tolerate this cultural degeneracy as Florida’s next Republican Governor."

Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-gop-candidate-launches-tinder-account-campaign-young-female-voters