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Byron Donalds gets history wrong on the Voting Rights Act

Summary by PolitiFact
Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida’s leading GOP gubernatorial candidate, said lawmakers passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act to correct racist gerrymandering by Democrats. That’s inaccurate.

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Byron Donalds gets history wrong on the Voting Rights Act

Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida’s leading GOP gubernatorial candidate, said lawmakers passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act to correct racist gerrymandering by Democrats. That’s inaccurate.

·Saint Petersburg, United States
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PolitiFact broke the news in Saint Petersburg, United States on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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