Former Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Andrew Gillum Arrested on Drug Charges in Alabama: Report
Police said Andrew Gillum was booked on three drug charges and released the next day after his arrest in southern Alabama.
- On July 2, 2026, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was arrested in Daphne, Alabama, on drug-related charges. Baldwin County Jail records show he was booked for possession of dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana before being released the following day.
- Gillum, the former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee, became a nationally recognized political figure in 2018. He narrowly lost the general election to Republican Ron DeSantis by less than 34,000 votes, which triggered an automatic recount.
- The arrest follows previous public controversies, including a 2020 Miami Beach incident involving suspected drugs and a 2022 federal corruption case. Prosecutors dropped the corruption charges in 2023 after a federal jury acquitted him of lying to the FBI.
- Authorities released the 46-year-old from the Baldwin County Corrections Center on July 3. As of Tuesday morning, Gillum has not publicly commented on the latest incident.
- Since his 2018 campaign, the former politician has pursued media work, including co-hosting the podcast Native Land Pod. The program won an NAACP Image Award in 2005, marking a shift from his previous career in the Tallahassee City Commission.
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Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges
Former Florida gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum was arrested in Daphne, Alabama, on drug possession charges after police allegedly found methamphetamine and marijuana in his vehicle.
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Andrew Gillum Arrested On Drug Possession Charges
(Daphne, Alabama) – Andrew Gillum, the former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee who narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis in 2018, was arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges. Jail and law-enforcement reporting said Gillum was taken into custody in Daphne after a traffic stop and accused of possessing methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was released later the same day, according to the reports. Gillum was once viewed as a…
Florida Dem Andrew Gillum Arrested in Alabama on Drug Charges, Including ‘Possession of Dangerous Drugs’ › American Greatness
Former Democrat candidate for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, was arrested in Daphne, Alabama, last week on several drug charges, including possession of “dangerous drugs” after […] Source
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