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Dean Ocean Abrams

No Party Affiliation candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Florida · Open seat

Enterprise technology and management consultant (per his campaign); one third-party profile lists him as a Sarasota real estate agent

Dean Ocean Abrams is a Sarasota resident running for Florida governor with No Party Affiliation. His running mate is Joe Van Vactor. He filed with the Florida Division of Elections on April 16, 2026, paid the qualifying fee, and qualified on June 11, 2026.

Where Abrams stands

Property taxes: Proposes ending property taxes on homesteaded homes valued at up to 200% of the county median, with smaller cuts above that level. Says each tax cut should come with published replacement math.
Property tax structure: Supports Amendment 3, which raises the homestead exemption and cuts the non-homestead assessment cap to 5%. Objects to its five-year wait for later arrivals and would set up a public replacement commission.
Property insurance: Proposes capping insurer profit, requiring whole-company accounting that includes affiliates, returning surplus to policyholders, publishing insurer loss ratios and rate justifications, and expanding My Safe Florida Home.
Housing: Proposes barring institutional investors from buying single-family homes in Florida, with exemptions for builders, land trusts, nonprofits and small local landlords. Supports just-cause eviction and 90 days' notice for rent increases above 5%.
Affordability / cost of living: Names affordability as a main focus, saying rising costs, taxes and insurance rates have put housing and healthcare out of reach for Floridians.
Immigration: Says due process is not open borders. Supports enforcing valid law against violent offenders and traffickers and holding accountable employers who exploit unauthorized labor.
Guns / Second Amendment: Says he supports constitutional carry, which is already Florida law, and supports open carry.
Criminal justice / prison reform: Proposes requiring police body cameras to be on and recording for every interaction with the public, with no option to switch them off mid-encounter.
Education / school choice: Says not every student needs a four-year degree and that Florida needs the workers produced by non-degree programs.
Healthcare: Would direct the state health care agency to seek a waiver to cover about 800,000 Floridians in the coverage gap. Supports extending enhanced ACA credits as a bridge and starting the state's drug importation program.

Background

Candidate for Florida governor (NPA), 2026; filed 04/16/2026, qualified 06/11/2026
Changed party registration from Republican to NPA in 2022 (per WUSF)
Career in enterprise technology and management consulting, including at Microsoft, HP and KPMG (per his campaign)
Helped rebuild New York City first-responder emergency communications after September 11 (per his campaign)
Lives in Sarasota; age 50 (per WKMG/ClickOrlando voter guide)

In the news

Donalds and Jolly aren't the only candidates for Florida governor. Here's the rest of the field WUSF, October 22, 2026
2026 Voter's Guide - Florida governor's race WKMG ClickOrlando, October 16, 2026

Also running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Byron Donalds Republican
David Jolly Democratic
Scott Eckhard Jewett Libertarian
Charles Burkett No Party Affiliation
Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto No Party Affiliation
Moliere "Moe" Dimanche No Party Affiliation
Frank J. Russo No Party Affiliation

Sources

Last researched October 22, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.