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Online petition wants Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum for governor
He flirted with a run for Congress and made Hillary Clinton’s list of potential running mates.
Now, a group of college kids is hoping Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum will run for governor in 2018.
A petition attempting to draft Gillum to run appeared Nov. 27 on change.org. Politico, which first reported the story, said students at eight universities were behind the effort.
The online petition notes Gillum’s progressive stance on issues from gun control and the environment to gay rights and immigration. It had 176 signatures by early Tuesday afternoon.
Read more: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/11/29/online-petition-wants-gillum-governor/94606604/