From parade to tailgate, Jolly and Graham join FAMU celebrations

On Friday, the duo joined U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon at a campaign rally on the FAMU campus

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Democratic nominee for governor David Jolly and his running mate, Gwen Graham, joined Florida A&M University’s homecoming celebrations Saturday in Tallahassee.

The pair took part in the morning parade, then joined fans at a campus tailgate near Bragg Memorial Stadium ahead of the Rattlers’ football game against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

The parade traveled along FAMU Way, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Osceola Street.

Their homecoming appearances followed a Friday campaign rally at The SET on FAMU’s campus, where they joined Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon.

Jolly, a former congressman who represented Pinellas County from 2014 to 2017, launched his campaign for governor in June 2025. His campaign says he has held more than 300 community meetings across Florida.

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