Want to name a political party and win $100,000? Orlando attorney John Morgan, who last month shot down rumors about any gubernatorial ambitions this year, has launched a contest to find the right name to appear next to other candidates on future ballots.
Morgan, the founder of nationwide personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan, said he’d rather apply his efforts to systemic political change and create a new party.
“After running two very successful constitutional amendment campaigns, I’ve learned that once we drop the ‘D’ and the ‘R’, most of us agree on most issues,” Morgan said in a May 19 press release. “The two-party system — the extremes to the right and the extremes to the left — is freezing us up. What we need is a third political party that can compromise with the left and the right to provide real solutions to the people.
“I’m ready to build it, and I need people’s help to name it.”
How to enter John Morgan’s 3rd Party Name contest
Almost any U.S. resident 18 and older can go to namethepartycontest.com and enter. Alabama and Nebraska residents must be 19 and older; anyone in Mississippi must be at least 21. One entry per person, no purchase necessary.
The entries will be judged on appeal (how compelling and relatable it is), creativity (how imaginative and inventive it is), and originality (how genuinely new and distinct it is), the site said.
Entries must be in English, must be five words or fewer, and can’t include a variety of things, including obscenities, profanity, racism, bigotry, copyright violation, threats, or other commonsense restrictions.
Submissions end just before midnight on June 2, 2026. Contest judging ends on June 14.
How much can you win in John Morgan’s 3rd Party Name contest?
There will be one prize of $100,000, the site said. In the event of a tie, the money will be evenly split.
The potential winner will be notified on or around June 17 at 1 p.m. EDT.
Is John Morgan running for Florida governor?
No.
Rumors of Orlando attorney John Morgan running for Florida governor to replace outgoing, term-limited Ron DeSantis have swirled ever since he teased the idea in 2024. He finally shut that down in a video post on April 13.
“For about the last year and a half, a lot of people have been asking me to run for governor of the State of Florida. It’s really quite an honor,” he posted on X. However, he said he decided that his work on promoting constitutional amendments for medical marijuana and a $15 minimum wage satisfied his urges for political change.
“Most things that happen in Tallahassee benefit the top 1% or the top 0.01%. Everything I did with the amendments was to benefit you, the people,” he said. “So I won’t be running for governor.”
Morgan has called for a third party for years
A third party has long been on Morgan’s mind. In January 2024, he told Politico that if he ran for governor, he’d do it under a new party. He called for one again six months later, after former President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in.
Last February, Morgan announced he was forming a new political party “for those of us stuck in the middle.”
C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
(This story was updated to change or add a photo or video.)
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Name Florida’s new political party, win $100K from John Morgan. Here’s how.
Reporting by C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Tallahassee Democrat
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