On Wednesday afternoon, Orlando attorney John Morgan made waves when he announced that he’s starting up a new political party.
Morgan made the announcement on social media, claiming that the new party would be “for those of us stuck in the middle.”
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“Our two party system is broken due to Gerrymandering and divisive issues... both sides,” the post reads. “No labels is not an option. Everyone wants a tribe or team.”
According to Morgan, his lawyer is drafting up the paperwork, though he didn’t release any details about what kinds of issues the prospective party would be focused on.
“Stay tuned,” the post ends. “#ForThePeople.”
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While it’s not yet clear what Morgan hopes to achieve with this new party, the Orlando attorney has been vocal about his political beliefs in the past, and he spoke with News 6 during election season last year to discuss some of the key political issues that he was pursuing.
In line with his moniker as Florida’s “Pot Daddy,” Morgan told News 6 that he was throwing his support behind Amendment 3, which aimed to legalize recreational marijuana. However, the amendment proposal was ultimately struck down by voters during the general election.
According to Morgan, his push for deregulating marijuana stems from his late brother, who had been injured in an accident at Disney years ago and used the drug to help treat his injury.
The celebrity lawyer also talked about his support for then-President Joe Biden, as well as his initial optimism about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In 2019, DeSantis signed a bill legalizing the use of medicinal marijuana after calling on lawmakers to do so. But more recently, DeSantis came out against Amendment 3, claiming it would only help larger marijuana companies. As a result, Morgan said he became disillusioned with the governor.
“DeSantis says a few big marijuana companies who are footing the bill for this and got their foot in the door in Florida with medical marijuana are now going to make all the money on recreational marijuana,” Morgan said at the time.
Aside from marijuana, Morgan also led a successful campaign for raising the minimum wage, which is now set at $14 per hour in Florida.
Historically, Morgan has been critical of both sides of the political aisle, claiming that many politicians are working in the interests of big-money donors.
“That’s how the system is designed,” he said.