Florida: Gillum picks up Democratic gubernatorial nomination (VIDEOS)

A favorite of gun control advocates and progressives, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is the Sunshine State’s Democratic contender for the next governor of Florida.

Gillum, 39, this week unexpectedly beat out a field of five other candidates in Florida’s Democratic primary to land him in a November face-off with Republican U.S. Rep.Ron DeSantis for the seat left open by the GOP’s term-limited Gov. Rick Scott.

Backed by progressive pacesetter Bernie Sanders and embraced by urban voters in the state’s largest cities, Gillium is a fan not only of a $15 minimum wage and a Medicare for All policy but also of strengthening gun controls.