If Trump selects Rubio as Secretary of State, DeSantis would gain the power to appoint a temporary Senate replacement.
In a stark departure from when previous vacancies occurred, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants special elections scheduled immediately to fill two congressional vacancies needed to protect Republicans’ ...
Ron DeSantis will have a chance to put another stamp on state politics with a big appointment if Marco Rubio becomes ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State has thrust Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis back ...
DeSantis was first elected in 2018 and began his term in office on Jan. 8, 2019. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2022. He ...
Lauren Sweet, 36, will fill a vacancy created in July when St. Lucie County Judge Kathryn Nelson retired after 19 years of ...
Rubio’s Senate term is scheduled to expire in 2028, but DeSantis’ appointee would serve until an election is held in 2026.
The governor of Florida and a delegation of business representatives are looking to increase business opportunities for the ...
Rubio, in his third term in the U.S. Senate, has been steeped in intelligence matters and promises a pro-active posture ...
But the gov may yet get back into his good graces ...