“The Florida Cabinet’s a little bit in flux because we have Jimmy Patronis, who has served the state very well, but he’s fixing to get elected to go to the big show up in Washington, D.C., and is going to be the U.S. Representative for the 1st District,” DeSantis said.
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he will wait until after the upcoming legislative session to appoint a new lieutenant governor and state chief financial officer (CFO).
Ron DeSantis describing him as a "bulldog," James Uthmeier ... In addition to Uthmeier, the Cabinet includes Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. But Patronis has submitted his resignation, effective March ...
While DeSantis had said earlier he would appoint Uthmeier to succeed former Attorney General Ashley Moody, he made it official during a brief ceremony at the Old Capitol. DeSantis last month appointed Moody to the U.S. Senate, after Marco Rubio was picked by President Donald Trump to become U.S. secretary of state.
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida cabinet are set to meet in Niceville on Monday to discuss issues critical to the state's governance.Th