Donald Trump endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
Trump backs Florida’s chief financial officer as successor to Gaetz in Congress
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — President-elect Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Florida’s chief financial officer as his choice to succeed former Rep. Matt Gaetz in Congress, a move that could increase pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis to pick allies to the president-elect for other posts.
Trump endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
Gaetz resigned from his U.S. House seat after Trump named him as his pick for attorney general. Gaetz has since withdrawn from consideration.
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Fresh off Trump endorsement, CFO Jimmy Patronis says he’s running in Florida’s CD-1 seat
While the field of Republicans vying to succeed Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District grew Monday, that race might effectively be over now that President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in the contest.
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