Gaetz announced he was resigning his seat in November after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be his attorney general. However, allegations of sexual misconduct dogged Gaetz’s nomination, and he ultimately withdrew his name from consideration.

Days after a civil rights group sued him, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday set special election dates for two legislative districts that are, or soon will be, vacan

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody have each been rumored to be considering a run for the Republican nomination. (Moody is also widely seen as the top candidate to be DeSantis’ choice to succeed Marco Rubio in the Senate.)

Ron DeSantis of failing to fulfill his constitutional obligation ... congressional seats that opened up when President-elect Donald Trump named U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz as Cabinet picks. Shortly after Gaetz and Waltz resigned, DeSantis called ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled special elections to replace outgoing state Sen. Randy Fine and former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who are running for congressional seats.

A Special Election has been called to replace former state Rep. Joel Rudman in House District 3. Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled a Special Primary Election for April 1, with a Special General Election to be held on June 10.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Trump wants to reinterpret the phrasing of the 14th Amendment to mean that the federal government would not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status.

At age 40, a relative newcomer who made his name on the campaign trail for his fierce attacks on Democrats is first in the line of succession for president.

In addition to Gaetz, other potential Republican contenders for the 2026 gubernatorial race include Congressman Byron Donalds. Florida Politics reported this week that Donalds has hired President-elect Donald Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio, although Donalds has yet to make any official announcement regarding his candidacy.

The former congressman was the focus of a House Ethics panel report accusing him of “regularly” paying for sex and using drugs, which helped doom his short-lived nomination for attorney general.

The contest is shaping up to be another key test of Trump's influence in his adopted home state, where his endorsement helped carry DeSantis to victory in 2018 ... has also emerged as a potential candidate. A1. Matt Gaetz is a former House of Representative.