DeSantis soon to announce his choices for Lt Governor and CFO

DeSantis on verge of naming two top officials

Florida is on the verge of filling two top-tier vacancies in state government, as Gov. Ron DeSantis signals he's days away from announcing his choices for lieutenant governor and chief financial officer.

“Those decisions have not been made,” DeSantis said after signing the state budget last Monday. “But... those will be in relatively short order, uh, probably not, you know, before July 4, because... people are not going to be paying attention. But when we get back on there, that'll be something that we're going to do.”

The urgency is rising. Florida has been without a lieutenant governor since February, when Jeanette Nuñez stepped down to become president of Florida International University. And the CFO position has remained vacant since April, after Jimmy Patronis won a special congressional election.

Two frontrunners have emerged as likely picks: Tampa State Senator Jay Collins (R-Tampa) for lieutenant governor and Spring Hill State Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) for CFO.

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