With the Republican primary just two weeks away to choose a GOP candidate for the special election to fill the seat vacated when Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned, the two leading candidates — Jimmy Patronis and Joel Rudman — are gearing up for the contest, BallotPedia reported on Tuesday.
Gaetz won re-election to his seat in the November election, but resigned a week later before taking office on the same day that President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general. A week later, Gaetz withdrew from consideration for the nomination.
In the primary, Trump has endorsed Patronis, who has been Florida’s chief financial officer since 2017.
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