Republican Jimmy Patronis wins special election for Gaetz’s Florida seat

Jimmy Patronis makes appointment to key Gulf Coast Board before he heads to Congress

Patronis had some work left before moving to Washington.

Republicans Hold Florida Congressional Seats, Win Wisconsin Voter ID And Lose Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat As Democrats Overperform

By Robert Romano Republicans held two key Congressional seats in the April 1 special elections in Florida’s 1st and 6th congressional districts, with Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine both winning relatively easily over their Democratic opponents, 56.9 percent to 42.3 percent and 56.7 percent to 42.7 percent respectively. Both were seats in districts President Donald Trump and the prior Congressmen, Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, had carried by 30 point…

Crypto's Fairshake Notches Latest Wins in Florida Congressional Races

The crypto industry's primary political action committee, Fairshake, flooded support to Republican candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives special elections this week in Florida that aimed to fill vacant seats in Congress. Both candidates won, further reinforcing the party's narrow national majority.The two seats in Florida had been vacated when President Donald Trump tapped the previous members to join his administration, including his …

Republicans Win Florida, Lose Wisconsin Races

The GOP faced heavy headwinds in Tuesday’s special elections in Florida and Wisconsin, with mixed results. In Florida, the Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections for seats vacated by Trump nominees—Patronis in the former seat of would-be U.S. Attorney General Matt Gaetz and Fine in the district vacated by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. With over 95 percent of votes counted, Patronis won the Sunshine State’s First …

CNN Spins Margin In Effort To Downplay Republican Win In Florida

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was quick to spin the margin of victory for Florida’s former Chief Financial Officer Jim Patronis, who won the seat vacated by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday. Gaetz, who was initially tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as Attorney General, withdrew his nomination for the post

Florida Republican Jimmy Patronis wins House seat, a second win for the party

Republicans won two key House races in Florida on Tuesday with both Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis defeating their Democratic opponents. CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto breaks down the win.