The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.
Mike Waltz is officially a former Congressman. The St. Johns County Republican, who has represented Northeast Florida in Congress since 2019, resigned from office ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
Republicans are eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the U.
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) resigned from the House on Monday morning, as he prepares to join President-elect Trump’s Cabinet as national security adviser. Waltz’s resignation was read on
Republican primary voters in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts will pick the likely successors to former representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, respectively.
Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to Afghanistan’s Tagab Valley in 2006. He was an officer in the National Guard who served in Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group. (Michael Waltz via The Washington Post)
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and state Sen. Randy Fine are projected to win the special primary elections to fill the two vacant House seats in Florida.
Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.
Randy Fine, a state senator from Brevard County, has President Donald Trump's endorsement to take Michael Waltz's seat in the ... look at Fine and his two GOP opponents, Aaron Baker and Ehsan ...
but Republicans are still eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the chamber.President Donald Trump ...
The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special congressional election to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida.