Florida state senator Randy Fine is running in a special election for Mike Waltz's seat in Florida's 6th congressional district on April 1.
Florida legislative veteran and firebrand Randy Fine is up against Orlando school teacher Josh Weil for congressional district 6 today.
Randy Fine is pushing back against claims by Gov. Ron DeSantis surrounding a failed push to install Fine as the President of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). DeSantis said he was trying to get Fine out of Tallahassee and into the FAU job because legislators wanted Fine gone.
The Republican candidate is running for the seat that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz won by 33 points in November.
DeSantis says he tried to install Randy Fine at FAU because state lawmakers wanted to get rid of him
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he tried to install Congressman-elect Randy Fine as president of Florida Atlantic University because members of the state Legislature, where Fine served at the time,
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district.
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NewsRadio WFLA on MSNGovernor DeSantis Blasts Randy Fine Over Election ResultsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking aim at Representative-elect Randy Fine following what he called a lackluster victory in Florida’s 6th Congressional District special election.
The race to fill former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz’s seat drew national attention, with President Trump rallying voters to back Fine.
U.S. Rep. Randy Fine is taking a victory lap and saying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recurrent, vitriolic criticisms of his just-concluded campaign don’t bother him.