TALLAHASSEE – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed state Senator Jay Collins (R-Tampa) to the vacant position of Lieutenant Governor.
In response, DeSantis Watch Communications Director Anders Croy released the following statement:
“As Lame Duck Ron watches the sand slip through the hourglass of his political relevancy, the list of politicians willing to be associated with his failed agenda of higher costs and fewer freedoms has dwindled.
“With the selection of Jay Collins it is clear the only supposed allies the Governor has left are other politicians looking to play on his own narcissistic need for complete and total fealty to advance their own quests for higher office.
“It is a testament to how Ron DeSantis views his job as an elected official that the qualifications for a constitutional officer are not whether you have real solutions to lower costs or raise wages for Floridians, but whether you’re willing to stand beside his administration as its last days are defined by bullying, corruption, and political ambition over doing what’s right for the hardworking people of our state.”