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Jose Garcia

(2,983 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 12:08 PM 12 hrs ago

Gov. DeSantis says James Uthmeier will be next Attorney General

Source: Florida Politics

With Attorney General Ashley Moody headed to the U.S. Senate to replace Marco Rubio, who will be Secretary of State in the Donald Trump administration, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that his Chief of Staff will become the state’s new top cop.

“My Chief of Staff, James Uthmeier, is kind of like Ashley. He’s proven himself in these fights,” DeSantis said in Orlando.

“I think he’s got big shoes to fill, but I think he’ll do a good job doing that. So you can anticipate that. I’m not going to make any appointment before it’s available, but I think that’s something that will happen,” DeSantis added.

Uthmeier was appointed Chief of Staff in September 2021. He had been General Counsel since October 2020 and first began working in Gov. DeSantis’ legal office as Deputy General Counsel in March 2019.

Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/716081-gov-desantis-says-james-uthmeier-will-be-next-attorney-general/

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Gov. DeSantis says James Uthmeier will be next Attorney General (Original Post) Jose Garcia 12 hrs ago OP
The guy has virtually no qualifications ScratchCat 11 hrs ago #1
He's a white male . . . highly qualified. /s/ in2herbs 11 hrs ago #2

ScratchCat

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1. The guy has virtually no qualifications
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 01:16 PM
11 hrs ago

He was an advisor to Wilbur Ross at Dept. of Commerce and General Counsel/Chief of Staff with DeSantis. No background at all in prosecuting crimes it appears.

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