Tampa, as the state's next lieutenant governor, ending a six-month vacancy in the position. Jeanette Nuñez, the previous ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed State Sen. Jay Collins as the state’s lieutenant governor. The governor's ...

After months of leaving the post vacant, Gov. Ron DeSantis has named Tampa state Sen. Jay Collins as his new lieutenant ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selected Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor on Tuesday, ...

DeSantis on Tuesday is expected to appoint Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Tampa Sen. Jay Collins, a decorated former Green Beret and close political ally, to be Florida's new lieutenant governor.

DeSantis this week formally appointed Collins as lieutenant governor for the remainder of his second term in office ...

The state Republican Party disclosed the appointment of the Florida senator early Tuesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis made it official ...

The appointment is one of DeSantis’ most closely watched moves as he heads into his final two years in office.

I am truly honored to be appointed by the Governor — not just any Governor, Florida's Governor, America's Governor, the GOAT.

Collins could not be viewed as a DeSantis-backed governor candidate in the state’s 2026 gubernatorial race. DeSantis has not put his weight behind Trump’s pick.