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 ...

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 on Tuesday appointed Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been vacant since ...

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

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

Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed State Senator Jay Collins from the Tampa area as Florida’s new lieutenant governor.

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

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

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

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

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.