Rick Scott, Mike Johnson endorse Randy Fine for Congress

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The Palm Bay Republican quickly rallied Washington support.

Republican leadership in the U.S. House is lining up behind state Sen. Randy Fine’s candidacy for Congress. Fine also landed support from Florida’s soon-to-be senior U.S. Senator.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, a Naples Republican, endorsed Fine in an X post.

“I’m excited to endorse my friend Randy Fine for Congress!” Scott wrote. “He is a fighter who will work with President Trump to fix the destruction caused by Biden and the Democrats. He is a champion for Israel, our economy and making America safe! I’m so excited to work with him when he is in Congress and he will do a fantastic job representing the families of FL 6!”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer also endorsed the Palm Bay Republican in a Special Election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.

“Together we will fight to Make America Great Again!” Fine wrote in an X post announcing the endorsements.

Fine said on Tuesday that he was running for Congress. The Special Election will choose a successor for U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for National Security Adviser.

Trump notably endorsed Fine for the seat over the weekend.

Fine delayed announcing his candidacy on Fox News on Monday in order to take important meetings in Washington. The result appears to be that he has lined up support for the open seat.

A Primary in CD 6 will be held on Jan. 28, with a Special General Election scheduled for April 1.

This race likely will be decided in the Republican Primary for all practical purposes. Waltz won CD 6 with 66% of the vote this year, and in 2022 did even better, winning with more than 75% of the vote. Nearly 46% of the electorate is registered to the Republican Party. Meanwhile, less than 27% of voters are Democrats, according to the most recent L2 voter data.

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].


4 comments

  • Libturd is still JD's Bitch

    November 26, 2024 at 5:34 pm

    Gross. The GOP is like the mafia these days.

    Randy Fine has so many redeeming qualities (not):

    In October 2024, he earned a contempt of court ruling after flipping off a judge during a virtual hearing, adding a mandatory anger management course to his busy schedule of public outbursts.

    Back in 2022, he fired off a tweet after a school shooting that many saw as a threat toward President Biden, which he naturally denied, because who needs accountability?

    Not one to stop there, Fine stirred outrage in 2020 by threatening to withhold funding for the Special Olympics in Florida, allegedly because he wasn’t invited to a fundraising event.

    As if that wasn’t enough, in 2019, he called a Jewish constituent a “Judenrat” for holding a differing opinion about Israel.

    If you thought diplomacy or tact was his thing, think again—Randy Fine stays booked and busy making Florida politics even messier than they already are.

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