{"id":130275,"date":"2024-11-26T12:57:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T05:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130275"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T05:57:50","slug":"trump-endorses-florida-cfo-as-gaetzs-replacement-for-congress-salzman-backs-out-of-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130275","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Florida CFO as Gaetz&#8217;s replacement for Congress, Salzman backs out of race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) &#8212; President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing Florida&#8217;s chief financial officer for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the announcement about Jimmy Patronis on Truth Social Monday, saying, &#8220;Run Jimmy run!&#8221; Hours later, Patronis made it official, submitting his letter of resignation effective at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement by Trump to fill the seat, once held by Matt Gaetz, prompted a local state representative to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Salzman stated on social media she&#8217;s backing patrons after Trump&#8217;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jimmy has been endorsed by the leader of our party and that should be enough for us to get behind him,&#8221; Salzman stated on X.<\/p>\n<p>Patronis submitted his resignation, effective the day before the special election.<\/p>\n<p>Another state representative in the race, Dr. Joel Rudman, says he&#8217;s not backing down. Rudman submitted his notice of resignation Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>WEAR News caught up with Rudman moments ago. He didn&#8217;t hold back saying he feels like the heir apparent.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I&#8217;d always said this resign to run process was basically gonna separate the men from the boys,&#8221; said Rudman. &#8220;And I guess it did today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I told my constituents that I would resign to run, up until today I guess they didn&#8217;t believe me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Well, now they understand when I speak I say what I mean and mean what I say. And that&#8217;s the attitude I&#8217;ll take with me to serve in Washington D.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rudman&#8217;s resignation is effective Jan. 1. He says many didn&#8217;t believe he would stay in the race, but he&#8217;s keeping his promise.<\/p>\n<p>Monday marked the deadline for officials to file a notice of resignation to run in the race. That requires they resign from their position before the special election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If they don&#8217;t submit their letter of resignation 10 days prior to qualifying and they do qualify, then it&#8217;s an automatic resignation effective immediately,&#8221; Escambia Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If they wait inside the 10 days to qualify, that&#8217;s getting those papers to the state, then their resignation would be effective immediately,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>The next important date on the timeline is Dec. 5 when qualifying begins.<\/p>\n<p>Early voting for the special election begins Jan. 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/weartv.com\/news\/local\/trump-endorses-florida-cfo-as-gaetzs-replacement-for-congress-salzman-backs-out-of-race\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. 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