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

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.

Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders joins us this week from Tallahassee. We discuss the new LT. Governor pick Jay Collins, the ...

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican and retired Army Green Beret, to ...

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

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

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 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis picked State Sen. Jay Collins (R-Tampa) for Florida’s next lieutenant governor in Tampa this morning.

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

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.