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DeSantis picks ‘the Chuck Norris of Florida politics’ as new top deputy

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11 months ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a prominent state lawmaker and amputee combat veteran dubbed the "Chuck Norris of Florida Politics" on Tuesday to be his second in command in Tallahassee.The choice of state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, makes the DeSantis-Collins team the only all-veteran executive state leadership pair in the country.DeSantis praised Collins’ bravery in battle, where he earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart as a Green Beret during the War on Terror while also being deployed to South America – while Collins said DeSantis does not speak enough about his own Navy service.The gover...