Florida Governor DeSantis Begins Vetting Candidates For Rubio Senate Vacancy

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

TALLAHASSE, Florida - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the vetting of candidates for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) anticipated open U.S. Senate seat is underway.

"Senator Marco Rubio is expected to resign from the Senate to assume duties as Secretary of State when the Trump administration takes power on January 20th, creating a vacancy roughly two months from today," DeSantis posted on X.

"We have already received strong interest from several possible candidates, and we continue to gather names of additional candidates and conduct preliminary vetting. More extensive vetting and candidate interviews will be conducted over the next few weeks, with a selection likely made by the beginning of January."

"Florida deserves a Senator who will help President Trump deliver on his election mandate, be strong on immigration and border security, take on the entrenched bureaucracy and administrative state, reverse the nation’s fiscal decline, be animated by conservative principles, and has a proven record of results," DeSantis added.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) 

"Leading the U.S. Department of State is a tremendous responsibility and I am honored by the trust President Trump has placed in me," said Rubio. 

"As Secretary of State, I will work every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda. Under the leadership of President Trump we will deliver peace through strength and always put the interests of Americans and America above all else. I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate so the President has his national security and foreign policy team in place when he takes office on January 20."