TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor ...

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

Newly-appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins isn’t jumping into the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, at least not yet.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Aug. 12 named state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, as the state's next lieutenant governor, ending a ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selected Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor on Tuesday, ...

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.

Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican and retired Army Green Beret, to the long-vacant ...

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

As Governor Ron DeSantis touts his latest appointments Attorney General James Uthmeier and the new Chief Financial Officer ...

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the new Lieutenant Governor could be a strong candidate in 2026. But the current Governor continues to balance his support for his latest appointee with the still-live ...

The appointment is one of DeSantis’ most closely watched moves as he heads into his final two years in office.