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The secretary of state of Florida was elected by the people of the state in a general election. In 1998, [3] constitutional changes removed the secretary of state from the elected Cabinet of the executive branch. [4] That year, Katherine Harris won the last election for secretary of state [5] and since 2002, the secretary of state of Florida ...
Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is an American politician from Florida.A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2003 to 2007.
In three states, the secretary of state is elected by the state legislature: the General Assembly of Tennessee meets in joint convention to elect the secretary of state to a four-year term, [4] and the Maine Legislature and New Hampshire General Court also select their secretaries of state, but to two-year terms. [5]
From foe to cabinet member. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his new secretary of state.
The governor of Florida is the chief executive of the government of Florida and the chief administrative officer of the state responsible for the planning and budgeting for the state and serves as chair when the governor and the Florida Cabinet sit as a decision-making body in various constitutional roles. [3]
Rubio tapped for secretary of state position by Trump — these are the frontrunners for Florida’s open Senate seat A.G. Gancarski November 12, 2024 at 8:54 AM
With the approval of the US Senate, America's next top diplomat is likely to be Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Rubio, who was nominated for the role of secretary of state by President-Elect Donald ...
Under the reforms adopted, the secretary of state and education commissioner became appointed officials under the governor who would oversee their respective agencies, while the positions of the comptroller and the treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal were combined into the new position of the chief financial officer of Florida.