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The modern-day Department of State and the position of Secretary of State dates to 1845, when Florida achieved statehood. 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]
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]
Florida Department of State (Secretary of State of Florida) Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Office of the Governor Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) Other executive branch agencies and departments nominally under the authority of the Cabinet include: [1 ...
From foe to cabinet member. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his new secretary of state.
The attorney general is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. [6] [7] The Florida chief financial officer's duties include monitoring the state's finances and fiscal well-being, auditing and assuring that state programs are properly spending money and overseeing the proper management of the revenue and spending of the state. [8]
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 11:54 AM
The Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) functions as the business division of the Florida government. Its primary role is to provide support to other state agencies and both current and former state employees, focusing on workforce and business-related functions.
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.