Jimmy Patronis

Trump endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he has endorsed Florida's Greek-American Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in the US House of Representatives.

It's a move that could increase pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose allies for the president-elect and other vacant positions, HellasJournal reported.

Donald Trump nominates Greek-American Jimmy Patroni for the Florida vacancy in the House of Representatives

His support for Greek-American Jimmy Patroni in the special election to be held in Florida to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives has been expressed by Donald Trump.

The new U.S. president encouraged Patroni, the state’s current chief financial officer, to run for office in the election due to the resignation of former congressman Matt Gates.