TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican and retired Army Green Beret, to the long-vacant position of lieutenant governor amid speculation that ...

Jay Collins, a former Green Beret and decorated veteran, speaks moments after being sworn in as Florida’s new lieutenant governor on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Tampa Green Beret Association’s Team ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – As Governor Ron DeSantis touts his latest appointments Attorney General James Uthmeier and the new Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, one more seat needed to be filled ...

Not even a month on the job, newly appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is already being asked about a possible run for the 2026 ...

(The Center Square) – Jay Collins, state senator representing the Tampa area, was appointed lieutenant governor of Florida on Tuesday by second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Collins succeeds ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has named his new second-in-command: Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins. DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been ...

Democrats say, under his leadership, affordable housing stalled, public education dollars moved to vouchers, and social programs were ignored.

Florida’s lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, is considering a run for governor in 2026. In an exclusive interview with News ...

Against conventional wisdom and at his own political peril, Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking for a candidate to back in the next Florida governor’s race. A campaign by his wife, once seen as an ...