TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday elevated longtime ally Sen. Blaise Ingoglia to be the state’s chief financial officer, choosing him over a candidate backed by President Donald Trump. Florida’s CFO position has been vacant for more than half a year after Jimmy Patronis left the seat to run for Congress.

The state of Florida has a new chief financial officer, and the Republican Party of Florida has a new schism in its ranks leading to next year’s primary election for that seat. That’s apparent now that,

Gov. RON DESANTIS and state Sen. BLAISE INGOGLIA laid out their plans for how to tackle the lead-up to 2026 as Ingoglia prepares to be sworn in as the state’s new chief financial officer.

Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday in Collier County.

It appears as if  State Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R) will be finally be chose by Governor Ron DeSantis be Florida's next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The offi