The Republican governor said the selection will "likely" be made "by the beginning of January." In Florida, the governor appoints an interim replacement for vacant Senate seats before a special election is held.
"We have already received strong interest from several possible candidates, and we continue to gather names of additional candidates and conduct preliminary vetting," DeSantis posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. "More extensive vetting and candidate interviews will be conducted over the next few weeks, with a selection likely made by the beginning of January."
Newsweek has reached out to Rubio for comment.
Senator Marco Rubio is expected to resign from the Senate to assume duties as Secretary of State when the Trump administration takes power on January 20th, creating a vacancy roughly two months from today.
We have already received strong interest from several possible…
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) November 18, 2024
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