He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
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Spring Hill’s Blaise Ingoglia is running for full Florida CFO term
He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
Joe Gruters
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Trump wants Sarasota’s Joe Grueters to be the next RNC chairman
The president wants current RNC Chair, Michael Whatley, to run for an open U.S. Senate seat.
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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO
The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.
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With CFO pick, DeSantis snubs Sarasota’s Trump-backed Sen. Joe Gruters
Blaise Ingoglia was always the inside pick for the governor to fill the position.
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Trump appoints Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters to Homeland Security Council
Trump has already endorsed the state senator’s campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer for 2026.
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New Florida proposal would allow ‘home grow’ of medical cannabis
DeSantis criticized last year’s proposal to legalize adult use of cannabis because in part it did not allow for patients to grow their own weed.
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Republicans, Democrats, blast DeSantis for using taxpayer money in Amendment 3 fight
‘We do not spend taxpayer dollars in advance of a political issue.’
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Florida Republican wants to ban smoking in public
“This is easy to do. This is well within our authority.”
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Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters endorses Florida recreational marijuana amendment
Gruters’ endorsement of the marijuana initiative puts him directly at odds with the governor.
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Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters wants Florida school-board races to be partisan
School-board races are required to be nonpartisan contests under the Constitution.
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‘Slippery slope of censorship’: Despite critics, Florida GOP moves forward with school books proposal
“We are starting down the path of censorship. It’s an authoritarian action.”
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Despite zero evidence that it’s an issue, Florida moves ahead with plan to force sporting events to play national anthem
“In this instance, I think it kind of borders on government overreach.”
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Florida senators back $2 million incentives for entertainment industry
“We have films being produced around the country that make you believe that they’re coming out of Florida, when they’re not.”
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Florida Republicans want to make it illegal to not play national anthem at sporting events
Failure to play the anthem could lead to teams or venues being required to repay government money they received.
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Florida GOP Chair Joe Gruters had dinner with Sydney Powell, hears out election integrity claims
Asked if Powell has convinced him the 2020 election was stolen, Gruters said he has concerns about election integrity.
