James Uthmeier | |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Florida |
James Uthmeier is an American political consultant who is Chief of Staff to Florida governor Ron DeSantis. He also was the manager of DeSantis's 2024 presidential campaign.[1]
Uthmeier is a native of Destin, Florida.[2] He attended Fort Walton Beach High School and later graduated from the University of Florida, where he had competed for the Florida Gators track and field program.[3] He worked from 2017 to 2019 in the U.S. Department of Commerce as a senior counsel and senior advisor in the Trump administration.[4] He then joined the office of Florida governor Ron DeSantis as deputy general counsel in 2019, then was promoted in 2020 to general counsel.[5] He was named Chief of Staff in 2021.[6]
He has been cited as a potential replacement to Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Price, Michelle L. (August 8, 2023). "DeSantis replaces his campaign manager as he resets his faltering 2024 presidential bid". Associated Press.
- ^ Thompson, Jim (September 23, 2021). "Destin native James Uthmeier named new chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis". Northwest Florida Daily News.
- ^ "James Uthmeier". Florida Gators.
- ^ "James Uthmeier". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "James Uthmeier". Ballotpedia.
- ^ Thompson, Jim (September 23, 2021). "Destin native James Uthmeier named new chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis". Northwest Florida Daily News.
- ^ Neely, Samantha; Rohrer, Gray (November 13, 2024). "5 people, including a Trump, DeSantis may appoint as the next Florida senator". Tallahassee Democrat.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide U.S. Senate replacement as Trump selects Rubio as Secretary of State nominee". CBS News. November 13, 2024.