Two of Florida’s Congressional Republicans Are Publicly Angling for a Senate Seat

Despite the razor-thin House majority, Reps. Cory Mills and Kat Cammack have had meetings with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about the open seat, the governor told reporters Monday.

Cory Mills and Kat Cammack

Florida Reps. Cory Mills and Kat Cammack are publicly vying for the Senate seat. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

The massive reshuffle of Florida Republicans in Washington D.C. continues, as at least two more House Republicans are pitching themselves for a promotion.

Florida Reps. Cory Mills and Kat Cammack are publicly vying for the Senate seat that will be vacated if Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of state — one-member House majority be damned.

The tiny Republican majority is, after all, in part thanks to President-elect Donald Trump’s promotions of other members in the delegation. The House lost two Florida Republicans to the administration: first with the failed nomination of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz — who promptly resigned from the House — and then with Trump’s nomination of Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor. Elections to replace them won’t take place until April.