Overview

• The Senate Republican Caucus voted unanimously Tuesday to elect the Bradenton Republican as president-designate for the 2026–28 term.
• He is slated to succeed current Senate President Ben Albritton following the 2026 elections.
• In remarks, he pledged to defend taxpayers, pursue pro-growth reforms, protect parental rights, strengthen schools, support law enforcement, and conserve Florida’s natural resources.
• He is positioned to lead the 2027 and 2028 sessions as officials anticipate population growth, affordability strains, insurance-market pressures, and possible shifts in federal funding.
• An insurance executive and former Banking and Insurance chair, he defended recent property insurance reforms and cited prior work to reduce opioid deaths, and he has served in the Senate since 2020 after four House terms.