DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been vacant since ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of State Sen. Jay Collins as Florida's lieutenant governor at a news conference ...

Tampa, as the state's next lieutenant governor, ending a six-month vacancy in the position. Jeanette Nuñez, the previous ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to name his new second-in-command: Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins. DeSantis on Tuesday is ...

Shortly after that, DeSantis himself recruited Collins to skip that race and instead run for the District 14 state Senate ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Tampa Sen. Jay Collins, a decorated former Green Beret and close political ally, to be Florida's new lieutenant governor.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his lieutenant governor. It’s a closely watched ...

After months of leaving the post vacant, Gov. Ron DeSantis has named Tampa state Sen. Jay Collins as his new lieutenant ...

A Tampa Bay-area state senator is getting a new title after he was appointed as Florida's next lieutenant governor. Here's ...

Collins expected departure offers a glimmer of hope to Democrats, but political winds may have already blown too far right.

The governor's appointment of a close ally and decorated military veteran could challenge President Trump's preferred successor, Rep. Byron Donalds, for the 2026 gubernatorial race. TAMPA, Fla. - ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis picked State Sen. Jay Collins (R-Tampa) for Florida’s next lieutenant governor in Tampa this morning.