Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings hasn’t announced whether he is running for Governor yet. But he already has the attention of the incoming head of the Republican National Committee (RNC).

State Sen. Joe Gruters , a Sarasota Republican, said he would celebrate if the Orlando Democrat makes a run for Florida Governor.

“A Jerry Demings candidacy would be a dream for Florida Republicans,” Gruters said. “His spouse just lost by an embarrassing 16 points on a statewide ballot, and his humiliating cave on the wildly popular ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shows he doesn’t have the backbone to lead a state like Florida.”

Demings is married to former U.S. Rep. Val Demings , the 2022 Democratic nominee for Senate. Then-U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio , a Miami Republican, won a third term easily that

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