Rep. Kevin Steele is being “encouraged” to run for Chief Financial Officer by President Donald Trump’s political camp.

That would set up a GOP battle between Team Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis , and offer a possible showdown between Steele and current CFO Blaise Ingoglia , who was appointed to the position by DeSantis this Summer.

Steele was one of several Florida lawmakers in Washington this week meeting at the White House with Trump and Vice President JD Vance .

“My meetings at the White House made clear that Florida needs a CFO who won’t gamble with our future,” Steele told Florida Politics, a clear shot at Ingoglia.

Steele lacks the profile Ingoglia enjoys. Ingoglia long made a name for himself in the Legislature as a hawk against government overreach, using the X handle “@

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