TALLAHASSEE — Blaise Ingoglia, Florida’s freshly appointed CFO, is starting the latest chapter of his political career the same way he entered politics over a decade ago – crusading against property taxes and what he considers lavish government spending with humor and bombast.

Appointed in July by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Ingoglia has embraced the role of budgetary watchdog with vigor, barnstorming the state with charts full of numbers claiming to expose waste and fraud and bringing the once staid role of CFO into the spotlight.

DeSantis said he chose Ingoglia – a home builder for 24 years, a professional poker player and former state legislator – for his “great financial record,” but also because he is a conservative warrior who has backed the governor’s positions on enforcing immigration law

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