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Florida's Republican primary for Chief Financial Officer is now set to be a competitive race between incumbent Blaise Ingoglia and challenger Kevin Steele.

The CFO position oversees the state treasury, regulates financial and insurance agencies, and serves as the state fire marshal.

Ingoglia, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has a significant fundraising lead over Steele. But that could soon change.

Florida could be getting an expensive and heated Republican primary for the Chief Financial Officer position after all.

When state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, having left the race to be Republican National Committee chairman with President Donald Trump’s backing, incumbent CFO Blaise Ingoglia had a clear pathway to keep his seat.

But now state Rep. Kevin Steele, R-Dad

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