Miami, Dec 4 (EFEUSA).- Florida Governor Rick Scott will not be sworn in in Washington as senator until January 8, that is, five days after the scheduled date, because he will remain at the head of the state Executive until then, he reported today.
Scott has decided to wait until the governor-elect, Republican Ron DeSantis, assumes his position in an event scheduled for that date, after which he will head to Washington to take possession of the seat he won in the last midterm elections on November 6.
"U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to hold Governor Scott's swearing-in ceremony as Florida's U.S. senator for the afternoon" of January 8, John Tupps, a spokesman for the current governor, said today. .
The swearing-in of the re-elected and new federal senators in Washington is scheduled for January 3, and although Lieutenant Governor Carlos López-Cantera could cover the interval until DeSantis takes office five days later, Scott has preferred to remain in office. his role.
"He promised to fight for Florida families every day of his term," Tupps explained.
Under a Florida law, elected officials who are about to take up another position must leave their resignation in writing since the rule prohibits holding two public positions of this nature at the same time.
Scott, also a Republican, has preferred to remain governor until DeSantis takes office.
The future senator representing Florida closes two terms as state governor after winning the Senate race, in tight elections that required two recounts of votes, Democrat Bill Nelson, who was seeking re-election.
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