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Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to resign

Florida – According to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee is resigning her post as the state’s top election official.
She would step down Monday and thanked the governor, who appointed her in 2019, in a resignation letter, Lee, a Republican, said. According to news outlets, the reason she resigns is that she is considering a run for Congress.
“I am grateful for your support throughout my tenure, and I am honored to have been part of your vision for our state,” she wrote in her resignation letter to DeSantis. “I will continue to seek what’s best for the citizens of Florida and will always be proud of what we accomplished together.”
According to DeSantis’ office, it would soon have an announcement on Lee’s replacement.
“Over the past 20 years, Florida has become one of the best states in the nation at administering elections, and Secretary Lee built on that tradition,” said DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske. “As Secretary of State, she helped ensure Florida had an efficient election in 2020, with accurate results.”
Lee was a judge in Hillsborough County, a former federal prosecutor, and a federal public defender, before becoming secretary of state.
DeSantis appointed Lee in early 2019. Her predecessor, Michael Ertel, abruptly stepped down after a newspaper obtained photos of him in blackface at a party in 2005. Ertel later apologized.
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