South Florida lawyer Chad Mizelle, who served in numerous federal roles under former President Donald Trump, is now the top-ranking member of a nine-seat panel charged with upholding the Sunshine State’s election laws.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Mizelle, the Commission’s new Chair, and one other person Thursday to the Florida Elections Commission.

He also reappointed two members whose terms were close to three years past expiration. One gave a super PAC backing DeSantis’ presidential campaign a huge check three months ago.

Mizelle is the chief legal officer of Affinity Partners, a Miami-headquartered global investment firm founded by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whom Trump placed in c...

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