DeSantis' campaign manager to resume top post in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — James Uthmeier, who worked as campaign manager for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unsuccessful bid for president for the last several months, will step back into his role as chief of staff next week.
Uthmeier — who has been one of the Republican governor’s most trusted aides — confirmed that he will resume the job he held from October 2021 until August when he moved into the campaign manager role as part of a shakeup.
He said that he will rejoin the governor’s administration on Monday to help DeSantis prepare for the “long haul.” DeSantis still has nearly three years left in his term and has repeatedly said he would rather be governor then take a vice presidential slot.
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