Donald Trump's candidates in Florida's congressional special elections, Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis, outstripped their competitors by hundreds of thousands

State Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, is resigning effective March 31 from the Senate as he runs in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was named national security adviser by President Donald Trump.

Randy Fine of Palm Bay is reporting $426,712 raised through Jan. 8, according to Federal Election Commission records. More than $355,000 of that comes from individual contributions, and the other $70,000-plus stems from committee cash.

Trump is backing state Sen. Randy Fine in the race, but Fine will have to clear a contested Primary first. In addition to repeat candidate Ehsan Joarder, Fine will have to defeat Aaron Baker of Sorrento in the Jan. 28 Primary.

With Fine running for Congress, Republican Florida Rep. Mayfield and Democrat Ahrens have said they are interested in running for his Senate seat

Other Florida senators expected to attend the inauguration are Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa; Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami; Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill; Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers; and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, according to information obtained by USA TODAY Network-Florida.

Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policies. The proposal was filed Tuesday by Republican state Sen. Randy Fine ...

President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold a victory rally in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, one day before returning back to the White House for a second term. It's a big moment for the 45th and soon to be 47th president, helping set the stage not only for the inauguration but his next administration.

Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The proposal was filed Tuesday by Republican state Sen. Randy Fine ...

State lawmakers will be participating in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration events ... On social media, Sen. Randy Fine, R-Melbourne Beach, and Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, took ...