Donald Trump endorses Randy Fine in Florida Senate bid: ‘MAGA Warrior’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump handed his endorsement to Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, for election to the Florida Senate this November.
Fine is running to represent District 19, which is located in Brevard County. Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Melbourne, currently represents the seat, but will be termed out.
“Florida State Rep. Randy Fine is a MAGA Warrior who will stand up to anyone to advance the America First agenda!” Trump said Thursday night. “One of our only elected Jewish Republicans, he stands with me for an America that brings Peace through Strength, and an Economy that works for our Nation’s families.”
“I need him in the Florida Senate, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” the former president said.
Fine has a campaign war chest of over $1.5 million as of early-February for his Senate election, which has multiple other declared Republican candidates vying for the office.
Those Republicans include Robyn Hattaway and Charles Sheridan, per the Florida Division of Elections.
The only Democrat running for District 19 so far is Vance Ahrens.
“I am honored beyond measure,” Fine said in reaction to Trump’s crucial endorsement.
With Trump’s firm grasp over the Republican Party, Fine was handed a strong boost over the other two primary contenders. Trump is currently the shoe-in for the GOP nomination for president, handily winning every state that’s voted thus far, and recently emerging victorious in Michigan by more than 40 points.
Fine had endorsed Trump for president after flipping from Gov. Ron DeSantis in late-2023.
The state representative said Trump will be the strongest candidate to tackle the issues important to the Jewish community.
“When it comes to action, Donald Trump has never let us down,” Fine wrote in October 2023.
The primary election for Florida Senate seats will take place Aug. 20.
Fine previously received endorsements from Brevard School Board’s conservative majority, Chairwoman Megan Wright and board members Matt Susin and Gene Trent.
Reps. Thad Altman, R-Indialantic, Chase Tramont, R-Port Orange, and Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, have endorsed Fine.
He also received endorsements from Port Canaveral Commissioner Wayne Justice and former Commissioner Tom Weinberg, Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman, Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, and former Senate President Mike Haridopolos.
The International Union of Police Associations and Florida Family Action have also given early endorsements.
Fine currently serves as the chairman of the House Health & Human Services Committee, where he oversees all aspects of health care and welfare reform in Florida.
