Mitt Romney Names Impressive Campaign Staff in Florida

On Tuesday, after finishing third place in the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, one of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, unveiled his team to lead his efforts in the Sunshine State.

This is the team that will beat President Obama in Florida, said Katie Packer Gage, Romneys deputy campaign manager, in a statement released on Tuesday morning. This team will be critical as Mitt Romney campaigns across Florida spreading his pro-growth message and working to bring jobs back to the state.

Molly Donlin, who led former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulianis efforts in Florida back in the 2008 battle for the Republican presidential nomination, will be Romneys director in Florida. J.C. Hernandez, the former Miami-Dade GOP executive director and Marco Rubio staffer, will be Romneys field director. Alex Melendez -- who worked for Rick Scott in 2010 and John McCain in 2008 -- will lead Romneys team in Tampa Bay, while political consultant Andrew Messer will lead his efforts in North Florida. Veteran Florida Republican leader Brett Doster, who led George W. Bushs efforts to carry Florida in 2004, will be a strategic adviser for Romney in the Sunshine State.