While U.S. Rep. Connie Mack stayed out of the crowded Republican primary field to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, he may face a serious primary challenger of his own. Politco is reporting that Chauncey Goss, son of former CIA Director Peter Goss, is contemplating running and taking on Mack in 2012. But, with the redistricting process just starting, Goss could end up in another district. Stay tuned.

Gov. Rick Scott may be an outsider to Tallahassee, who argues that his experience in the private sector will help spur job growth in the Sunshine State, but he chose a veteran state employee to head up the state Department of Transportation (FDOT) on Monday.

Scott selected Ananth Prasad to be FDOT secretary. While Prasad worked in the private sector for two years as vice president of a construction company, he also put in almost two decades with FDOT, most recently as assistant secretary for engineering and operations.

With Standard & Poor's Ratings Service lowering its outlook on the federal government's debt on Monday, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called it a warning that cannot be overlooked.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw marked Tax Day by calling for the federal government to back the Fair Tax plan which would abolish federal income taxes and mandate a consumption tax on goods and services.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams used the occasion of Tax Day to attack the Democratic leadership in Washington, including President Barack Obama.

Tax day is here -- and Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent is not too pleased about the current situation.

Today is officially tax day, noted Nugent on Monday. It's time for everyone to say enough is enough. Let's look for ways to cut taxes instead of raising them.

Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, who is considering jumping in a competitive Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, attacked the incumbent for backing policies supported by President Barack Obama.

Four votes, noted Hasner in an e-mail sent out to supporters over the weekend. That was the margin in the United States Senate that prevented defunding Obamacare, its trillion-dollar tax hike, its Medicare cuts, and its unconstitutional government takeover of our private health care decisions.

Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, has hit the ground running, and while he is only in his second term in the House, he has become increasingly visible on a number of issues. For example, Workman led the pension reform effort for state employees in the House and was active in calling for an Arizona-style immigration law in Florida.

Facing term limits in 2012, Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, is hoping to keep his Senate seat in the family.

On Friday, Victoria Siplin, wife of the senator, filed paperwork that she intends to run for the seat in 2012.

She faces a crowded Democratic primary field, including Rep. Geri Thompson, D-Orlando, former Rep. Curt Levine, and Robert Acosta who ran for a House seat in the area before.