Rep. Lake Ray has firmly established himself as one of the leading experts on ports in Tallahassee. And now hes looking to put all that savvy to work back home, as CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort).

The JaxPort board is due to name a new CEO by April.

In an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday, Mitt Romney pulled the plug on speculation that he would launch a political comeback. He intends to remain politically active, he said, but don't expect him back for a third presidential bid.

"That was it," he said. "That was enough."

Its one of the strangest dynastic alliances in American politics: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who hails from a family of libertarian icons, and former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack -- like his father, former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack IV, a mainstream Florida Republican.

Floridas two U.S. senators, Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio, enjoyed the national limelight this week as they continue to take very different paths in office.

Rubio is starting to emerge as one of the leading Republican presidential hopefuls in 2016. Nelson, meanwhile, is poised to become an even stronger ally to President Barack Obama.