Vowing to put “Florida first,” state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam kicked off his bid to be the Sunshine State’s 46th governor on Wednesday with an event in Polk County. 

U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., teamed up with fellow congressional freshman U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, to introduce a proposal to boost Israel’s security. 

State Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, kicked off his bid to be Florida’s next attorney general on Tuesday, with a morning media appearance in Tallahassee with stops scheduled for Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville later in the day. 

Fresh off losing in a congressional primary last year, Annette Taddeo announced on Tuesday that she will run for the Democratic nomination in the special election to replace Republican Frank Artiles in the Florida Senate. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is teaming up again with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to take on  the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) due to its support of terrorism and opposition to Israel.  

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., one of the founders of the Israel Victory Caucus in Congress, is leading the charge to let U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem designate Israel as their birthplace on passports and other documents. 

On Thursday, the U.S. House narrowly voted to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law. 

On Wednesday, the U.S. House agreed to a measure from a South Florida congresswoman which saves local taxpayers almost $17 million. 

On Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, avoiding a federal shutdown and funding government operations through September even as Florida Republicans divided over the measure. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced on Wednesday he was expanding his team, with new staffers and current ones getting promotions.