GOP leader Joe Gruters is running for the Florida House in 2016 and is drawing the support of the some of the leading Republicans in the Sunshine State.
Gruters, the current vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), filed earlier this month to run for the House seat currently held by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, who is expected to run for the Florida Senate seat currently held by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, who is expected to run for country office. On Friday, Gruters played up his Republican credentials in an email to supporters.