Hours after Trump endorses him, Jimmy Patronis resigns to run for Gaetz's House seat

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56% : Patronis' resignation came just a few hours after Trump preemptively endorsed him for the House seat, which has been represented by Gaetz since 2017.
51% : In addition to Patronis, Trump is also urging state Sen. Randy Fine to run in the special election to succeed U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida's 6th Congressional District.
46% : Shortly after Trump weighed in on the race, state Rep. Michelle Salzman, who announced a bid for the House seat last week, also threw her support behind Patronis.
28% : Gaetz resigned from Congress earlier this month after Trump named him as his choice for U.S. attorney general.
25% : The former congressman, who was just reelected in this month's elections, has said that he will not return to Congress next year.READ MORE: Gaetz says he will not be returning to Congress after dropping attorney general bidWhile a handful of Republicans have already jumped into the race to succeed Gaetz in Congress, Trump's decision to endorse Patronis -- who hadn't even announced a campaign for the seat when Trump weighed in -- gives the outgoing Florida CFO a huge leg up.

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