James Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney general and former chief of staff to Governor Ron DeSantis, has worked on criminal prosecution, immigration enforcement, education, parental rights, election integrity, and public safety. His previous roles include counsel to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and attorney at an international law firm. A Georgetown Law and University of Florida graduate, Uthmeier grew up in Destin and lives with his wife, Jean, and their three children.

James Uthmeier

Jose Javier Rodriguez
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James Uthmeier

Jose Javier Rodriguez
An attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, he has built his career around public safety, economic fairness, and government accountability. Guided by faith, service, and personal responsibility, he has advocated for consumers, workers, and taxpayers while challenging powerful interests. His campaign for Florida Attorney General emphasizes fighting crime, lowering costs, rooting out corruption, and restoring independent, professional leadership to the office.
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Abortion and reproductive policy
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Agriculture and rural policy
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Artificial intelligence
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Rodriguez lists investigating the tax breaks, subsidies and no-bid contracts given to data center developers, which the statements say shift costs onto families, and stopping algorithmic rent setting by corporate landlords. One statement also names Alligator Alcatraz contractors. No statement is filed on other uses of artificial intelligence.
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Civil rights and freedoms
Uthmeier describes advocating in court for First Amendment rights and religious freedom at a law firm, and leading Florida’s legal battles to reopen businesses and schools and prohibit mask and vaccine requirements. A third statement describes a focus on keeping Florida “safe, strong, and free.” These are the only statements filed here.
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Criminal justice and policing
Uthmeier lists prosecuting dangerous criminals as part of a focus on keeping Florida “safe, strong, and free.” The same statement also lists combatting illegal immigration and suing corporations over what it describes as sexualizing and indoctrinating children. It names no specific cases, bills or actions.
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View full positionsRodriguez lists prosecuting cartels and child exploitation networks, getting fentanyl and dangerous drugs off the streets, and rooting out corruption in state government. Other statements cover releasing state-held Epstein records, elder abuse, deed and title theft, contractor fraud, and resources for police and prosecutors against violent crime and gun violence.
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Economy, jobs and wages
Uthmeier describes leading Florida’s legal battles to immediately reopen businesses and schools during the COVID pandemic. This is the only statement filed under economy and jobs. It names no wage, budget or business proposals, and the sources hold nothing further on the economy.
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View full positionsRodriguez lists enforcing the state minimum wage, shutting down wage theft and penalizing unsafe workplaces. This is the only statement filed under economy and jobs, and it gives no further detail on economic policy or on how these items would be carried out.
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Education
Uthmeier describes leading Florida’s legal battles to immediately reopen schools during the COVID pandemic, and helping deliver education freedom and parental rights. This is the only statement filed under education. It names no specific education laws, programs or funding, and the sources hold nothing further on education.
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View full positionsRodriguez says the office will investigate the misuse of public education dollars by the state and private organizations, including the millions unaccounted for. A second statement on holding Big Tech and social media platforms accountable for hurting Florida’s children is also filed here, and no other education topics are covered.
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Elections and voting
Uthmeier says election integrity was among the victories achieved with Governor DeSantis. The phrase appears within a longer list of results in a single statement. It names no election laws, cases or proposals, and the sources hold nothing further on elections and voting.
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View full positionsRodriguez says FP&L approved and funded a criminal “ghost candidate” scheme to trick voters during the 2020 State Senate re-election, which Rodriguez lost by 32 votes. The statement says the experience deepened a commitment to rooting out corruption in government. This is the only statement filed under elections and voting.
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Energy
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Rodriguez describes being the strongest advocate in Tallahassee for customers of electric utilities. Statements list investigating state monopoly electric utilities over excessive rate setting, hidden fees and deceptive billing, and relief for homeowners and small businesses from skyrocketing insurance costs and electric bills.
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Environment and climate
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Rodriguez lists enforcing Florida’s environmental laws that require polluters, not Floridians, to pay the cleanup costs of pollution. As a Cabinet member, Rodriguez would also fight any sale, swap or surplus of Florida’s public and conservation land. These are the only two statements filed under the environment.
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Families and social services
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Firearms policy
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Rodriguez lists providing resources to police and prosecutors to combat violent crime and gun violence. A second statement says to support law enforcement, advocate for victims, protect witnesses and address gun violence, and also lists getting fentanyl and dangerous drugs off the streets. No other gun policy is covered.
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Government reform
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Rodriguez describes a legislative focus on transparency, consumer protection and accountability against powerful special interests. Statements describe a mission of fighting crime, costs and corruption as an independent-minded enforcer of the law, and cite the FP&L “ghost candidate” scheme as deepening a commitment to rooting out corruption.
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Healthcare
Uthmeier describes leading Florida’s legal battles to prohibit mask and vaccine requirements during the COVID pandemic. This is the only filed statement that touches on healthcare. It names no other healthcare positions, and the sources hold nothing further on the issue.
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View full positionsRodriguez lists cracking down on elder abuse, from marketing scams to guardianship abuse and abuse in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. This is the only statement filed under healthcare, and it gives no further detail on healthcare policy or on how these items would be carried out.
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Housing
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Rodriguez lists protecting homeowners and renters by ending deed and title theft, contractor fraud and predatory schemes, stopping algorithmic rent setting by corporate landlords, and cracking down on scammers targeting renters or homeowners. Other statements cover investigating insurers for rate inflation and claim denials and relief from skyrocketing insurance costs.
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Immigration
Uthmeier lists combatting illegal immigration alongside prosecuting dangerous criminals and suing corporations, within a focus on keeping Florida “safe, strong, and free.” This is the only statement on immigration. It names no laws, enforcement actions or proposals, and the sources hold nothing further on the issue.
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Infrastructure and transportation
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Local control
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National security and foreign policy
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Social Security and retirement
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Taxes and government spending
Uthmeier says tax relief was among the victories achieved with Governor DeSantis. The phrase comes from a single statement, listed alongside other results, and names no tax cuts, amounts or proposals. Nothing else in the sources addresses taxes or spending.
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View full positionsRodriguez says to pursue full recovery of the $10 million stolen in the Hope Florida scandal and follow the money trail to the top. Other statements list investigating tax breaks, subsidies and no-bid contracts for data center developers and Alligator Alcatraz contractors, and fighting to lower costs.
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Technology and privacy
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Rodriguez lists protecting children from emerging threats from technology online and via social media and holding Big Tech and social media platforms accountable for hurting Florida’s children. Other statements cover stopping algorithmic rent setting and investigating tax breaks and no-bid contracts for data center developers.
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Veterans
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Rodriguez lists protecting seniors and veterans from exploitation and abuse. This is the only statement filed under veterans. It gives no further detail on veterans policy, on which benefits or programs are meant, or on how this would be carried out.
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Drug policy
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Rodriguez says the state should get fentanyl and dangerous drugs off its streets, and, in another statement, stop lethal drugs, including opioids, from flooding streets. This is the only issue statement on drugs, and it gives no further detail on drug policy. It also lists prosecuting criminal cartels.
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James Uthmeier

Jose Javier Rodriguez

James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney general and former chief of staff to Governor Ron DeSantis, has worked on criminal prosecution, immigration enforcement, education, parental rights, election integrity, and public safety. His previous roles include counsel to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and attorney at an international law firm. A Georgetown Law and University of Florida graduate, Uthmeier grew up in Destin and lives with his wife, Jean, and their three children.
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Jose Javier Rodriguez
An attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, he has built his career around public safety, economic fairness, and government accountability. Guided by faith, service, and personal responsibility, he has advocated for consumers, workers, and taxpayers while challenging powerful interests. His campaign for Florida Attorney General emphasizes fighting crime, lowering costs, rooting out corruption, and restoring independent, professional leadership to the office.
Visit the campaign siteConnect with Jose Javier Rodriguez:
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