DeSantis picks ‘the Chuck Norris of Florida politics’ as new top deputy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a prominent state lawmaker and amputee combat veteran dubbed the "Chuck Norris of Florida Politics" on Tuesday to be his second in command in Tallahassee.

The choice of state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, makes the DeSantis-Collins team the only all-veteran executive state leadership pair in the country.

DeSantis praised Collins’ bravery in battle, where he earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart as a Green Beret during the War on Terror while also being deployed to South America – while Collins said DeSa...