Scott Eckhard Jewett
What this job does: Florida's top official. Signs or vetoes the bills the Legislature passes, can cross out single items in the state budget, picks the leaders of most state agencies, and appoints judges from short lists a commission sends. Leads the response to hurricanes and other emergencies. A term is four years, two in a row at most.
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur (self-described "leader, entrepreneur, innovator, lifelong problem solver")
- Lives in
- Boca Raton
Background
- Lives in Boca Raton, Florida. source: floridianpress.com
- Announced a 'Libertarian 2.0' campaign for governor in November 2025. source: floridianpress.com
- Qualified as the Libertarian Party of Florida candidate for governor in June 2026. source: spokesman.com
- Running mate for lieutenant governor is Nicole Skelly of Milton, who co-owns a construction business. source: scottjewett.com
In their own words
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- Make Florida affordable and reduce the cost of living source: scottjewett.com
- Fix homeowners' insurance affordability source: scottjewett.com
- Cut taxes and regulations and reduce the size of government source: scottjewett.com
- School choice: parents decide where their children go to school source: scottjewett.com
- Criminal justice changes: end mandatory minimums, reform cash bail, end private prisons source: floridianpress.com
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