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DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

  • Scott Yenor, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, faced backlash for remarks about Senate Democrats, stating there are too few 'straight, white non-Jews' in leadership roles.
  • Bipartisan backlash led to Yenor's removal from consideration for a research board at the University of West Florida.
  • Senator Randy Fine opposed Yenor, labelling him an 'idiot,' and criticized his comments on antisemitism within party leadership.
  • DeSantis defended Yenor, stating he supports necessary reforms in universities and dismissed the criticism as 'misplaced.
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Arutz ShevaArutz Sheva

Desantis appointee says there are too few 'straight, white non-Jews' in Democrat party

Scott Yenor, appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointee to the state's university board, under fire for comments about Jews, women.

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Orlando SentinelOrlando Sentinel

DeSantis ‘100 percent’ behind UWF board chair called ‘bigot,’ ‘misogynist’ by GOP state senator

Yenor has faced backlash because of what state Sen. Fine and other Jewish lawmakers have alleged were anti-Semitic comments

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Jewish Telegraphic AgencyJewish Telegraphic Agency

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A professor and conservative activist nominated by Gov. Ron DeSantis to chair a Florida university board is in political hot water this week over a series of tweets counting the number of Jews, women, seniors and gay lawmakers among Senate Democrats and lamenting that there were too few “straight, white non-Jews” available to lead or reform the party. The bipartisan rebuke of Scott Yenor comes as DeSantis and  nation’s other leading conservative…

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Ron DeSantis says he "100 percent" backs UWF trustee Scott Yenor who said women are "medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome"

©2025 The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he stood “100 percent” behind University of West Florida Board of Trustees Chair Scott Yenor, who was called “a bigot” and “misogynist” this week by Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County. DeSantis in January appointed Yenor, who was quickly elected to serve as chair of the university board. Yenor has faced a backlash because of what Fine and other Jewish lawmakers have alleged wer…

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News Service of FloridaNews Service of Florida

DeSantis Backs UWF Trustee

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he stood “100 percent” behind University of West Florida Board of Trustees Chairman Scott Yenor, who was called “a bigot” and “misogynist” this week by Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County.

·Tallahassee, United States
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News Service of Florida broke the news in Tallahassee, United States on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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