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Don Gaetz says Joel Rudman has withdrawn bid for Pensacola State College Board
- Dr. Joel Rudman withdrew his nomination to the Pensacola State College Board while overseas in Barcelona, stating, "Pensacola State College is too important to me to have it get caught up in all this theatre surrounding the behavior of the Florida House".
- The Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee unanimously rejected Rudman's nomination after he made threats of naming alleged drug-using legislators in his social media posts.
- Rudman characterized the investigation into Hope Florida as a politically motivated attack led by House leadership, asserting it was a "politically motivated witch hunt" against Hope Florida by Republican Representatives.
- Rudman's resignation follows a pattern of several appointees of Governor Ron DeSantis stepping down from college boards amid controversy, including the recent withdrawals of two other appointees from his administration amid Senate confirmation struggles.
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Rudman resigns from Pensacola college board; UWF trustee questions continue
Adam Kissel, Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointee to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. (Photos via UWF website)Senators have made clear their hesitation to confirm some gubernatorial appointments this session, particularly for higher education institutions in Pensacola. Tuesday, the Ethics and Election Committee rejected one University of West Florida trustee, Adam Kissel, and questioned five others who appeared before the committee bef…
A third DeSantis appointee exits as a trustee amid confirmation troubles
By Jim Turner ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Former Rep. Joel Rudman became the third appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to resign this month from a Northwest Florida college or university board of trustees while awaiting Senate confirmation. Meanwhile, the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Tuesday refused to back another DeSantis appointee, University of West Florida trustee Adam Kissel. Rudman was set to appear before the c…
Joel Rudman Resigns from Pensacola State College Board of Trustees Ahead of Senate Ethics Hearing - South Santa Rosa News
Failed Congressional candidate Joel Rudman, who quit the Florida House District 3 job in an unsuccessful bid for Florida’s 1st Congressional District seat, has now also resigned from the Pensacola State College Board of Trustees position ahead of today’s Florida Senate Ethics Committee confirmation hearing. Last week the Florida Senate’s Committee on Higher Education Appropriations unanimously rejected confirming Rudman to the position, citing b…
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