Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’ll make an announcement on filling the seat of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., near President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20.

DeSantis, a Republican, must name someone to serve the remaining two years of Rubio ‘s term after Rubio was nominated to be Secretary of State in the new Trump administration.

“I think that we’ve got a lot of great people in Florida who’ve made a big difference. We also have certain issues that are very, very significant,” DeSantis said, Florida Phoenix reported.

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