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James Uthmeier is taking over as campaign manager from Generra Peck, who will stay on as chief strategist. Uthmeier has been DeSantis' chief of staff.
James Uthmeier has earned the governor’s trust as an always-on-offense political fixer, but he has no campaign experience
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the Florida governor continues to reset his stagnant presidential campaign.
The changes come after DeSantis made 2 big staff cuts in the past few weeks, laying off about a third of his staff in late July as the campaign faced financial trouble.
The Florida governor is bringing on James Uthmeier, his chief of staff from his state office, to serve as his campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck.