Uthmeier calls for GOP lawmaker’s ouster from House leadership position

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 553

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday escalated a long-simmering feud with a Republican lawmaker by calling for his ouster from a House leadership role, citing the legislator’s ties to a law firm defending Planned Parenthood in a lawsuit brought by the state.

Uthmeier will not cooperate with the House Health Care Budget Subcommittee as long as state Rep. Alex Andrade remains its chairman, he said during a Tampa press conference on Monday. His threat …

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