Uthmeier in Tampa appearance talks Hope Florida, UF teaching position, guns

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,224

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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TAMPA — For a man who’s been in his job for 14 months, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has had the uncanny ability to generate an inordinate amount of headlines, sometimes for some quite controversial decisions.

While that could help his name recognition as he goes before the voters for the first time in his life in November, it also creates potential pitfalls.

Take the issue of guns.

A year ago, Uthmeier announced …

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