Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigns to jump onto Collins ticket

Florida Emergency Management Chief Loses Job After Surprise Run For Lieutenant Governor - Tampa Free Press

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie stepped down Tuesday after launching a surprise bid for lieutenant governor alongside Lt. Gov. Jay Collins on the eve of the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Guthrie joined Collins’ ticket Monday evening, reportedly without informing Gov. Ron DeSantis beforehand. On Tuesday, Collins lost the primary contest to U.S. Rep. Byron […] Florida Emergency Management Chief Loses Job After Surpr…

Kevin Guthrie Is Out as Emergency Managent Director After 2-Day Stint as Collins Running Mate

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigned Tuesday, one day after becoming Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ running mate in his run for governor. Guthrie's stint as Collins' running mate lasted less than 48 hours: Collins came in second, with 25 percent of the vote, to Byron Donalds's 48 percent in the 11-way Republican primary race for governor. The post Kevin Guthrie Is Out as Emergency Managent Director After 2-Day Stint as Collins Run…

Kevin Guthrie resigns as Florida's emergency management director

Kevin Guthrie has resigned as executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, doing so a day after being announced as Jay Collins' running mate for governor.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigns to jump onto Collins ticket

Gov. Ron DeSantis​ said he wished Guthrie luck, but politics and emergency management don't mix and he accepted his resignation.

Emergency management director resigns to join Collins campaign for governor

Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, fields questions from reporters at the state emergency operations center in Tallahassee in advance of a winter weather storm on Jan. 21, 2025. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie has resigned to join Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ campaign for governor.  Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he accepted Guthrie’s resigna…

Florida governor candidate Jay Collins picks emergency management director as running mate

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigned Tuesday, one day after becoming Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ running mate in his run for governor.