Matt Getz’s resignation leaves a window of opportunity for a seventh Greek-American, if it is finally valid for the next session of Congress.
New York, Christodoulos Athanasatos
The resignation of Matt Getz leaves a window of opportunity for a seventh Greek-American in the seats of the Federal Parliamentsince it finally applies to the next Session of Congress, regardless of the withdrawal of his candidacy for the Ministry of Justice.
This is the congressional seat in Florida’s 1st District, for which the Governor of the State, Ron de Sandys, is preparing to call a special election (“special elections”), if it is finally confirmed that Gage cannot return. If this development is verified, one of the candidates is expected to be the Financial Director of the State, Dimitris Patronis (Jimmy Patronis), as he stated in his post on X.
“I’m seriously considering running for Florida’s 1st Congressional District. We have a historic opportunity to fight the ‘swamp’, end the instrumentalization of the law and put power back in the hands of Americans“, Patronis said in the post, which was made public on Tuesday, about 48 hours earlier than the withdrawal of Getz’s candidacy.
Despite the fact that there are other officials of the Republican Party who will be interested in the position, who mainly come from within the State Parliament, Dimitris Patronis is considered a strong candidate, as he enjoys particularly high popularity, while his work has been recognized as coordinator of the State Fire Service, especially during periods when it was tested by severe weather events, such as the recent one with hurricanes “Elin” and “Milton”.
In fact, the name of Patronis has also been heard for claiming the candidacy of the Republican Party for the position of Governor in 2026, since the powerful Ron de Sandys is completing his second term and does not have the possibility to claim a third, based on the current legislation .
Born and raised in Panama City, Florida, Patronis is the grandson of a Greek immigrant originally from Patmos, while professionally active as a partner in his family’s restaurant. His father was one of the founding members of the Community of Saint John the Theologian in Panama City, while he was a member of the Order of Lords of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Although a third-generation Greek-American, Patronis has close ties to the Greek-American community and visits the Greecewhile in his public statements he has shown himself to be particularly passionate about his Greek origin.
As long as his candidacy progressed and was elected, circles of Greek-American organizations believe that he would be a Member of Parliament with a strong Greek conscience and would be particularly useful, especially if the information that Konstantinos Bilirakis is intended to be the new ambassador of the USA in Athens and leave the Parliamentary seat in 2025.
However, everything will depend on whether Matt Getz will return to the parliamentary seats, since, according to Axios, his resignation from the outgoing Federal Parliament may be considered binding with the next one as well, even if his case enters a legal “gray zone”, unprecedented in Washington.
It is recalled that expatriates Konstantinos Bilirakis, Nicole Malliotakis, Chris Pappas, Maggie Goodlander, Dina Titus and Mike Haridopoulos have been elected to the Parliament.
Source: Skai
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