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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to appoint a replacement for Sen. Marco Rubio—pending Senate approval of Rubio’s nomination as secretary of state—and it seems unlikely that the appointee will be chosen from the House of Representatives. Speculation over that appointee has continued to swirl, with names like Rep. Cory Mills being thrown in the air. The governor confirmed he spoke to Mills about the vacancy, but he appeared to signal in a Jan. 13 press conference that he was unlikely to appoint any current congresspersons considering the slim Republican majority in the House. Mills responded to the governor’s comments on social media platform X, stating that while he feels like he would be better positioned and more valuable to the America First agenda in the Senate, he is honored just to be considered. He deferred to the governor’s decision and expressed gratitude for the feedback….