Jimmy Patronis Endorses Yoni Anijar for Florida State House

Jimmy Patronis Endorses Yoni Anijar for Florida State House

"Yoni Anijar is a committed patriot who will be a fighter for a stronger America and a stronger Florida in the State House."

Grayson Bakich
Grayson Bakich
August 17, 2026

Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is endorsing Yoni Anijar in the Florida House's 100th district Republican primary.

What Patronis is Saying

"Yoni Anijar is a committed patriot who will be a fighter for a stronger America and a stronger Florida in the State House," said Rep. Patronis in a statement. "From serving our country as a Captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps to being a hard-working and successful attorney and small business owner, Yoni has the real-world experience needed to get things done for Floridians. That's why I am endorsing his campaign for State Representative in HD 100."

Additionally, Rep. Patronis emphasized that Anijar will "stand with President Trump to fend off the harmful policy agenda of the radical Left and ensure Florida stays the freest and most prosperous state in the nation for generations to come."

Anijar's Reply

In his thank-you to Patronis, Anijar lauded the Florida congressman's time as the Sunshine State's CFO, saying, "As our CFO, he fought to protect consumers, safeguard small businesses, and address the property insurance crisis facing our state. Now, as one of our fearless Conservative leaders in Washington, he has been working hard to serve Floridians and bring back American greatness."

"Congressman Patronis has played an incredible role in making Florida the freedom-leader it is today, and I look forward to soon joining the fight to keep it that way in Tallahassee," Anijar concluded.

Does Anijar Have This in the Bag?

Anijar qualified to enter the race through petition in April and came in with a significant financial advantage over his Republican opponents: Raul Gallon, CEO of G&G Insurance Adjusters Inc.; Eric Stelnicki, a pediatric plastic surgeon; and Chris Vincent, former mayor of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.

On top of that, Anijar already has the endorsements of State Representative Meg Weinberger (R-94) and Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters.

With Patronis's endorsement, might this be what gets Anijar over the finish line in these final hours?

Grayson Bakich

Grayson Bakich

Grayson Bakich is a Florida and Arizona legislative correspondent for The Floridian and Cactus Politics, specializing in national and state-level politics. With three years' experience covering federal Florida, and Arizona politics, they have been cited by NewsBreak, SGT Report, Lucianne.com, and Cause Action. Email: [email protected]

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to the newsletter everyone in Florida is reading.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Texas Politics
Cactus Politics
Big Energy News
Dome Politics
Northeast Independent