Trump's man in Florida gets pumped for 2020

Joe Gruters relishes his disruptor role in local and state politics, where he’s mostly been behind the scenes. His influence on a vast array of topics is likely to grow — quickly.

MARK WEMPLE. Joe Gruters has two new titles in Sarasota and Florida politics: chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and recently elected state senator.
MARK WEMPLE. Joe Gruters has two new titles in Sarasota and Florida politics: chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and recently elected state senator.
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The political life of Joe Gruters began around the time he was 13, when his mom, Robin Gruters, drove him to swim practice. It wasn’t the grunge music of the early 1990s jamming on the radio, but instead, the booming voice of conservative political personality Rush Limbaugh.

 

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