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State Senator questions UWF trustee Scott Yenor’s views

Randy Fine

This popped up on X yesterday morning:

WHO IS RANDY FINE?

In November 2024, Fine was elected to represent Florida Senate District 19 after serving in the Florida House from 2016-2024. He was asked to run for Florida District 6 congressional seat by President-elect Donald Trump and easily won the GOP nomination last month.

Fine has been an outspoken supporter of Israel.

Over the past month, we have reported on Yenor, a Boise State political science professor, and his connections to the Claremont Institute and a secretive Christian organization, Society for American Renewal. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Yenor in January, along with four others with no link to the University of West Florida. The state Board of Governors replaced Pensacola attorney Stephanie White and two other trustees late last year, giving the new trustees control of the 13-member board. At the board’s special meeting in January, Yenor beat out Pensacola businessman and the longest-serving UWF trustee by an 8-5 vote for the chairmanship.

FINE’S CONCERN

What has concerned Fine is Yenor’s attack on Democrats during the committee hearings regarding Pete Hegseth’s appointment as Secretary of Defense. Yenor singled out several for being Jewish. Yenor wrote, “Nine are Jews, two of whom are women and four of whom are 65-years-old or older.”

Why did Yenor bring up senators’ religion in Hegseth hearings? Does he say leadership as Christians vs. Jews?

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