State Sen. Randy Fine — a Republican firebrand who has openly feuded with Gov. Ron DeSantis and earned an endorsement by President Donald Trump — is facing a Democratic candidate, Josh Weil, 40, of Orlando.

Republicans are warning of tighter-than-expected margins in Florida’s 6th congressional district special election to fill the seat left by President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin is deploying himself to campaign for a Florida candidate who is giving the GOP a run for its money in a solid red district. Democrat Josh Weil is only narrowly trailing Republican Randy Fine in recent polling ahead of a special election on April 1 to fill national security