Blaise Ingoglia was elected by committee members to head the Florida GOP despite Governor Scott’s support of Leslie Dougher who had previously held that position. Ingoglia recently defeated Rose Rocco in the 35th District State Representative race in November of 2014. He has previously served as Vice Chairman of the Florida GOP and Chairman of the Hernando GOP. Back in 2007, he jumped into the political ring with his “Government Gone Wild” Seminars which targeted Hernando County Government and later the State of Florida.
It is reported that he’s already taken action as Chairman, restricting access to Florida GOP headquarters in Tallahassee, banning removal or transfer of documents and prohibiting financial transactions without his approval. These actions were taken as a precaution. Ingoglia explained, “It is no secret that this election was contested and it was somewhat contentious, so that was to make sure that we were being good stewards of all the good data and money at the party.” Soon after Ingoglia was elected, the political arm of the Florida Senate removed 800K from the Florida GOP coffers.