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Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?

JL;DR SUMMARY Randy Fine, a Jewish legislator from Florida, has become a controversial figure in Republican Jewish politics. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityDonald TrumpRepublican Jewish CoalitionAipacPro IsraelFlorida PoliticsRjcRandy FineMuslim Civil Rights

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Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
"Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood (right) thanks residents who turned up to counter-protest a canceled demonstration by a neo-Nazi group in Ormond Beach, Florida, April 22, 2023."
Florida, United States
"Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?"
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Randy Fine, at right, campaigned for Donald Trump with the Republican Jewish Coalition in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 28, 2024."
Israel
"The two served together in the state House, where they were both in the Jewish caucus, and accompanied Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on a trade mission to Israel."
Tucson, Arizona, United States
"Born in Tucson, Arizona, Fine spent most of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father was a professor."
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
"Born in Tucson, Arizona, Fine spent most of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father was a professor."
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"The RJC hosted a fundraiser for Fine in Boca Raton this week, an area hours outside of his district with considerably more Jews."
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
"The director of his local Jewish federation, which covers the region around Daytona Beach, told JTA, I really dont know him at all."
Butler, Florida, United States
"Hes only running, he said, because Trump whom he believes God saved from his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, this summer asked him to."
Pennsylvania, United States
"Hes only running, he said, because Trump whom he believes God saved from his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, this summer asked him to."
Texas, United States
"If Fine wins his seat, the number of Jewish Republicans in the House will also double from last term, from two to four, with Texass Craig Goldman also joining."
Ireland
"Since their fallout, Fine and DeSantis staffers have sniped at each other online (among his critiques of the governor was over a recent visit to Ireland, a nation that sympathizes heavily with Palestinians over Israel)."

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