(Ormond Beach, Fla.) – Today, the Tom Leek for State Senate campaign announced the endorsement of U.S. Senator Rick Scott in conservative Republican State Rep. Tom Leek’s (R-Ormond Beach) bid for Florida’s open Senate District 7 seat. Senator Scott joined Representative Leek and hundreds of Republicans Sunday evening at the Volusia County Lincoln Dinner, where he urged the attendees to vote for Tom Leek in the August 20th Republican Primary.
“State Representative Tom Leek has demonstrated strong conservative leadership through his service in the Florida House. I am pleased to endorse his candidacy and support his campaign as he seeks to continue his work in the Florida Senate,” said U.S. Senator Rick Scott.
“As Senator Rick Scott and I return from last week’s Republican National Convention where we nominated Donald J. Trump for President and J.D. Vance as Vice President of the United States, I am proud to have his endorsement in my bid for the Florida Senate, District 7,” said Rep. Leek.
About State Representative Tom Leek
State Rep. Tom Leek was first elected to serve State House District 25 in 2016, and after redistricting re-elected in State House District 28 in 2022. A graduate of the University of Central Florida and Stetson University College of Law, Leek resides in Ormond Beach with his wife Michelle. They are the parents of two daughters.
Tom Leek, recognized quickly in the House as a conservative leader, has the distinction of having served as a committee chairman and on the leadership team of the last three Speakers in the Florida House during his tenure. He currently works with Speaker Paul Renner as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and has previously chaired the Public Ethics and Integrity Committee, the Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee and the Redistricting Committee.
Leek’s accomplishments in the Florida House include landmark legislation in establishing Florida as the most law enforcement-friendly state in the union by strengthening their ability to recruit, retain and reward our police officers. He passed important legislation relating to emergency management and in banning “vaccine passports.” As a trusted member of House leadership, he has worked on many of the conservative advances of the past few years in school choice, economic development and important social issues that strengthen the family.
Tom Leek is the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of Foundation Risk Partners, Corp., a national insurance brokerage. He joined the company in 2018, after a 21-year career at the law firm of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach, where he led the firm as managing partner.
Tom Leek is a Florida delegate to the Republican National Committee (RNC) Convention being held in Milwaukee, WI where he will cast his vote to nominate Donald J. Trump for President.
Leek announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Senate District 7 on January 4, 2023. District 7 is comprised of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and parts of Volusia Counties. Tom Leek has been endorsed by Governor Ron DeSantis, Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, U.S. Representatives Michael Waltz and Cory Mills, all four sheriffs within SD 7 (Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, Putman County Sheriff H.D. ‘Gator’ DeLoach, St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick, and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood), Florida House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast), Senate President-designate Ben Albritton (R-Bartow) and the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (FRSCC), State Sen. Bryan Avila (R-Hialeah Gardens), State Sen. Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton), State Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills), State Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R-Miami), State Sen. Jay Collins (R-Tampa), State Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota), State Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Miami), State Sen. Tom Wright (R-Port Orange), State Rep. Cyndi Stevenson (R-St. Johns), State Attorney R.J. Larizza and Public Defender Matthew Metz, both of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Americans for Prosperity-Florida, Associated Industries of Florida, the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, Florida Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the Palm Coast Professional Firefighters, the Trump Club of St. Johns County, the Volusia County Republican Executive Committee, along with current State Senator Travis Hutson who is vacating the seat in 2024 due to term limits.
