With the lieutenant governor’s office empty since March 12, Gov. Rick Scott’s office has begun vetting a short list of four candidates.
According to news reports, those on the short list are: State Sen. Tom Lee (R-Brandon) and Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman, the only woman on the list.
The two others under consideration are Sheriff Don Eslinger of Seminole County and Joseph Joyner, the appointed schools’ superintendent of St. Johns County.
Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned last March, after it was revealed that she once owned a public relations firm that represented Allied Veterans of the World, a Florida-based non-profit that was the subject of an investigation into illegal gambling in Internet cafes.
