Gov. Rick Scott, who narrowly won the governorship in 2010 and has been plagued by low approval ratings, confirmed Tuesday that he plans to run for re-election in 2014.
“I like this job. I enjoy being governor,” said Scott, a Republican who defeated Democrat Alex Sink nearly a year ago by the slimmest margin in a governor’s race in decades after spending more than $75 million of his own money on the race.
Scott has maintained a political action account, Let’s Get to Work, and has seen his approval numbers increase a bit in recent weeks after slumping to below 30 percent earlier this year. Scott has staked his term on reducing unemployment, and the jobless rate has declined a bit since he took office, though it has continued to hover above 10 percent.
“I’m going to do my best … to keep the cost of living as low as I can in the state and make sure people get an education and can get a job. So, I plan on running for re-election,” Scott said.
