A selling point for Corcoran’s anti-establishment position is that he was once chief of staff to Marco Rubio during his time as Florida House Speaker.
In an interview with the Sun-Sentinel, former Senate President Tom Lee said this about the incoming speaker last year:
“It’s a remarkable start to this man’s tenure as a presiding officer that he’s willing to take the 20 years’ experience he has as a staffer and a legislator and use that to reform the system so that members are not so quick to monetize these titles.”
Aside from his vendetta against overreaching lobbyists, Corcoran takes very conservative stances on various issues, especially for spending items such as Medicaid or amnesty for illegal immigrants. His far-right leanings have earned him the coveted support of conservative powerhouse Americans for Prosperity.
While this may give him a clear foothold in a Republican primary, the jury’s still out on how he would perform in the general election – especially against an outsider candidate like Democrat John Morgan.
