/tags/joe-gruters Joe Gruters en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:00:38 GMT /national-politics/2025-08-22/joe-gruters-a-trump-ally-elected-new-head-of-republican-national-committee Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve as the Republican Party's new chairman. Former chair Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:00:38 GMT /national-politics/2025-08-22/joe-gruters-a-trump-ally-elected-new-head-of-republican-national-committee Stephen Fowler /news/2021-07-21/investigation-clears-florida-gop-chair-joe-gruters-of-sexual-harassment-allegations A law firm was “unable to substantiate" the claims against the Sarasota senator. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:28:18 GMT /news/2021-07-21/investigation-clears-florida-gop-chair-joe-gruters-of-sexual-harassment-allegations News Service of Florida Staff /local-news/2021-02-19/plan-to-tax-online-purchases-gets-support-in-florida-senate Florida business groups have argued for years that retailers in the state are at a competitive disadvantage because out-of-state businesses aren’t collecting sales taxes. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:48:37 GMT /local-news/2021-02-19/plan-to-tax-online-purchases-gets-support-in-florida-senate /local-news/2021-01-26/new-tax-for-online-purchases-gains-momentum-in-florida-senate State GOP chairman Sen. Joe Gruters says it could add more than $600 million a year to Florida's economy, which has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:36:24 GMT /local-news/2021-01-26/new-tax-for-online-purchases-gains-momentum-in-florida-senate Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /2020-09-29/gop-chairman-incoming-speaker-voice-opposition-for-minimum-wage-hike Joe Gruters and Chris Sprowls, both legislators from the greater Tampa Bay region, say the increase would have dire consequences on local businesses. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:31:46 GMT /2020-09-29/gop-chairman-incoming-speaker-voice-opposition-for-minimum-wage-hike Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /show/sundial/2019-01-17/close-trump-ally-joe-gruters-now-leads-the-florida-republican-party Republican State Senator Joe Gruters, representing Florida's 23rd District, is the new President of the Florida Republican Party. Gruters won handidly… Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:10:27 GMT /show/sundial/2019-01-17/close-trump-ally-joe-gruters-now-leads-the-florida-republican-party Chris Remington