Lara Trump withdraws Florida Senate nomination

President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, has withdrawn her name from her candidacy for Senate.

She stepped down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee this month, sparking speculation that she would replace outgoing Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump nominated to be secretary of state.

But in a post to

She said she hopes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be able to handpick a successor to serve out the remaining six years of Rubio’s term, which ends in 2026.