Under Florida law, the death or resignation of a senator or member of the House triggers a special election. On the first day of Vindman's campaign, he raised $1.7 million from " 36,000 contributions total — with 99 percent of online donations totaling $100 or less." If that isn't known now, it will be known before President Trump leaves office in 2029. By running for office, Vindman can claim that any investigation is just Trump being vindictive; note his "retribution...against me and my family" comment in his ad? I'm not an expert on Florida politics, but Ron DeSantis isn't going to put an insurance industry shill in the Senate.