House Speaker Daniel Perez announced his formal resignation effective Aug. 21, as he prepares to be the U.S. We have been on a sometimes thrilling and sometimes tumultuous journey together,” Perez wrote. Perez’ term in the House was to end with the general election in November due to term limits. Speaker pro tempore Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville Republican, will act as Speaker through the end of the current term, but Perez wrote House Speaker-designate Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, will assume the duties in September. Trump has been a supporter of Perez in his tenure as Speaker, even though Perez and Gov.