Randy Fine | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's6th district | |
| Assumed office April 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Waltz |
| Member of theFlorida Senate from the19th district | |
| In office November 5, 2024 – March 31, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Mayfield |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Mayfield |
| Member of theFlorida House of Representatives | |
| In office November 8, 2016 – November 5, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Tobia |
| Succeeded by | Monique Miller |
| Constituency | 53rd district (2016–2022) 33rd district (2022–2024) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randall Adam Fine (1974-04-20)April 20, 1974 (age 51) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendy Fine |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA,MBA) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and formergambling industry executive serving as theU.S. representative forFlorida's 6th congressional district since April 2025. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served in theFlorida Senate from 2024 to 2025 and in theFlorida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2024. His congressional district covers a six-county area that includesDaytona Beach.
Born inArizona and raised inKentucky, Fine graduated fromHarvard University with a bachelor's degree in government and earned aMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree fromHarvard Business School. After working forMcKinsey & Company and later as ateaching fellow at Harvard, Fine became a corporate executive working in thecasino gambling industry. In2016, Fine was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, serving until his election to the Florida Senate in2024. AfterMike Waltz's resignation fromCongress in 2025 to becomeU.S. national security advisor, Fine changed his residence and won thespecial election for the seat.
Fine has a long history ofanti-Palestinian andanti-Muslim remarks. He has publicly identified himself as a supporter ofIslamophobia, calling for themass expulsion of Muslims from the United States, and has stated that "mainstream Muslims" should be destroyed for their alleged refusal to make peace withIsrael.
Randall Adam Fine[1] was born on April 20, 1974[2] in aJewish family inTucson, Arizona.[3][2] Fine's father, H. Alan Fine, a graduate ofMIT, was a professor of engineering at theUniversity of Kentucky.[4][5] His mother, Harriet, who had been a junior high school science teacher, died in 2024 after suffering fromAlzheimer's disease.[6][7]
Fine was raised inLexington, Kentucky, and graduated fromHenry Clay High School in 1992, where he was co-valedictorian.[8][9][10] He spent his 11th grade year of high school in 1990–91 as apage of the United States House of Representatives; upon being chosen, he said "I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be next year than Washington on the floor of the House of Representatives."[11] During the summers of 1991 and 1992, he was an intern for U.S. representativeRobert Dornan (R-CA).[12][8]
Fine graduated fromHarvard University, where he earned aBachelor of Arts in governmentmagna cum laude in 1996.[13][14] In 1995, he was chair of theHarvard University Undergraduate Council student affairs committee.[15] While an undergraduate, he was active in student politics, and was accused of election financial improprieties by what he said was an anonymous source in a smear campaign.[16] He then attended and graduated fromHarvard Business School (HBS), where he earned aMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with high honors in 1998.[13][14] At HBS, he was named aBaker Scholar, Harvard's highest award for academic achievement.[17]
Before entering politics, Fine first worked at consulting firmMcKinsey & Company in 1997, and as a teaching fellow in economics at Harvard University in 1997–98.[18][19] He then worked as an executive for casino gambling companies, includingHarrah's Entertainment, the world's largest gaming company, and starting in 2002 forCarl Icahn atAmerican Casino & Entertainment Properties.[18][20][21][22]
In 2005, at 31 years of age, he founded, and for nearly ten years thereafter operated, a Nevada-based casino industry, cruise line, tech, and health care consulting and management business, called the Fine Point Group, with locations in Florida, Memphis, and Las Vegas.[23][24][25][20][22] It advised casino operators in Las Vegas, San Diego, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington.[26][20][27][14][21] In 2009, he was the chief executive officer of theGreektown Casino inDetroit, Michigan. In 2015, Fine explored aU.S. Senate bid, but opted instead to run for the Florida state legislature.[23][28]
Fine won four consecutive elections in theFlorida House of Representatives, in the53rd and33rd districts. In 2016, Fine, with 57% of the vote, defeated Democrat David Kearns for the 53rd district seat being vacated byJohn Tobia due to term limits.[29][30] In 2018 and 2020, Fine was the incumbent, defeating Democrat Phil Moore with 55% of the vote in both elections.[31][32] Followingredistricting, Fine ran in the 33rd district in 2022, defeating Democrat Anthony Yantz with 57% of the vote.[33]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Fine | 110,980 | 56.7 | |
| Democratic | Joshua Weil | 83,580 | 42.7 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Parrot | 702 | 0.36 | |
| No Party Affiliation | Randall Terry | 526 | 0.27 | |
| Write-In | Chuck Sheridan | 12 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 195,800 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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In the state house, Fine advocated protecting theIndian River Lagoon from sewage spills and opposing what he saw as wasteful, lower-priority spending.[35] Fine introduced a bill in the House to provide up to $50 million per year in matching funds to upgradesewage treatment facilities in the area of the marsh. The legislation also increased the fines for illegal sewage discharges.[36] At the same time as his push against sewage spills, in 2019, he voted forHB 829, which made it illegal for local communities to ban the spreading ofbiosolids (solidorganic matter recovered from a sewage treatment process and used asfertilizer) on farmlands that drain into the St. John's River and the Indian River Lagoon.[37][38] River advocates said the practice of spreading driedhuman feces as fertilizer on farms around the St. John's River had been linked totoxic algae blooms affectingMelbourne's drinking water supply. Melbourne utility officials insisted that they remove algae toxins during theirwastewater treatment process and that the drinking water is safe.[39][40][41]
The editorial board of the local newspaperFlorida Today has criticized Fine's personal style. Their May 24, 2018, joint editorial observed that "Fine is obviously a hard working [sic?] lawmaker who has used his watchdog skills to do good" but said that "Fine should defend what he believes in, but not by launching tirades against others as crusades on behalf of his constituents. He can look good without trying to make others look bad with personal attacks."[42] There are multiple cases of Fine using "threats to pull or withhold state funding... to strike back at political rivals and retaliate over perceived slights."[43] These include theBrevard Zoo (2023), aPalm Bay Magnet High School firefighter academy (2022), and theWest Melbourne Special Olympics (2021; Fine denied he threatened to get the funding pulled).[44] In April 2023, theFlorida Commission on Ethics found probable cause he violated ethics rules by threatening to withhold state funding over a personal dispute and interfering in a council member's request for public records.[45] In October 2024, county judge Scott Blaue held Fine incontempt of court for making an obscene gesture and making the'loser' hand sign during a virtual hearing over an election paperwork dispute.[46][47] Fine was ordered to take an 8-houranger management course.[47]
In 2022, Fine sponsored a bill to dissolve all sixindependent special districts in Florida established prior to November 5, 1968 (the date of the ratification of theConstitution of Florida), including theReedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which at the time was the governing jurisdiction andspecial taxing district for the land ofWalt Disney World Resort.[48] The bill passed both the Florida House of Representatives and theFlorida State Senate, and was signed into law by GovernorRon DeSantis on April 22, 2022.[49] A number of commentators said that the potential dissolution was in retaliation for theWalt Disney Company announcing its opposition to theFlorida Parental Rights in Education Act (dubbed the "Don't Say Gay Bill" by its critics), which had passed several weeks prior and prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity with children intwelfth grade or younger.[50] In an interview, Fine said that research into the RCID and other special districts started "When Disney kicked the hornet's nest several weeks ago."[51] When the potential impact on taxes in the surrounding counties ofOrange andOsceola was being discussed, Fine said that the taxpayers would save money and that the tax revenue would instead go to local governments.[52]
On November 5, 2024, Fine was elected to theFlorida Senate from the 19th district, which includesCape Canaveral and the majority ofBrevard County, as he defeated Democrat Vance Ahrens 59% to 41%.[53] He was officially sworn into office on November 19, 2024.[54] He earned a salary of $29,697 as a state senator.[55]
Due to Florida'sresign-to-run law, after announcing his candidacy for theUnited States Congress, Fine submitted his resignation from the Florida Senate effective March 31, 2025.[56][57]
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Upon there-election of Donald Trump asPresident of the United States,CongressmanMike Waltz was announced as the nextU.S. national security advisor.[59] Waltz accordingly resigned from theU.S. House of Representatives effective January 20, 2025, triggering aspecial election inFlorida's 6th congressional district, a six-county area that includesDaytona Beach.[60][17]
On November 26, 2024, Fine declared his candidacy for Waltz's former seat representing Florida's 6th congressional district in theUnited States Congress. He wasendorsed byPresident-elect Donald Trump (who wrote: "Randy Fine has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, RANDY, RUN!"),SenatorRick Scott (R-FL),Speaker of the HouseMike Johnson (R-LA),House majority leaderSteve Scalise (R-LA), andHouse majority whipTom Emmer (R-MN).[61][62][63] His campaign page listed as his priorities "Secure our borders," "Protect our elections from fraud," "Defend life," and "Protect theSecond Amendment at all costs."[6]
Known for his "bare-knuckle style of politics", Fine calls himself "Hebrew Hammer".[64][65][66][67][68] On the day of his announcement, he posted onX (formerly Twitter) that "the Hebrew Hammer was coming" and that progressive representativesRashida Tlaib andIlhan Omar "might consider leaving before I get there. #BombsAway".[69] He had previously used this hashtag to call for violence in theIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Stripand Lebanon.[70]Haaretz deemed the announcement a threat, and it was condemned by theAnti-Defamation League, but Fine denied that he had any intent to threaten.[71][72]
Fine won the Republican primary with 83% of the vote. He defeated Aaron Baker and Ehsan Joarder.[73]
Fine repeatedly labeled his progressive Democratic opponent, Josh Weil, as "Jihad Josh." He called for Weil's arrest after a convicted felon paid staffer on Weil's campaign was arrested on burglary and theft charges as she was handing out fliers for Weil's campaign.[74][75] He also raised a 2015 case in which Weil, who is a teacher, was suspended for misconduct after a student accused Weil of slamming him to the ground.[74]
In the April 1 general election, Fine defeated Weil by 27,400 votes, 57% to 43%,[76][77] despite having been outraised by Weil by $10 million to under $1 million.[78]
On April 2, 2025, Fine was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives by SpeakerMike Johnson using anArtScroll Stone EditionChumash.[79]
A week after being sworn into office, Fine said that some progressive members of Congress "shouldn't be Americans" and called Rashida Tlaib a "terrorist".[80]
In June 2025, Fine introduced a bill to designate theCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist organization. CAIR had previously labelled Fine as an "anti-Muslim extremist" and characterized several of his statements as "genocidal rhetoric". In particular, CAIR criticized social media statements where Fine posted "#StarveAway" in response to a post regarding the starvation of Gaza's civilian population and a post in which Fine wrote that "Gaza must be destroyed."[81][82]
In October 2025, Fine introduced the No Sharia Act, which would prohibit the implementation ofsharia law in the United States. Fine said that "We've seen what has happened in theUK and acrossEurope with the spread of Sharia, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is coming here next. Well, we are not going to let that happen."[83]
Fine regularly wears akippah on the House floor and when serving asSpeaker pro tempore.[84] He is believed to be the first person to wear a kippah from the speaker's podium.[85]
For the119th Congress:[86]
At the beginning of theCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Fine asked local leaders in Brevard County to take the pandemic more seriously.[88] Fine thought it was "a little bit crazy" that Brevard beaches were open to anybody.[88] In 2021, Fine urged people to receive theCOVID-19 vaccine.[89] He opposedmaking the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory, but he encouraged those who were not vaccinated to follow theCDC'srecommendation and wear a mask in group settings.[90] Fine recommended that parents who wantedmask mandates at school use the state's school voucher system and send their child to a private school with a mask requirement.[91]
Fine co-sponsored a Florida bill imposing harsher penalties for offenses committed by people who arein the U.S. illegally than for everyone else, including a mandatory death sentence forfirst-degree murder andchild rape committed by anyone who is in the U.S. illegally.[92] In January 2021, he co-sponsored HB 1, which would increase criminal penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers.[93] He has been endorsed by theInternational Union of Police Associations.[94]
Fine opined in 2022 that neitherDEI norcritical race theory has any place in Florida's public schools.[95] He is also in favor of giving all Florida families the ability to choose private or homeschooling, with the help of taxpayer money, by expandingschool vouchers.[96]
In 2020, Fine submitted legislation raising all existing fines by 50% for illegally dischargingraw sewage into waterways.[97]
In January 2026, Fine introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act in the House of Representatives. The legislation calls to authorize the President
to take such steps as may be necessary, including by seeking to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as territory of the United States.
During theIran–Israel war, Fine expressed strong support for Israel's strikes, praising President Donald Trump as someone who "doesn't mess around" after Trump blamed Iran onTruth Social for failing to make a nuclear deal, and posting "bombs away" on Twitter. In response to a post from an account linked to the Iranian military stating, "Remember, we didn't initiate it," Fine replied, "And you won't get to finish it."[100] He also celebrated the reported death of Iranian Major GeneralGholam Ali Rashid by an Israeli airstrike with the phrase "Bombed away."[101]
In an interview with theWashington Reporter, Fine called for Israel to "unleash Hell on Iran" in response to the Islamic Republic's retaliatory missile attacks on civilian targets in Israel. Fine described the Iranian strikes aimed at populated civilian centers, which he said numbered in the hundreds, as a "genocidal attack" and urged a strong retaliatory response against Iran's leadership. While maintaining a hawkish stance, referring to Iran's rulers as "Muslim lunatics" incompatible with Western values, Fine also praised President Donald Trump for his efforts tonegotiate with Iran.[102]
Following theUnited States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Fine took to Twitter to praise Trump's decision, saying, "Donald Trump has never let us down. I wrote this after October 7, 2023, when I endorsed him to return as President. I knew that when the world needed him, he would be there to save it." He then concluded the post with the message, "Bombs away."[103]
In 2018, Fine demanded that venues in Miami and Tampa cancel scheduled concerts with theNew Zealand singerLorde because she had previously cancelled a concert inIsrael after being urged to do so by activists from theBDS movement. According to Fine, allowing Lorde to play would violate ananti-BDS law enacted by the state in 2016.[104]
In April 2019, Fine called Paul Halpern, a progressive Jewish constituent of his, a "Judenrat" for supporting an event which was sharply critical of the Israeli government during theGaza War.[17][105]
In May 2021, amid anongoing crisis in Israel andPalestine, Fine made several posts and comments on his social media pages regarding Palestinians, including a celebration of the Israeli army's bombing of theGaza Strip.[106] Regarding the deaths of Palestinian children during the conflict, he said, "I don't personally feel bad whenhuman shields are killed."[107]
In October 2023, Fine switched his endorsement in the2024 Republican Party presidential primaries fromRon DeSantis toDonald Trump over their reactions to antisemitism and theGaza war.[108][109] He lauded Trump formoving the United States embassy to Jerusalem, and forbrokering a peace deal between Israel and two Arab countries.[109]
On October 10, 2023, Fine arranged for "Regards from Randy Fine" to be written on an artillery shell to be fired on Gaza, and later arranged for messages on two more shells.[107]
In November 2023, Fine voted against a Florida House of Representatives unsuccessful resolution calling for a ceasefire in the ongoingGaza war introduced byAngie Nixon, which only received two supporting votes, asserting that anyone who voted for the resolution wasanti-Semitic and "putting every Jewish child in the state at risk."[107][110]
Fine calledIreland an "antisemitic country" after it recognized theState of Palestine in May 2024. He pledged to introduce a bill to ban Florida government entities from contracting with Irish, Norwegian, and Spanish companies, after the latter two countries also recognized Palestine.[111] When Governor DeSantis visited Ireland in August 2024 to attend theFlorida State–Georgia Tech football game, Fine criticized the governor, saying, "I was certainly disappointed to see not only folks go to what is clearly an antisemitic country that supports Muslim terror, but I was also disappointed that the game wasn't cancelled, which it should have been."[112]
Following thekilling of Turkish-American citizenAyşenur Ezgi Eygi by theIsrael Defense Forces in September 2024, Fine tweeted "Throw rocks, get shot. One less #MuslimTerrorist. #FireAway," drawing a call by theCouncil on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, for the legislature to censure Fine.[113][114]
In December 2024, Fine introduced a bill in the Florida Senate that would ban "flags with a political viewpoint" from being flown in Florida government buildings. He targeted theflag of Palestine,LGBTQ pride flags, andBlack Lives Matter flags, though the bill itself does not specify those flags.[115] In a press release, he calledPalestine a "fictional country", referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as "pro-violence", and repeatedly promoted theLGBTQ grooming conspiracy theory, writing, "Supporters of Muslim terror, child mutilators, and groomers have no right to taxpayer sponsorship of their repugnant messages."[116][117]
Fine planned to move to Israel along with his family hadKamala Harris won the2024 United States presidential election.[6]
After theremains of the kidnapped Bibas family mother and children were returned to Israel in February 2025, Fine claimed in a series of tweets that there was no such thing as innocent Palestinian civilians, called them "demons that live on Earth" who "deserve death", and said that "Gaza must be destroyed."[118][119] The Council on American–Islamic Relations repeated its call for Fine to be censured in response.[120]
Following the2025 killing of Israeli embassy workers in Washington, D.C. during which the alleged shooter shouted "Free Palestine", Fine called for the "complete and total surrender" of Gaza during an interview withFox News. Fine said that "The Palestinian cause is an evil one ... We nuked the Japanese twice [in World War II] in order to get unconditional surrender.[121] That needs to be the same here." While some people claimed that Fine was advocating the use of nuclear weapons,[122] Fine later explained that the comparison was as regards complete and total surrender, not the use of nuclear weapons. He also accused Palestinians of being incestuous "idiots".[123][124] InThe American Conservative,Jason Jones wrote that theTrump movement has "much more in common with the best representatives of thefree Palestine movement" than Fine's "mass-murderous brand of Zionism."[125][126] Jones wrote that Fine is a disgrace and should resign from Congress or his colleagues in Congress should force him out.[126] Conservative and anti-Israel commentatorTucker Carlson also attacked Fine, writing "We hope he gets the help he needs."[124]
In July 2025, amid increasing warnings about thefamine in Gaza, Fine tweeted to "starve away"[127] until Israeli hostages were returned and dismissed the reporting on starving Palestinians as "Muslim terror propaganda". His post was condemned by theAmerican Jewish Committee for making light of the humanitarian crisis. He subsequently repeated claims that the situation was a hoax and argued that laws should allow people to run over pro-Palestinian protestors blocking roads. Sometime after his tweets, Fine was removed from a database of pro-Israeli politicians maintained byAIPAC.[128] Aaron Baker, Fine's Republican primary challenger in the2025 and upcoming2026 House election, accused Fine of "genocidal" rhetoric;[129] while 2026 Republican challengerCharles Gambaro denounced Fine's comments as "outrageous" and "unacceptable".[130] Republican representativeMarjorie Taylor Greene also commented, calling Fine's tweet "disgraceful".[131][132]
In October 2025, Fine was re-endorsed by AIPAC for re-election.[133]
In November 2025, at aRepublican Jewish Coalition event, Fine called Tucker Carlson "the most dangerous antisemite in America", after Carlson hostedNick Fuentes.[134] Fine also denounced Marjorie Taylor Greene andThomas Massie for opposing U.S. policies toward Israel. AfterKevin Roberts, president ofThe Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, made a statement strongly backing Carlson, Fine said that he would no longer welcome the Heritage Foundation in his offices.[134][135][136] Carlson responded to Fine's criticism, saying, "Someone texted a picture of – literally – a dead baby and [Fine] laughs at it...And let's just be honest, that is much worse than anything Nick Fuentes has said. Period."[137]
Fine has criticized Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky, calling for him to show more gratitude to President Trump for U.S. aid to Ukraine. Fine has expressed support forTrump's peace efforts to bring an end to theRusso-Ukrainian war and prevent "thousands more people dying".[138] Fine has also suggested that Ukraine has "financial incentives for the war to never end".[139]
Fine proposed a bill that would legalizeconcealed carry on college and university campuses. Fine said that, "Adults should have the right to protect themselves on campus, particularly after so many universities across America chose to protectMuslim terror advocates over their own students."[140] In 2024, theNRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed Fine.[141][142]
In 2024, Fine filed a bill pursuant to whichundocumented immigrants would no longer be charged in-state tuition rates (under $6,000 per year, rather than out-of-state tuition of $30,000) at Florida colleges and universities.[143] His office said that in 2021, $45 million in state monies went to provide the in-state rate to undocumented immigrants.[143]
In January 2026, Fine drew widespread condemnation for social media posts regarding the fatal shootings of civilians by federal immigration agents inMinneapolis. On January 24, 2026, following thekilling of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse and U.S. citizen shot by federal agents during a protest, Fine posted a message onTwitter congratulating federal agents for the "well done" killing of what he described as an "armed seditionist" and "insurrectionist".[144]
The comments were widely criticized by community leaders and civil rights organizations. TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for a formal congressional condemnation, describing Fine's rhetoric as "dangerously inciting" and "morally reprehensible".[145] Critics noted that Fine's characterization of Pretti as a "terrorist" contradicted bystander video evidence and statements from theMinneapolis Police Department confirming Pretti was a lawful gun owner with a valid permit to carry who never drew his weapon or made threats.[146]
Fine has repeatedly made unsubstantiated allegations thatgay and lesbian people are "grooming" minors[147][148][149] and while defending a bill banning anyone under the age of 18 from being able to attend adrag show, said: "If it means erasing a community because you have to target children, then, damn right, we ought to do it!"[128][150] He supported theFlorida Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay Bill", that prohibits public schools from having classroom discussion or instruction aboutsexual orientation orgender identity fromkindergarten through3rd grade, or in a manner deemed to be against state standards in all grades; it passed, and was signed by the governor.[149]
In April 2021, Fine was one of 77 Republicans in the House to vote yes on bill CS/HB 1475, which barstransgender girls and women fromplaying on girls' sports teams at public schools; it passed, and was signed by the governor.[151][152]
Fine proposed a 2023 bill to bandrag performances where children might be in attendance. Opponents of the bill said it would ban his own wife's "sultry performances" at the Spring Forward for Autism gala, which benefits a children's charity.[153][154][155]NBC News reported that video of previous years' galas, where his wife performed, confirmed that toddlers were in attendance, andBusiness Insider reported that in previous years children performed alongside adults at the galas.[154][156] In 2023, the gala included a performances by Rainbow Circus Miami, and Randy Fine was one of the gala's prominent sponsors.[157][156]
Fine has a long history of making anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim statements.[158][106][122][128][159][160] "If you're not anIslamophobe, you're a fool," Fine toldJewish Currents. "I don't think every Muslim is a bad person, but I think that there's an awful lot who are."[161] Fine wrote in 2023 that "while many Muslims are not terrorists, they are the radicals, not the mainstream." In a 2025 congressional hearing on theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict, Fine toldMorton Klein, president of theZionist Organization of America, "I'm not afraid of [being called Islamophobic]." Fine went on to say, "I don't know how you make peace with those who seek your destruction. I think you destroy them first." This remark was initially interpreted as referring to Palestinians, but Fine subsequently clarified he was suggesting that "mainstream Muslims" should be destroyed.[162] When he was a state representative, Fine collaborated with theCenter for Security Policy, which is designated ahate group by theSouthern Poverty Law Center for its anti-Muslim views, to write legislation restricting the activity of the Council for Islamic-American Relations.[161] Fine supports themass expulsion of Muslims from the United States, calling for aMuslim immigration ban, themass deportation of "legal and illegal" Muslim immigrants, and thedenaturalization ofMuslim Americans with U.S citizenship,[163] and has publicly identified himself as a supporter ofIslamophobia, stating that "mainstream Muslims" should be destroyed for their alleged refusal to make peace withIsrael.[162][161][163]
After the2025 New Orleans truck attack, which was committed by an American-born convert toIslam whose truck was flying the flag of the radicalIslamist terror groupISIS as he killed 15 people, Fine called for non-citizen supporters of "Muslim terror" to be deported.[164] He wrote on Twitter that "Muslim terror has attacked the United States — again. The blood is on the hands of those who refuse to acknowledge the worldwide #MuslimProblem."[165][159] Trump allyRichard Grenell criticized Fine's post and said it was not helpful.[159]
At a public hearing Fine chaired in March 2025, he was booed by attendees after he said "enjoy your terrorist rag" to a member of the public wearing akeffiyeh.[166] Fine responded by saying "I'm the chairman, I can say what I want."[167]
Following the victory ofZohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, in the2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Fine made unsubstantiated claims that Mamdani wanted to start a "caliphate" inNew York City and wrote that "If Mamdani has his way, NYC classrooms won't be teaching the Constitution in civics class. They'll be teachingSharia Law."[168][169] He warned that Mamdani could transform New York City the wayRuhollah Khomeini andAli Khamenei transformed Tehran, and argued that radical Muslims must not be allowed to turn America into a "Shiite caliphate."[170]
In a July 2025 tweet, Fine falsely accused Rep.Ilhan Omar of being a "Muslim terrorist".[171] Democratic leaders demanded an apology, with Rep.Pete Aguilar calling the comment "unhinged, racist and Islamophobic" and "bigoted and disgusting".[172]
In October 2025, Fine again attacked Mamdani, calling him "little more than a Muslim terrorist", while also saying that his citizenship should be stripped and that Mamdani should be "deported to the Ugandan shithole he came from."[173]
Fine married his first wife, Anne Price, in 1996.[5] They met while working for Students for an Energy Efficient Environment Inc.[174] Fine and his second wife, Wendy, have two boys.[13]
Fine formerly attended aConservative Jewishsynagogue in Melbourne. However, Fine quit the synagogue after allegedly threatening to "burn it to the ground" when the synagogue hired an LGBTQ+ employee.[175][176]
In 2007, Fine and his wife purchased a two-bedroom 4,000 square foot home inMelbourne Beach, to which they added 4,500 square feet at a cost, with improvements to the original space, of $1,000,000.[177]
In 2020, Republican state RepresentativeTom Leek filed a complaint against Fine, accusing him of illegally holding office in Florida. Leek noted that under Florida law, state representatives are required to live within their districts. Fine later rented an empty condominium, in the district where he is registered to vote, raising allegations ofvoter fraud against Fine.[178]
In 2025, Fine drew scrutiny from other Republicans for living in Melbourne Beach, which falls outside ofFlorida's 6th congressional district, and instead in the8th congressional district.Ron DeSantis,Charles Gambaro, andWill Furry criticized Fine and labeled him acarpetbagger.[179][180]
He holds both his undergraduate degree magna cum laude, and his MBA degree, with high honors, from Harvard University.
According to the Florida Commission on Ethics findings released Wednesday, members "found probable cause to believe that [Fine] abused his position to obtain a disproportionate benefit and that he misused his position by threatening to take away State funding over a personal feud with a Brevard County School Board member, and that he interfered in a council member's response to a public records request for communications related to thedispute.
The Court is going to order Mr. Fine to complete an 8-hour anger management course offered by the Florida Safety Council," the judge ruled.
For whatever reason, some folks just aren't taking this whole thing seriously," Fine said early in his opening remarks. "Unfortunately, Brevard County is the only county on the east coast where our beaches are open to anybody...it's a little bit crazy.
Fine is also encouraging those who aren't vaccinated to continue following CDC recommendations and wear a mask in group settings.
State Rep. Randy Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, suggested Monday to parents dissatisfied with the lack of mask mandates at public schools that they utilize the state's voucher system to send their children to a private school with a mask requirement.
Fine posted on X, 'Muslim terror has attacked the United States — again. The blood is on the hands of those who refuse to acknowledge the worldwide #MuslimProblem. It is high time to deal with this fundamentally broken and dangerous culture.'
Fine, who has a long history of anti-Muslim statements, sparked outrage earlier this year when he appeared to praise the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a US activist who was fatally shot by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank. "Throw rocks, get shot. One less #MuslimTerrorist. #FireAway," Fine wrote in a social media post in September.
Rep. Fine on How to Deal with Mainstream Muslims: 'I don't know how you make peace with those who seek your destruction, I think you destroy them first.'
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