Anthony Sabatini
Anthony Sabatini | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the Lake County Commission from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office November 5, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Shields |
| Chair of the Lake County Republican Party | |
| In office December 2022 – December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Price |
| Succeeded by | Taylor Yarkosky |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
| In office November 6, 2018 – November 8, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Metz |
| Succeeded by | Thad Altman |
| Member of the Eustis City Commission from Seat 2 | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Michael Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Frank Sabatini October 20, 1988 Smithtown, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Francheska Sabatini |
| Residence | Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida |
| Education | University of Florida (BA, JD) |
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| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Florida Army National Guard |
Anthony Frank Sabatini (born October 20, 1988) is an American politician, attorney, and Florida Army National Guard officer serving as a Lake County commissioner since 2024; representing the 1st district. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022. Once a stong supporter of President Donald Trump, Sabatini has been an outspoken critic of President Trump since his endorsement of Daniel Webster over Sabatini in 2024.
A native of New York, Sabatini graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree and earned his Juris Doctor from the Levin College of Law in 2017. After beginning his legal career, Sabatini was elected to the city commission of Eustis, Florida in 2016, where he served until his resignation to run for the Florida House of Representatives in 2018.
In 2022, he was an unsuccessful candidate in Florida's 7th congressional district Republican primary, losing to Cory Mills. In 2024, Sabatini was an unsuccessful candidate for Florida's 11th congressional district, withdrawing his candidacy after President Trump endorsed his opponent. That same day, he filed to run for Lake County Commission.
In August 2024, Sabatini narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Doug Shields in the Lake County Commission's 1st district election and assumed office on November 5, 2024. Later that month, he briefly considered running for Florida's 6th congressional district in the 2025 special election until President Trump endorsed state senator Randy Fine. In November 2024, Sabatini reaffirmed his intention to run for Congress in the future.