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Anastasios Kamoutsas | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 6th President of Polk State College | |
| Assumed office July 6, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Anne Kerr (interim) |
| 29th Education Commissioner of Florida | |
| In office July 13, 2025 – July 6, 2026 | |
| Governor | Ron DeSantis |
| Preceded by | Manny Díaz Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Henry Mack |
| Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Florida | |
| In office August 2023 – July 2025 | |
| Governor | Ron DeSantis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1988 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rachel Kamoutsas |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Florida International University (BA) Regent University (JD) |
| Profession |
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Anastasios Ioannis "Stasi" Kamoutsas (born June 10, 1988) is an American lawyer who is currently the President of Polk State College. A Republican, Kamoutsas was previously deputy chief of staff to Florida governor Ron DeSantis and education commissioner of Florida.
Background
[edit]Kamoutsas was born in Los Angeles County, California.[1] He graduated from Miami Springs High School, and attended Florida International University, where he graduated with a degree in political science. He then attended Regent University School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 2014.
Legal career
[edit]Kamoutsas was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2014. His first two jobs were Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney and Counsel to the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.[2]
In 2018, Kamoutsas ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Miami-Dade Community Council.[3]
Political career
[edit]Aide to Education Commissioner
[edit]In 2019, while Richard Corcoran was Commissioner, Kamoutsas joined the Florida Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel.[2] One of his notable tasks was managing the legal fallout from Department efforts to defund districts with Covid mask mandates.[4]
Deputy Chief of Staff for DeSantis
[edit]In August 2023, Kamoutsas was appointed deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Ron DeSantis.[5]
He played an instrumental role in alleged retaliation against two Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials who disagreed with the Governor's office concerning records of publicly-funded travel by DeSantis during his presidential campaign.[6][7]
Florida Education Commissioner
[edit]In June 2025, Kamoutsas was appointed Education Commissioner.[2]
Academic career
[edit]President of Polk State College
[edit]On June 3, 2026, Kamoutsas was unanimously approved by the Polk State College Board of Trustees to become the sixth president in the institution's history.[8] He assumed office on July 6, 2026.[9]
Political positions
[edit]Neighborhood politics
[edit]In 2024, Kamoutsas was involved with a dispute in his Tallahassee neighborhood of Killearn Estates over signs opposing Amendment 4 posted in his front yard.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Kamoutsas is married to Rachel Kamoutsas, judge of the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal. Previously, she was chief of staff to State University System of Florida chancellor Ray Rodrigues.[11]
Both are graduates of Regent University. They have four children.
References
[edit]- ↑ "California Birth Index". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas". Florida Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "2018 Results". Elections Florida.
- ↑ Brown, Danielle J. (November 16, 2021). "FL Education Department under federal scrutiny; retains lawyer over cease-and-desist complaint". Florida Phoenix.
- ↑ "New Deputy Chiefs of Staff, other lieutenants named in Ron DeSantis' administration". Florida Politics. August 7, 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "DeSantis staffers blocked release of travel records, whistleblower says". Washington Post. December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Fineout, Gary (June 6, 2024). "Florida investigated 2 former employees involved in Washington Post records lawsuit". Politico. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Polk State College names Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas as its sixth president". Polk State College. 2026-06-03. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "President Anastasios 'Stasi' Kamoutsas joins Polk State College, Where Eagles Soar". Polk State College. 2026-07-06. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ Call, James (October 24, 2024). "HOA tensions rise over anti-abortion signs in front of DeSantis aide's Tallahassee home". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ↑ Rosica, Jim (November 7, 2025). "DeSantis taps lawyer and wife of education commissioner as Florida judge". Tallahassee Democrat.