Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he would seek the top spot on the House Homeland Security Committee as current Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) prepares to leave Congress.

Gimenez, a former fire chief, Miami mayor, and third-term congressman, argued his blend of experience makes for a fitting background to lead a panel focused on the sweeping mission undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“I believe my unique career, rooted in public safety, executive leadership, and crisis management, makes me the right person to lead this Committee at a time when our nation faces unprecedented threats both at home and abroad,” Gimenez wrote in a letter to colleagues.

“As Representative for Florida's 28th District, the southernmost district in the continental United States, I have witnessed........

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