Anastasios Kamoutsas
Anastasios Kamoutsas | |
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| File:Anastasios Kamoutsas portrait (cropped).jpg Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 29th Education Commissioner of Florida | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2025 | |
| Governor | Ron DeSantis |
| Preceded by | Manny Díaz Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1988 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rachel Kamoutsas |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | FIU (BA in Political Science) Regent University (JD) |
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Anastasios Ioannis "Stasi" Kamoutsas (born June 10, 1988) is an American lawyer who currently holds the office of education commissioner of Florida. A Republican, Kamoutsas was previously deputy chief of staff to Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
Background
[edit | edit source]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 JD in 2014.
Legal career
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Aide to Education Commissioner
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]In June 2025, Kamoutsas was appointed Education Commissioner.[2]
Political positions
[edit | edit source]Neighborhood politics
[edit | edit source]In 2024, Kamoutsas was involved with a dispute in his Tallahassee neighborhood of Killearn Estates over signs in support of Amendment 4 posted in his front yard.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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.[9]
Both are graduates of Regent University. They have four children.
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