President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday afternoon he's nominating Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to be the next Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

President-elect Donald Trump has named another Floridian to his cabinet, tapping Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to be head of the DEA.

In 2017, then-Governor Rick Scott appointed Chronister to lead the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, and he has been re-elected three times. “I think he's a great pick,” said Brian Boyd.

Calling it the "honor of a lifetime," Sheriff Chad Chronister said on social media that he's "deeply humbled" by the opportunity to lead the enforcement of federal drug laws.

Chronister and former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi have both been nominated for top perches in federal law enforcement.

Hillsborough County's top law enforcement officer could soon get a new title. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Sheriff Chad Chronister as his pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. "It is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration,

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday afternoon he's nominating Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to be the next Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

President-elect Trump is turning to a Tampa-area sheriff to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration's efforts to combat the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs across the southern border. Why it matters: If confirmed,

FOX 13's Kylie Jones has more on what Trump has in store for Chronister and what the future holds for HCSO. Lake-effect snow continues to wreak havoc on Thanksgiving travel. With nearly 5 feet of snow blanketing parts of the Great Lakes,

President Trump’s nominee to lead the DEA, Chad Chroniser, has a history of donating to Democrats and promoting DEI initiatives.