Anastasios Kamoutsas

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Anastasios Kamoutsas
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29th Education Commissioner of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 13, 2025

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.

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Background

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.

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

Aide to Education Commissioner

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

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

In June 2025, Kamoutsas was appointed Education Commissioner. [2]

Political positions

Neighborhood politics

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

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.

References

  1. ↑ "California Birth Index" . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas". Florida Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "2018 Results". Elections Florida.
  4. ↑ Brown, Danielle J. (November 16, 2021). "FL Education Department under federal scrutiny; retains lawyer over cease-and-desist complaint". Florida Phoenix.
  5. ↑ "New Deputy Chiefs of Staff, other lieutenants named in Ron DeSantis' administration". Florida Politics. August 7, 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "DeSantis staffers blocked release of travel records, whistleblower says". Washington Post. December 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Fineout, Gary (June 6, 2024). "Florida investigated 2 former employees involved in Washington Post records lawsuit". Politico. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Call, James (October 24, 2024). "HOA tensions rise over anti-abortion signs in front of DeSantis aide's Tallahassee home". Tallahassee Democrat.
  9. ↑ Rosica, Jim (November 7, 2025). "DeSantis taps lawyer and wife of education commissioner as Florida judge". Tallahassee Democrat.
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