Gov. Ron DeSantis moved quickly  Monday to find a replacement for one of his top hires who abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained photos of him in blackface at a 2005 Halloween party.

The Republican governor announced HIllsborough Circuit Judge Laurel Lee would replace Secretary of State Michael Ertel. The move came just four days after Ertel stepped down once the photos of him posing as a female Hurricane Katrina victim became public.