Nick Primrose is the Chief, Regulatory Compliance at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Florida’s largest container port and one of the busiest automobile ports in the nation. Prior to joining JAXPORT, Nick served as Deputy General Counsel for Florida Governors Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott.

He currently is a Board Member of SelectFlorida, the state of Florida’s official international commerce organization, serving as a catalyst for economic development, economic diversification into targeted industries, and high-wage job creation for Floridians and also the Chair of the Florida Freight Advisory Committee. Previously, Governor DeSantis appointed Nick to serve as Chair of the Florida Elections Commission, charged with enforcing Florida’s election code and campaign finance laws, as position he held until the end of his term.

Nick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he was a multiple conference champion on their Division III swim team. He also received a Master of Public Administration from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor with Litigation High Honors from Barry University. Nick and his wife, Paige, live in St. Johns County, Florida with this newborn son, Vinny, and golden retriever, Hudson.

Nick is a Maverick PAC 2022 Future40 honoree and also a member of the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network, the Federalist Society and Leadership Florida.