The Utah Republican Party endorsed Florida Sen. Rick Scott for U.S. Senate majority leader on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was chosen by his peers to lead his Republican senators in the 119th U.S. Congress.

But like the president-elect, Rick Scott could be in a position to push the country sharply to the right if Republicans in the U.S. Senate elect him as their leader on Wednesday. Scott, 71, is a relative newcomer to the Senate who lacks leadership experience,

He's a wealthy Floridian who has taken aim at fellow Republicans while pushing to consolidate power in Washington, and his name is not Donald Trump. Senator Rick Scott fell short in his attempt to lead Republicans in the U.

Rick Scott won’t be the next Senate Majority Leader, after coming in third in the first round of votes among Republican members.

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite differences between the two over the years.